Community Matters + For the Record

048 For the Record || Jason Kriv (JKriv)


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For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.

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JKriv is a Brooklyn-based producer, DJ, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and label owner. Widely known as a co-founder of the stalwart label Razor-N-Tape, J is also a highly respected producer, prolific remixer, and incendiary DJ.

As co-founder of Brooklyn label Razor-N-Tape, JKriv has had a sizable impact on both the local NY and global dance music scenes. The label’s prolific and consistent quality output across 150+ releases over 12 years of operation has earned them eminent respect and support from club DJs, radio selectors and listeners around the world.

MUSIC MENTIONS

  • Sly & the Family Stone
  • Parliament
  • Funkadelic
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers 
  • Rage Against The Machine
  • Tortured Soul
  • Shelter (NYC)
  • Sound Factory (NYC)
  • Tunnel (NYC)
  • Limelight (NYC)
  • Escort
  • Razor-N-Tape
  • Metallica
  • Napster
  • Limewire
  • The Grateful Dead
  • Led Zeppelin
  • Jazz as a career alternative (12:20):

    • Smalls (NYC)
    • Topaz
    • Izzy Bar (NYC)
    • Baby Jupiter (NYC)
    • Knitting Factory (NYC)
    • Defining Razor-N-Tape (15:46):

      • SoundCloud
      • Guinu
      • BaianaSystem
      • Jimpster
      • Diogo Strausz
      • Prince
      • Marcos Valle
      • Stevie Wonder
      • Asha Puthli
      • Q&A

        • Far Out Records
        • “Merida” by Prince of Queens
        • Combo Chimbita

        • Discovering music today (26:15):

          • Other DJ’s
          • Bandcamp
          • Shazam
          • Discogs

          • First album ever purchased (32:18):

            • “Pyromania” by Def Leppard

            • Most recent album purchased (33:01):

              • “No Reino Dos Afetos 2” by Bruno Berle

              • Artists discovered in the past year (34:13):

                • Retromigration
                • Little Simz
                • Inflow
                • Daniel Villarreal


                • Desert island discs (37:15):

                  • “Portrait in Jazz” by Bill Evans
                  • “Masterjam” by Rufus & Chaka Khan
                  • “Chill Out” by Black Uhuru

                  • Guest recs for future episodes (51:59):

                    • Megatronic
                    • Kim Anh
                    • Prince of Queens
                    • Phenomenal Handclap Band
                    • Midnight Magic
                    • ...more
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