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 Ed209
Interview
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11.09.04 words: Chris Byrne technical:
QED
ED209 is a multi-talented man outta Leicester.
Web designer, artist and producer who is brought the noize in 03 with his EP
‘Super Exstatic’ (featuring Nottingham's ‘Golden Condor’ a.k.a Cappo and
Leicester MC’s eyezofman & 16 year old brother A-Bomb). He’s back with the
STILLEXSTATIC EP featuring the above and Konny Konn from Manchester’s
Microdisiacs.
 What is the precise time and date when UK
Hip Hop will ‘blow up’?
Have you ever seen the film 'The Ring' where you watch the video and die (like
Hot Shots Part Deux - I nearly died watching that). Listening to Volume 3 of the
P Brother’s Heavy Bronx Experience is the same shit but it starts the countdown
to destruction in your mind - it puts your brain in slow motion until it
implodes. That’s what I was told anyway. Nanobots or something - soon as you
hear it you have 209 days and 15 to 10 minutes time left to live.
“Scorzayzee could have been the UK's Eminem”. Discuss.
This question reminds me of when I tried to get on a graphics course at Trent
Poly in Nottz and the 'wit in the beige suit' pretending to be a lecturer
obviously took one look at my work, decided he didn't like it, and instead of
saying, “Sorry Ed - you're not for us” decided to ask me the following question:
"My friend breeds Labradors. Yes, he breeds them, and sells them to Chinese
restaurants... What do you think of that?” My reply was something along the lines
of, “Its a job I suppose”. He then asked me, “Compare and contrast Maradonna and
Gazza”. "I don't like football” I replied. He then said, "I think that about
wraps things up". "Yep", I responded. I went outside and my Dad is all like "How
did it go? Did they offer you a place?"
"Get in the car Dad"
'...we should have a Hip Hop 'Its a Knockout' with different towns
representing to see who's REALLY the best...'
You must be a busy man. How do you find the time?
With difficulty. 3 year olds are very time intensive. Running your own business
is very time intensive. My wife and I run a greetings card company. I do what I
can. I love music, but making music has stopped me listening to much Hip Hop,
apart from in the car. Every time I start listening to Hip Hop I wanna make Hip
Hop so I stop playing Hip Hop and start listening to charity shop craziness. the
'Shelter' shop over the road threw out loads of records - just left them in the
street for the bin men. So I got them in the car quick fast! There was breaks
galore in there - German James Last records! Amazing.
Is Leicester challenging London for the 'Second City' of UK Hip Hop (after
Nottingham)?
Maybe we should have a Hip Hop 'Its a Knockout' with different towns
representing to see who’s REALLY the best. Obviously the games would be changed
to protect the innocent but large inflatable suits would be a must. Put it on
after the 9pm watershed and supply lots of booze. Get Peter Kay to make up the
games. Disorda would have to take the place of Stuart Wotsisname and run the
whole show. I'd pay big money to see Cappo, dressed as nun hitting Rodney P with
a 10ft blow-up mic. Can we get Keith Chegwin, but not naked? Or a drunk Nicolas
Parsons?
'...Everything influences - I used to say I liked all music apart from
Country & Western then Ivory played me Kenny Rogers...BOOOM!...'
Is there a large Asian influence on the Leicester scene?
Its Hip Hop! Everything influences - I used to say I liked all music apart from
Country & Western then Ivory played me Kenny Rogers...BOOOM! Amazin' breaks,
drums, samples - the lot. Hip Hop is made from everything. Everything gets stuck
in when you make Hip Hop. Like McShit burgers.
Is there any cross-pollination between the Leicester Drum n Bass and Hip Hop
scenes?
Bees are fickle and sometimes they like Hip Hop and sometimes they don't, but if
you have hay fever and you eat honey from local bees then it helps, apparently -
so that's a good thing with bees. But, the bees we used to hang with in the East
of England would be into EPMD one minute, then you'd catch them with a Goldie CD
or something. Stripey little gits - all buzz and sting. My wife’s allergic to
them; she blows up like a balloon if she’s stung. I pissed off a hornet once
with a flash gun in the dark - you're damn right I ran!
- Chris Byrne
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