Devastating. RIP.
― Van Horn Street, Sunday, 27 April 2014 18:53 (nine years ago) link
Oh man. I was listening to him just last night and had no idea. RIP. Just read that he had a 9yo kid. what a tragedy.
― Fetchboy, Monday, 28 April 2014 07:42 (nine years ago) link
One of the most (selfishly) frustrating things for me as a fan is knowing I'll never get to hear him play out and also worrying that, without Rashad, footwork risks withdrawing back into its own insular space. I know there are enough footwork artists working globally right now to keep things afloat but IMO it was Rashad who was leading the charge, pushing things into new territories, physically and figuratively, in his own mannered way. From speaking to him and watching other interviews it seemed his colleague Spinn was the one most verbose in explaining the essential ideas and visions behind their work, but I get the impression Rashad was keener to get on and let his music do the talking.
― 1 pONO 3v3Ry+h1n G!!!1 (dog latin), Monday, 28 April 2014 09:47 (nine years ago) link
Agree with the above.
There was a moment last year listening to Double Cup where things snapped into focus and I realized how hands down amazing that record is. Really up there with golden era 90s dance albums for consistently presenting surprising experimental sonic twists and turns, but nevertheless remains absolutely funktional and aimed at the dance floor. Something increasingly rare and even unexpected these days.
― MikoMcha, Monday, 28 April 2014 10:12 (nine years ago) link
what the fuck, no!
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 28 April 2014 13:02 (nine years ago) link
I used my intro-playlist-generating software at work to make a memorial ENtro to DJ Rashad and his rough stylistic vicinity.
http://open.spotify.com/user/glennpmcdonald/playlist/1J5LLxoozCfd6BFfm4FQ1V
― glenn mcdonald, Monday, 28 April 2014 13:21 (nine years ago) link
man, one of the things i appreciated about Rashad besides his amazing music was that he was a few years older than me, didn't start getting widespread success until his 30s, and seemed really grounded and together in his outlook & life. very sad.
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 28 April 2014 14:40 (nine years ago) link
sorry to speculate but i wonder if this could have been related to that car accident he was involved in last year (painkillers etc).
― festival culture (Jordan), Monday, 28 April 2014 14:41 (nine years ago) link
xxp that playlist is pretty interesting (& massive), does it work off a particular rashad track or a broader selection?
― ogmor, Monday, 28 April 2014 15:01 (nine years ago) link
Bok Bok & P.O.L Style - Rinse 27.04.14 - tribute to DJ Rashad https://soundcloud.com/nightslugs/bok-bok-pol-style-rinse-270414-dj-rashad-tribute
― My god. Pure ideology. (ey), Monday, 28 April 2014 16:55 (nine years ago) link
No, it doesn't use a particular track, it attempts to model Rashad and what we (the Echo Nest) think are similar artists as a set.
― glenn mcdonald, Monday, 28 April 2014 20:39 (nine years ago) link
jesus shitting fuck, how the hell did this happen?
― ricky don't lose that number nine shirt (NickB), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 09:15 (nine years ago) link
wtf no
just heard about this
― espring (amateurist), Tuesday, 29 April 2014 10:40 (nine years ago) link
http://www.spin.com/articles/dj-rashad-dj-spinn-interview/
― sitting on a claud all day gotta make your butt numb (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 30 April 2014 16:24 (nine years ago) link
That's a tough read. This is just horrible.
― Fetchboy, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 16:55 (nine years ago) link
Here's the "Chase Me" track they're talking about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDUqpphL4zw
― "got ye!" (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 30 April 2014 18:03 (nine years ago) link
ha, this one samples an ILM goon fave
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c16YIhs2zsU
― steendriver dysphoria hoos (The Reverend), Wednesday, 30 April 2014 18:40 (nine years ago) link
https://soundcloud.com/lexdray/lexdray-city-series-volume-20
― steendriver dysphoria hoos (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 May 2014 09:24 (nine years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/01/dj-rashad-died-blood-clot-not-drugs
― festival culture (Jordan), Thursday, 1 May 2014 16:32 (nine years ago) link
damn...
― steendriver dysphoria hoos (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 May 2014 20:33 (nine years ago) link
Sort of paranoid about the veiny ache in my leg I've had for a while now.
― 1 pONO 3v3Ry+h1n G!!!1 (dog latin), Thursday, 1 May 2014 21:51 (nine years ago) link
Crazy.
― MikoMcha, Friday, 2 May 2014 06:35 (nine years ago) link
• The information in this story was supplied in good faith by Hyperdub Records. We have since been told the detail concerning cause of death may not be accurate. We will update when we know more.
― just sayin, Friday, 2 May 2014 07:38 (nine years ago) link
Not sure how I feel about my interest in knowing.
― MikoMcha, Friday, 2 May 2014 11:09 (nine years ago) link
Last night I passed a bar that was playing DJ Rashad with the windows open. I yelled "RIP DJ Rashad! Teklife for life!" through the window and a few people cheered. :)
― steendriver dysphoria hoos (The Reverend), Friday, 2 May 2014 20:07 (nine years ago) link
Yikes: http://pitchfork.com/news/56222-dj-rashad-died-of-drug-overdose-autopsy-confirms/
― odd proggy geezer (Moodles), Thursday, 7 August 2014 19:55 (nine years ago) link
sad
― the late great, Thursday, 7 August 2014 20:14 (nine years ago) link
:(
― The Reverend, Thursday, 7 August 2014 22:51 (nine years ago) link
there's a purism to the way everything comes together which makes it hit really hard & really cleanly
― j., Saturday, 30 August 2014 21:34 (nine years ago) link
Playing the classics: DJ Rashad X DJ Spinn X Taso - Cream VIP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULmo4eNwEwA
― MikoMcha, Thursday, 11 September 2014 15:50 (nine years ago) link
damn, earlier this year, before rashad died, massacooramaan played me the most amazing unreleased rashad track and I wish I had any idea what it was :(
― The Reverend, Friday, 12 September 2014 09:08 (nine years ago) link
"next life" comp on hyperdub is so excellent
― the late great, Sunday, 16 November 2014 23:22 (nine years ago) link
Been fucking with the 2010 Rashad and Spinn xlr8r mix heavy lately
http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2010/08/dj-rashad-dj-spinn
― I Love Makonnen: New Answers (The Reverend), Sunday, 16 November 2014 23:28 (nine years ago) link
cant make my mind up about the next life comp. but i do like the last traxman album. and dj clent's roots of footwork mix goes stupidly hard.
― StillAdvance, Sunday, 16 November 2014 23:32 (nine years ago) link
come now, what's not to like about "next life"
― the late great, Sunday, 16 November 2014 23:49 (nine years ago) link
i didnt dislike it, and i may need to sit with it more, it just seemed to concentrate on a style of footwork that makes me a bit sleepy.
http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2014/10/watch-trailer-tim-barrys-upcomin
this looks interesting... hope they release it online or on dvd at some point.
― StillAdvance, Monday, 17 November 2014 08:27 (nine years ago) link
the last dj taye album goes very hard...
― StillAdvance, Sunday, 23 November 2014 12:17 (nine years ago) link
it's really good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AlJ88YZ3U8
― festival culture (Jordan), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 20:03 (nine years ago) link
old news now, but i really enjoyed dj earl's boiler room LA set from february
― the late great, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 21:44 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tx5pnyPR-A
― the late great, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 21:45 (nine years ago) link
nice!
― languagelessness (mattresslessness), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 23:02 (nine years ago) link
probably my favorite mix of 2014
― the late great, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 23:17 (nine years ago) link
really though
― the late great, Thursday, 4 December 2014 10:32 (nine years ago) link
ffs this is good
― cheeseburger, Thursday, 4 December 2014 10:55 (nine years ago) link
damn, what a set.
― MikoMcha, Thursday, 4 December 2014 15:14 (nine years ago) link
Mixing with no headphones either.
― the late great, Sunday, 16 November 2014 23:22 (1 month ago) Permalink
I agree! I've barely been paying attention to juke this year but this compilation is sick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yG43xypTwwk
― paolo, Monday, 22 December 2014 11:54 (nine years ago) link
I saw Traxman and Litebulb the other weekend and watching Litebulb dance just made all this music *make sense* in a way that no quantity of Youtube videos ever could.
― Matt DC, Monday, 22 December 2014 12:03 (nine years ago) link
Bah gawd that DJ Earl mix
― paolo, Monday, 22 December 2014 17:34 (nine years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/644-footworks-forgotten-archives-are-making-the-best-compilations-youve-never-heard/
really excited to hear these.
idk why but a lot of the recent footwork hasnt done that much for me, unless its the core group of producers who have been repping it for years. not to be all purist, but im not that interested in what a lot of the international/non chicago producers are doing with it.
― StillAdvance, Thursday, 29 January 2015 23:18 (nine years ago) link