01. Enduser – No Wisdom
02. Skalpel – Break In (J’s Remix)
03. Oppenheimer Analysis – Radience [Stones Throw]
04. Jaga Jazzist – Tocatta (more…)

He is the real deal when it comes to what hip hop is supposed to be about. His lyrics are imaginative and thought-provoking, completely against the grain of the misogynistic, violent and egotistical drivel that is so prominent in commercial hip hop today.

Juice Aleem is at the top of his game – he’s worked with Flesh and Gamma, Coldcut, Hextstatic and Evil 9, amongst many others over the past 20 years… and now he’s finally gone solo. He has studied his art long and hard, and it shows in every aspect of his solo album, Jerusalaam Come (the title in itself, spelt in this way, is immediately intriguing and hints at his desire to engage the listener’s mind right from the start.)

Juice Aleem is just one of his many alter-egos. Others include Norbert Psyche, Wolf McGinty, Jerusalaam El, Alpha Prhyme, and Aleem Juice, to name but a few. Intrigued to find out what his real name was, I asked him to divulge. He told me that only people who fall into one of the following three categories know his real name:  1. those who are willing to part with generous amounts of money directly into his bank account; 2. girlfriends who he’s with for a certain period of time; and 3. his mum. Failing to qualify for any of those categories, the name Juice Aleem will have to reign supreme. (more…)

I met Reid Dunn (Wisp)  at The Warehouse Project, just after he came offstage from his slot supporting Aphex Twin. We speak of his upbringing, his side-projects, mythology, and fruity loops…

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… I cornered Mr Scruff!

[conducted 28/06/09. Originally published on www.singleflush.com on 30/06/09]

I caught up with Andy backstage at the East Dance arena on Sunday.  He tells me how he finds planning sets boring; talks about his most recent album, “Ninja Tuna”; and whether there are any more fish songs on the way… He also asks me to pass on my regards to the Welsh Love God… (more…)