Death interview
Description
Interview with rapper and producer Death 0:05 His father as a DJ/bass guitarist, upbringing in Algiers/Marrero, first experiences with darkness/occult, first work in production, Mobo Joe, dark spirituality, omens, the occult 7:30 Connection between dark spirituality and music, his own aesthetics, music and the devil 9:05 Music in his family, he played trumpet and piano, keyboard 10:53 On the first songs he ever produced 14:15 On collaborating with Ruthless Juveniles, Dog House Posse 15:11 Dad’s DJing career, Westbank regionalism, the birth of his album, Possessed by the Ouija Board, sampling from horror films 18:20 Performing with Ruthless Juveniles, Death’s performance style, social anxiety 19:00 Producing for Cheeky Black and Ricky B 20:58 On his dislike of sampling and his preference for playing everything live 22:58 His influences, more about his childhood and family dynamics 24:50 His brother’s disturbing behavior, more of his difficulties 28:00 On the changes in his music over time, his aesthetics 29:45 Westbank regional musical styles, his brushes with death 36:45 The role of spirits in making music, his time in prison 39:35 New Orleans spirits & dark aesthetics, Hurricane Katrina 41:43 Analog vs. digital, lack of originality today, on his new production work vs. old production 49:40 On sampling from horror films 50:50 On the music he’s most proud of: BG 52:09 He discusses his spider tattoos, importance of spiders **good clip** 54:01 On impact of death and violence on New Orleans music 55:50 His favorite producer, Ice Mike, his cousin is Tre8 57:33 end of tape