Something I can’t hold back from you all is the David Axelrod interview that Solidsteel has put up online. As some (or most) of you know Axelrod is a legend in the game, mostly known for being sampled by well known (and lesser known) hiphop artist like DJ Shadow, Dr. Dre, Diamond, Black Sheep and most recently Lil Wayne (and the list goes on and on).
Solid Steel has put up an excellent interview online with a compilation of his work. On top of that Axelrod gives his vision on the songs and is telling various anecdotes about them.
Download the interview here.
Read about is here.
Tracklist:
Solid Steel – The David Axelrod Interview (1hr, 82MB)
1. David Axelrod – The Warning (Capitol)
2. David Mccallum – House Of Mirrors (Capitol)
3. Myriam Makeba – Quit It (Disque Esperance)
4. Art Tatum – Willow Weep For Me (Verve)
5. Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side (RCA)
6. David Axelrod – Holy Thursday (Capitol)
7. Black Sheep – Without A Doubt (Mercury)
8. DJ Shadow – Midnight In A Perfect World (Mo Wax)
9. David Axelrod – The Human Abstract (Capitol)
10. David McCallum – The Edge (Capitol)
11. Howard Roberts – Dirty Old Bossa Nova (Capitol)
12. Tribe Called Quest – Jam (Jive)
13. Howard Roberts – Gasoline Alley (Capitol)
14. Cannonball Adderley – Space Spiritual (Capitol)
15. Sly And The Family Stone – If You Want Me To Stay (Epic)
16. David Axelrod – Crystal Ball (Mo Wax)
17. The Electric Prunes – Holy Are You (Reprise)
18. David Axelrod – Jimmy T (Mo Wax)
19. David Rose – Main Title From Exodus (Capitol)
20. Lou Rawls – Life Time Monologue (Capitol)
21. David Axelrod – The Little Children (Mo Wax)
Axelrod recounted many stories from the music industry over the years, letting us in on his influences, favourite session musicians,
thoughts on his music being sampled and even revealing the fact that a film he scored was actually credited to another producer
(a fact we couldn’t reveal in the broadcast). When it came time to make some CDs, he photographed some of his collection relating to the
interview against his old stereogram and we had some suitably retro artwork.
While we’re on the Axelrod tip, check out the new Royce track which samples Axelrod’s the Smile:
Video: Royce Da 5′9″ – Shake This
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