Morkish

Some time at the end of the last century I produced my first show dedicated to my photography, exploring both analogue and digital print production. For the invite I created this track. It features the vocals of Kwesi from Sunchilde. Recording in the final months of the Gee street studio it reflects the best analogue outboards recordings onto multitrack 1 inch tape whilst driven by an Atari St. A fine computer and superb syncopated sequencer. Engineered by Toby and co-produced by Ayo Ali.  

Jedi Mind Tricks

Yomi Coldkeyz on synth bass and drums. William Nu Jazz Deron on keys and Amia on Vocals. 

Play Outside Again

Will on Keys. Darkwah on Drums. An ill combination.

African Cats Home

Photography is more than Art can ever be!

William Nu Jazz Doran on Keys and bass. Darkwah on MPC2500 and Vinyl. In light of recent events, we've had to adjust our house accordingly. Post austerity house meets historical blues. Be kind!

American Blues

Jazz & Groove

A conversation with Theo Parrish. Recorded on Langham Street, Noho, London. Theo agreed to sit a portrait for me. As I wanted to capture the DJ & Producer who to me represents detroit's contempoary sound. I knew where he shopped for vinyl and we met at If Music Records. I wanted to create a visual portrait that defined my feelings for his city by symbolically portraying him as you see him here. Half erased but indellible.
You must understand my life is deeply analogue. I capture my subject on film so I can put their soul on paper. And here it is. The portrait and the shoot. You can also hear my camera firing. It's a Kowa 6. I do not know if Detroit made cameras but if it did...
This is the edited recording of our conversation whilst I took 12 pictures. 
Again, for the record. I process the film myself, I bought the paper the photograph is printed on in Stockwell, smeared it with liquid emulsion in Mitcham. The print emerged in its lith developer in Photofusion in  Brixton. I consider this activity a reflection of my artistry as a photographer, employing localised materials to create an archival image indellible to a 1000 years. It's the reaction and the result. 
Our conversations explored the world, technology and music, it's about the death of Detroit and the death of photography, inversely it's the resurrection, and the birth of new modes of analogue production simply to define ones humanity.

Theo Parrish speaks

Sun Ra is the prophet of an Afro future age. He speaks and accordingly we must act. 

The Were'd Of Sun Ra (Part One)

Phonographic Curator / Photographer / Occasional Producer


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