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Cooles halb-stündiges Feature über Metalheadz Mastermind Goldie von SBTV.

This year Drum & Bass legend Goldie celebrates a remarkable 20 years as a recording artist with the release of The Alchemist, The Best of 1992-2012. To mark this impressive achievement and to highlight his work as a pioneer of British dance music, we headed down to his home studio for a special Producers House episode. Goldie talked to us about his career in music and art, and of course took us into the studio to meet his right-hand man and long serving engineer Heist. They showed us how they create music, breaking down the production and creative process behind Goldie’s first new track of 2013; “Single Petal Of A Rose.

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“I think I’ve always seen electronic music no different than the aerosol can.”
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NWA: The World’s Most Dangerous Group tells the story of a group of childhood friends from Compton who channeled the rage of the streets through the prism of rap music and pop culture. Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice-Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella gave a powerful voice to the late-80′s Compton ghetto that was on the verge of exploding, and in the process scared the hell out of White America. We also show you new interviews with Ice Cube, DJ Yella, Eazy-E’s widow Tamika Wright, former manager Jerry Heller, Ice-T, and director John Singleton. Supplemented by rarely-seen footage and interviews of the group’s early days, photos, and music, the documentary will show how gangsta rap was born in late 80s Los Angeles, a city torn by drugs and violence…and how a nation grew to fear the music that emerged.

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Listening to a piece by Hauschka can be deceiving: What sounds like an ensemble of musicians and instruments is just one man, performing at one piano. His real name is Volker Bertelmann, and he hails from Dusseldorf, Germany, where he works with his “prepared piano.” He wrests disruptive sounds from the instrument’s 88 keys by outfitting the strings or mallets with objects such as ping-pong balls, aluminum foil and leather. His new album is titled Foreign Landscapes, and he recently visited NPR’s studios to demonstrate his craft.

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