James Lavelle and MC Takagi Kan at Club Yellow, Tokyo (1998)
Jan 28, 2022 21:09:18 GMT
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Post by Kee on Jan 28, 2022 21:09:18 GMT
Urban Archeology
Instalment eight of Urban Archeology - a feature exclusive to Original Headz, where James shares artefacts and ephemera from both the UNKLE/Mo' Wax archives and his own personal history.
"This month I've found yet more interesting video footage from the archives - this time taken from a DJ session in Tokyo.
This took place at the club Yellow with MC Takagi Kan: original Major Force crew, who was rapping through a vocoder throughout the night on a Beastie Boys 'Intergalactic' tip.
The party was shortly after the Psyence Fiction release in the UK so it may have been part of an album release launch. I was travelling to Japan regularly in those days DJing and running Mo’ Wax Japan. What I love about the footage is how raw it is in the club and how it conveys the atmosphere. This was a great time to play in Japan, audiences were really finding themselves and there was an amazing energy.
DJ set - Tokyo
The track selection was a classic set of records from the time including Mo’ Wax records, classic Hip Hop, Major Force, Beastie Boys and it ends with an explosive moment: Nirvana’s 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'.
You can listen to a recently uncovered DAT recording of the set over on the UNKLE Mixcloud now."
