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フレディー・アンズアース。サンフランシスコ在住。AppleとWax Poeticsのデザイナーを掛け持ち、propsRadioでDJも行う。趣味はグラフィック・デザインと音楽。最近の仕事：http://www.p-r-o-p-s.com 好きな言葉：ブライン・イーノが言った言葉「私が本当にやりたいこと。もし私にある程度の権限があって私の夢のグループを作れるとしたらの話だが、それは、パーラメントとクラフトワークをくっつけて、『さあ1曲作ってみろ』と言ってみたい。パーラメントのへんてこで感覚的なフィーリングに、へんてこだがきっちりしていてお堅い感じをプラスする……。私は2つの究極をくっつけるとどうなるか、そしてどうすれば2つがうまく融合するのかを見てみたい」インタヴュアーはグレン・アブライアン。アンディ・ウォーホルの「Interview」マガジン1978年6月掲載。

Scratching records was all the rage when I was just coming up in San Francisco a decade ago…I can’t believe it’s been that long since I’ve been here. It seemed like everyone was a DJ and that ‘you and your band,’ as James Murphy put it in “Losing My Edge,” ‘sold your guitars and bought turntables.’ It wasn’t a gold rush as much as it was a vinyl rush back then, as the Bay Area’s treasure trove of turntablists, like Q-Bert and Shadow, put the city on the musical map. And when Doug Pray’s film “Scratch” came out, the artform was revitalized and put on a world stage.

New York also had its respective DJ crews known for scratching and juggling beats. The X-Ecutioners, originally the X-Men, killed it everytime with members Rob Swift, Total Eclipse, Mista Sinista and Roc Raida manning the decks for respect and reward. It was Roc Raida in ’95 who was the victor at the DMC World DJ Championships, following three consecutive victories by San Francisco’s Q-Bert and Mixmaster Mike at the DMC World DJ Championships. With his signature behind-the-back beat juggling routine, Roc Raida was able to conduct a conversation with his hands and what seemed like an orchestra with just two records.

One of turntablism’s true pioneers, earning a spot in the DMC Hall of Fame and working with the likes of Ghostface Killah, the Jungle Brothers and Busta Rhymes’ personal DJ, Roc Raida passed September 19, 2009. This edition of propsRadio is from an early mixtape Raida put out in ‘96, chock full of signature scratches and old school cuts. Rest in peace, brotha.

propsRadio • ROC RAIDA

Afrika Bambaataa & the Jazzy 5 “Jazzy Sensation” (Tommy Boy)

Sweet G “Games People Play” (Fever)

Donald D “Don’s Groove” (Elektra)

Lovebug Starski “Live at the Disco Fever” (Fever)

MC Shan “The Bridge” (Cold Chillin’)

Schooly D “P.S.K.” (Schooly-D)

The B Boys “Girls” (Vintertainment)

Boogie Boys “A Fly Girl” (Capitol)

Bad Boys Featuring K-Love “Bad Boys” (Starlite)

Divine Sounds “Do Or Die Bed Stuy” (Reality)

Run DMC “Peter Piper” (Profile)