Paper Talk

Paper Talk launched in January 2021 is now well under way.  It is a long-form podcast with Paper’s Ben Davis chatting to his musical heroes and friends about their careers and finding out what makes them tick with lots of conversational meanders along the way.

#1 – Bill Brewster

#2 – Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy

#3 – Christopher Kirkley (Sahel Sounds)

#4 – HiFi Sean

#5 – DJ Paulette

#6 – Justin Roberton

#7 – Sally Rogers (A Man Called Adam)

#8Rob Da Bank

 

Episodes drop every two weeks so Like and Subscribe on your favourite podcast provider.

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The Paper Wave Radio Show – Tony Allen Special

We were absolutely gutted to hear about Tony Allen’s passing. Ben Davis wrote a lovely post post (see below) and dedicated a Paper Wave Radio Show to him. There are interviews, his influences, knockout music and the finest drumming the world has ever heard.

It was with a heavy heart that I learned of Tony Allen‘s passing. He has long been one of my musical heroes and its interesting how upset you can feel about somebody you never met. As I write this, I’m looking at a picture of him right next to my desk that has been up for many years as a creative and musical guiding light. Only this morning his brilliant new album dropped through my letterbox.

We approached his management to make a film of his life four years ago and shook hands on it in Paris, which was one of the most exciting days of my life. Unfortunately it never happened but as we developed and researched the project, my admiration for him just kept growing. How many people can claim to have invented a musical genre?

Through post-colonial Africa, Fela, lost years in Europe and the late blooming of creativity pushing musical boundaries, it is an incredible life and career. Just in the last 5 years he has been involved in projects that touched on techno, dub, jazz, hip hop (the list goes on) and all alchemised by his afromagic. I managed to see him live a couple of times and he blew me away on each occasion. Read “Tony Allen : An Autobiography of the Master Drummer of Afrobeat” for the whole, incredible story.

He will be looked back on, rightly as one of the greats.
A huge loss for music.
RIP Tony Allen

Ben Davis

Paper Radio # 26 feat. Jazzanova

The first show of 2020 and the mighty Jazzanova are on board. Ben spoke to Juergen Von Knoblauch about their new Sonar Kollektiv 21 compilation, Berlin and how it all began plus there’s a unique half-hour DJ mix. Add to that a preview of what the Paper labels will be putting out this year, and you’ve got a doozy of a show.

Paper Radio # 21

Ben Davis hosts the latest instalment of Paper Radio with some previously unheard golden oldies, a mix from Clandestino and forthcoming releases including tracks from Trash The Wax.
So hop on board the Paper Rave Train.

1. Tumisang Pooe – I.R.S.A.N.S
2. Vainc – 2000300
3. Fever Few – Them Persians
4. Truant – Rifle Range (Live)
5. Crazy Penis – You Started Something (Instrumental Edit)
6. Daco – The Uprise (Galáctica Mix)
7. Flash Atkins & Charlie Sinclair – That Hit
8. Flash Atkins – Dark Night of The Soul
9. 2 Billion Beats – Papa (Richard Seaborne Papa’s Struggle feat. GizMo Mix)
10. Fingerman – Burnin’ Sanders
11. Kimo – Trance

CLANDESTINO MIX

12. Parkway Rhythm – The Answer (T-Kut’s Massive Dub)
13. Lauer – Hump Acid (Lexx Remix)
14. Black Spuma – No Cube
15. Les Crocodiles – La Nuit Des Tropiques (Field Of Dreams Remix)
16. Curses – Canini (Dreems Beautiful Mens Club Remix)
17. Armonics – Red Eye (Black Spuma Remix)
18. TYV – Miau! (lauer remix)

19. De Fantastiske To – Monokrom feat. OST
20. Soundersons – Make The Music
21 Marma Boog – Crazee
22. Flash Atkins – All I Want For Christmas Is You

PaperRadio – Winter ’17 Feat 2 Billion Beats & Anthony Mansfield

Warm up your winter with a fine selection of Paper Recordings exclusives, classics and newbies all barely held together by Ben Davis. Add in an Anthony Mansfield mix and Tom Lonsborough (2 Billion Beats) interview and it’s a home run.

1. Wilder – Keep On
2. Solune – Just For You
3. DJ Rocca – Giraffa
4. Seven People – From Sky (Massey & Bull’s Class Of 92 Mix)
5. 2 Billion Beats – To Andremeda (Magnus Remix)

TOM LONSBOROUGH MIX

6. 2 Billion Beats – Slow Down
7. 2 Billion Beats – Warm Feeling
8. Erot – Song For Annie
9. Reggie Got Beats – On Tonite (A Ralph Myerz Dub)
10. De Fantastiske To feat. Della – When I Want To

ANTHONY MANSFIELD MIX

11. Soundersons – Cant’t Get Enough Part I & II
12. Dirty Jesus – Don’t Fuck With My Shit
13. Doc L Junior – Barracuda
14. Richard Seaborne – Housey Benson