With and intro from Ms Sharon Jones, talking about when she first met Binky. "I first met Binky at a session for Lee Fields, it was on 42nd Street in Manhattan. He still had on big dreads he’d wear under a beanie that looked liked a turban. I think he was still playing with Antibalas at the time..."
Binky, on his role as show MC for Sharon Jones and the Dapkings... "There are a lot of great bands that seem to deny that they are in showbiz. I take my showbiz very seriously."
On recording on 8 track reel to reel tape rather than Protools: "Having only 8 tracks forces you to get to the point. It also forces you to make decisions on the spot. People have been overproducing records for years; the computer just makes that a little bit easier..."
Read it here, at Nerdtorious, the excellent blog of writer David Ma (Wax Poetics XLR8R, Pitchfork). There's a ton of great stuff over there to read. Photo: Nerdtorious
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