there are producers that are associated with these machines because their understanding of sound and their usage of them revolutionized hip hop. "in the timeline of hip hop, certain pieces of equipment came out and like they've been so substantial… there's a point where there was just a turntable and then all of a sudden there were two! then the mpcs and SP 1200s came out in the 90s. being a student of hip hop, this knowledge only reinforces fresco's determination to be a part of the conversation.
that's part of my dna as far as building your own sound."įrom mozart to dilla, music has always been a reflection of its time - the machines, architecture and cultural movements of the moment all locked in a tennis match of influence. so i'm directly tied into the early dub scene… and that scene was revolutionary in the sense that they made the electronics an instrument. "my uncle is in the reggae hall of fame, his name is earl zero. Taking his PO-33 from record stores to walks by the lake, fresco's hyper-curiosity found satisfaction in the creative possibilities of the tiny sampler, a mindset that finds itself at home within a legacy of beatmakers throughout history, including his own uncle. "there've been times where i've brought it to the record shop when i'm digging for records and i can sample there, right away on the spot."įRESCO'S PO CASE IS FROM BEAT MAKER'S BOUTIQUE Today, PO-33 is a mainstay in his production setup and at the nexus of his "pocket operations" project. "i was like 'yo, i can make beats on the go?' cos' before i was tied to my computer for my whole life as a producer." in the search for new gear after his akai mpd broke in 2021, he found the missing piece in his production workflow. long story short, i'm a renaissance man."įresco's history with the PO-33 isn't particularly long, but it is prolific. i'm a rapper, producer, photographer, and work with videos. i'm reporting live from 'the bakery' here in downtown toronto, canada. We sat down with our friend raz fresco last week on the release day of "pocket operations II: forty seconds only", his second record filled with tracks made exclusively with PO-33 K.O.! Raz fresco - "pocket operations II: forty seconds only" In stockholm, now showing until september 17.
You can experience wessely's exhibition " kortex" at fotografiska and it's sort of a comment on the exhibition theme, but also a conversation with herself being dani and herself now also being 070 shake."
it's not scripted or anything, she was just talking as she looked at it. and she started talking about us being born naked and how when we die you won't be able to tell the difference between us… when she started talking about it i was like, 'okay, stop, i need to record this!' and so we recorded this very genuinely on the phone. When i showed her this work, which is called 'humans', she was very inspired. from our first sort of sit down, i was inspired by and her vision and her mentality… she's like all feels, all the way. one of the pieces in the exhibition is a poem written and read by 070 shake, playing out of an OD-11 subtly encased inside a hollow marble pillar. a rolling drone sounds in the distance as a murmur of a voice becomes louder upon approach. The exhibition is dark, the marble figures dissected and raw. it's the shell and the persona… that's why the marble, which is a very hard material but extremely fragile at the same time, symbolizes us as humans very well." they adore this person, but what they actually adore and obsess about is a shell that's added onto that person. the fans and admirers in the crowd, they have this godlike type approach to this person who is just a fellow human. creating sculptures, set design, scenography, creative direction, and sort of creating the worlds around these artists. the whole theme of 'kortex', which is bark or the outer layer in old greek or latin, came very organically after working with artists on a high level. "i started working with all these physical marble sculptures four years ago, it's sort of the final stage of a 10 year chapter. showing at stockholm's fotografiska museum, he attempts to "remove the outer shell, showing the core and the essence of the human underneath, in their most fragile state" through marble sculptures, video and light installations, soundscapes, and 3D photography. "kortex" is wessely's most extensive solo exhibition yet. this experience, directly observing the hyperreality of celebrity, is what has shaped the concept of his latest exhibition.
from the weeknd, rihanna and drake, to 070 shake, swedish house mafia and avicii – the multimedia artist has had a front row seat to the phenomenon of idol worship. Alexander wessely's "kortex" at fotografiskaĪlexander wessely has worked with some of the worlds biggest artists.
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