Community Matters + For the Record

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.

Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4

Kane Mayfield is a visionary artist who has successfully bridged the worlds of hip-hop, digital innovation, and Web3 technology. With roots in Long Island, New York, and a decade-long stint in Baltimore that shaped his musical career, Mayfield has emerged as a multifaceted creator whose work spans traditional rap, cutting-edge NFTs, and groundbreaking audio experiments.

MUSIC MENTIONS

• Bob Marley
• “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley
• Big Daddy Kane
• Kool G Rap
• Rakim
• Poor Righteous Teachers
• Nice N Smooth
• Canibus
• HipHopDX
• AllHipHop
• 2DopeBoyz
• Nah Right
• S.O.B.’s (NYC)
• Lupe Fiasco
• SXSW
• Stereogum
• Spin Magazine
• The Fader
• Thievery Corporation
• Drake
• A3C Festival
• Core DJ’s
• CMJ

Q&A

• Griselda
• Roc Marciano
• The Alchemist
• “Mural” by Lupe Fiasco
• Kendrick Lamar
• Ka
• YouTube Music
• DJ Clue
• Fat Joe
• Raekwon
• Cormega
• Cutmaster C
• DJ Kay Slay
• EARTHGANG
• Coast Contra
• Wise Intelligent
• Ice Cube
• “Wicked” by Ice Cube
• Smooth B
• “WRAiTH” by Mickey Facts
• Royce da 5’9”
• RJ Payne
• Ransom
• Ghostface Killah
• Black Thought
• Homeboy Sandman
• “Illmatic” by Nas
• “Kill at Will” by Ice Cube
• “Ironman” by Ghostface Killah
• “Stakes is High” by De La Soul
• “Intelligent Hoodlum” by Tragedy Khadafi
• Mobb Deep
• De La Soul
• Tragedy Khadafi
• “H.N.I.C.” by Prodigy
• “Hell on Earth” by Mobb Deep
• “Murda Muzik” by Mobb Deep
• “Amerikaz Nightmare” by Mobb Deep
• “Immobilarity” by Raekwon
• Wu Tang Clan
• Skrilla
• DJ Booman
• Lizzo
• Sketch

Discovering music today (35:55):

• Riding as a passenger in his brother’s car
• Mixtapes, freestyles, etc
• LA Leakers

First album ever purchased (43:44):

• “Holy Intellect” by Poor Righteous Teachers

Most recent album purchased (47:18):

• “The Thief Next to Jesus” by Ka

Artists discovered in the past year (48:45):

• JID
• Mickey Facts

Desert island discs (58:30):

• “Only Built 4 Cuban Linx (The Purple Tape)” by Raekwon
• “Orpheus vs. the Sirens” by Hermit and the Recluse and Ka
• “The Infamous” by Mobb Deep

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.

Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4

Doug Moore is a prolific extreme metal musician based in Queens. He’s the vocalist of Pyrrhon, Scarcity, Glorious Depravity, & Seputus, and the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist of Weeping Sores.

In prior years, he worked as a music critic and editor for Stereogum, Invisible Oranges, and BrooklynVegan, among other outlets. Outside of his musical activities, he pays the bills by working as a software engineer, and pursues lifelong interests in fitness and literature.

https://linktr.ee/avantdumb

MUSIC MENTIONS

• Nirvana
• Stone Temple Pilots
• Soul Asylum
• Radiohead
• Fairport Convention
• The Beatles
• Pink Floyd
• Led Zeppelin
• Metallica
• Slayer
• Matt Hollenberg
• John Zorn
• Cleric

Early days, vocal inspirations (11:50):

• James Hetfield
• Mikael Åkerfeldt
• Opeth
• The Dillinger Escape Plan
• Dimitri Minakakis
• Tomas Lindberg
• At the Gates
• J.R. Hayes
• Pig Destroyer
• Peter Tägtgren
• Hypocrisy
• David Vincent
• Morbid Angel
• Tom Araya
• Jeff Walker
• Carcass
• Steve Schwegler
• Pyrrhon
• Seputus
• Dylan DiLella
• Digital Metal
• Metal Judgment
• Lambgoat
• Metal Review
• Last Rites
• WNYU Radio

Contextualizing work as a music journalist (26:45):

• Invisible Oranges
• Wyatt Marshall
• Stereogum
• Relapse Records

Q&A

• Lankum
• Ian Lynch
• Bill Wells
• Aidan Moffat
• Arab Strap
• Philip Glass
• Krallice
• “Second Wound” by Plowshare
• “Exhaust” by Pyrrhon
• Willowtip Records
• Scarcity
• “The Promise of Rain” by Scarcity
• The Flenser
• Weeping Swords
• I, Voidhanger Records
• Have a Nice Life

Discovering music today (35:08):

• Music journalist friends, band mates, etc
• Wyatt Marshall
• Ian Chainey
• Aaron Lariviere
• Caroline Harrison
• Thomson Guster
• Fire Draw Near

First album ever purchased (41:11):

• “Tubthumper” by Chumbawumba

Most recent album purchased (42:42):

• “Everything’s Getting Older” by Aidan Moffat and Bill Wells

Artists discovered in the past year (44:20):

• Shovel Dance Collective
• Błoto
• Plowshare

Desert island discs (49:33):

• “Bitches Brew” by Miles Davis
• “OK Computer” by Radiohead
• “Master of Puppets” by Metallica

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.

Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4

Few DJs could adequately represent the last three decades of New York nightclub history - no less do so with such iconic credentials as Justin Strauss. Since he was 17, when his first band was signed to Island Records, Justin has had a career that reads like a Who’s-Who of the music scene, spinning at nearly every dance club that you’d ever want to go to.

Starting as DJ at New York’s legendary Mudd Club, he spun his way through The Ritz, Limelight, Area, Tunnel, M.K., Life, Centro Fly and more, pioneering his own distinctive sound, and becoming one of the most sought-after remixers and producers not just in New York, but in the world. He has worked with the gamut of artists - Depeche Mode, Hot Chip, Sergio Mendez, Tina Turner, Jimmy Cliff, B-52s, Luther Vandross, 808 State, Malcolm McClaren, Skinny Puppy, Goldfrapp, LCD Soundsystem to name a few and on over 300 records!

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Early years, from being in a band to becoming a DJ:

• The Beatles
• The Rolling Stones
• The Kinks
• The Who
• James Brown
• Chuck Berry
• David Bowie
• Milk ’N’ Cookies
• Island Records
• Roxy Music
• Sparks
• Robert Palmer
• Top of the Pops
• New York Dolls
• CBGB
• Sex Pistols
• The Mudd Club (NYC)
• Studio 54
• Max’s Kansas City (NYC)
• Paradise Garage (NYC)
• François Kevorkian
• The Limelight (NYC)
• Aria (NYC)
• Tunnel (NYC)
• Danceteria (NYC)
• Hurrah (NYC)
• Palladium (NYC)
• The Ritz (NYC)
• Webster Hall (NYC)
• Prince
• Kraftwerk
• Human League
• Depeche Mode
• Gang of Four
• Tina Turner
• Afrika Bambaataa
• Liquid Liquid
• ESG
• Spotify

Q&A

• Vinylmania (NYC)
• Optimo
• James Murphy
• The Dare
• Deewee
• Soulwax
• Fat White Family
• Paranoid London
• “Brat” by Charli XCX
• “B2B” by Charli XCX
• Hot Chip
• Joe Goddard
• Marcus Marr
• Max Park
• Prince Language

Discovering music today (30:42):

• Clubs, DJ’s & Friends
• Bandcamp
• Beatport

Favorite clubs in NYC right now (38:52):

• Gabriela (NYC)
• Good Room (NYC)
• Night Moves (NYC)
• Public Records (NYC)
• Nowadays (NYC)
• Outer Heaven (NYC)
• Jean’s (NYC)
• Baby’s All Right (NYC)

First album ever purchased (45:01):

• “Meet The Beatles” by The Beatles

Most recent album purchased (45:45):

• “Decius Vol. II (Splendour & Obedience)” by Decius

Artists discovered in the past year (46:48):

• Decius
• Otha
• Charli XCX
• Sleaford Mods

Desert island discs (49:44):

• “Computer World” by Kraftwerk
• “Revolve” by The Beatles
• “In the Jungle Groove” by James Brown

Current and upcoming collab projects:

• Each Other
• Extra Credit

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.

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.

Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4

Heno. is an artist and producer who experiments across different mediums, hailed by Fortune as an "early innovator" & praised by COLORS for his "hard-hitting and powerful aesthetic." A first-generation Ethiopian-Eritrean based in Los Angeles, CA by way of Takoma Park, Maryland, Heno. uses his music and love for art to explore impactful stories & build worlds bridging the traditional music industry & the Web3 space. Sonically, Heno.'s versatility knows no bounds with collaborations from Mick Jenkins, JPEGMAFIA, Chaz Bear (Toro Y Moi), Elujay, J.Robb & many more that have amassed millions of plays. Heno. has a lot in the queue this year with new music on the horizon, stay tuned for more.

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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.

Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4

Roxane Métayer is a visual artist and musician based in Brussels. Her work primarily focuses on forest wildlife and flora. The living world and our connection to it play a central role in her creations. Her music combines collages of sound recordings captured in nature (forests, marshes, ponds, clearings, etc.) with various wind and string instruments, such as the violin, as well as her own voice. Through imitation, she stages fictional wildlife and flora.

She has released several albums on labels such as Matière Mémoire, Kraak, Morc, Primordial Void, Wabi-Sabi Tapes, and Marionnette Label. Her album Perlée de Sève was named one of the best experimental music selections on Bandcamp.

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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.

Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4

Dougal Perman is a seasoned figure in Scotland's music industry, with a career spanning over two decades. In 2001, he co-founded Radio Magnetic, one of the UK's pioneering internet radio stations, dedicated to promoting underground and alternative music. His leadership extended to the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA), where he served as Chair from 2016 to 2023. During his tenure, Dougal played a pivotal role in launching and developing the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award, now recognised as Scotland's national music prize. He was actively involved in lobbying government and industry representation during the pandemic.

Beyond his contributions to music media and industry development, Dougal loves playing music. He began DJing at 16, ran hip hop clubs in Edinburgh and Glasgow later was a resident at Kinky Afro at Glasgow's Sub Club and various Radio Magnetic nights around Scotland. He plays piano, guitar and oboe, and occasionally creates electronic music. Music is a family affair, Dougal enjoys jamming with his girlfriend and children. He believes that music is in all of us, it's part of what makes us human.

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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.

Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4

Daniel Collás is the founder and producer of the Phenomenal Handclap Band, whose works have attracted critical acclaim as well as praise from such luminaries as Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry, Gilles Peterson, Elton John and Simon LeBon, to name but a few.

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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.

Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4

Benjamin James is a contributor at Oscillator and Factory. He’s also the founder of Ziggy Ziggy, a music brand that celebrates on-chain music culture – named after one Ziggy Stardust. He’s also a writer for Billboard and a former artist and producer. He used to run a small record label in the north of the UK, where he joined forces with a brother-sister combo of vocalists and started a group called Mausi. Together they built a career as artists, touring with big names like Charli XCX and Rudimental before succumbing to the suppressive power of a major label.

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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.

Join the Crate Coalition: https://discord.gg/sAaG6a7bv4

Wyatt is SoundCloud's director of music intelligence and analytics and leads a team analyzing streaming trends and artist and fan communities on SoundCloud. His team's work informs fan, creator, and editorial strategy, and plays a pivotal role in A&R. He's also a journalist and photographer, write about music, music + data, culture, science, food and healthcare. With Ian Chainey, he's been writing Stereogum's monthly metal column, The Black Market, for over a decade.

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