Independent producers and DJs have been busy creating world class music in bedrooms, kitchens and garages for years. Meanwhile, photographer Raph Rashid has traveled the globe, gaining access to these inner sanctums, one by one. The tremendous variety of set-ups and layouts used by in-home producers is artfully documented in the pages of Back to the Lab. Intimate photos of the creators amongst their instruments, gear, record collections and ephemera offer unprecedented access. Notes about the producers, their environment and “essential” releases round out this love-letter to the underground. Rashid has been checking his list since the publication of his bestselling Behind the Beat, making sure to document the old-school producers he’d missed, meanwhile keeping an eye out for fresh new talent. Featured artists and producers include: Alchemist, Ant, Babu, EL-P, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Jazzy Jeff, Kenny Dope, Lord Finesse, Oh No and many more…
CONTRIBUTORS (FROM A-Z)
ALCHEMIST
ANT
BABU
DABRYE
DIAMOND D
EL-P
FLYING LOTUS
DJ FORMAT
GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW
HARRY LOVE
JAKE ONE
JAZZY JEFF
JOE BUHDHA
JUCO
JULIANO
JUST BLAZE
KENNY DOPE
KHALIL
LORD FINESSE
MITSU THE BEATS
ODDISEE
OH NO
PLUTONIC LAB
RHETTMATIC
SA RA
VADIM
WAJEED
YOUNG RJ
Published by Papi Press
20 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-58423-684-9