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Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

8. Miles DavisOn The Corner

This is referenced in my song ‘I’m An Outlaw’: "…an outlaw, burned from vinyl, dimed from cans, peaked to the dome". And that’s some crazy, psychedelic, synth-y, weird funk. No offence to Miles, you know, unfortunately he’s not with us, but fortunately he’s not, because he’s the weakest link on that record. At first he’s awesome, and then some of his tone, it goes down south once in a while, but all the players, like John McLaughlin and the synth players, and if you listen to the record, especially in headphones, it’s all – my theory is – going through modular synthesisers, all the percussion is going through envelope filters, but it’s also panning non-stop. If you listen, it’s unreal. If you crank it in headphones, it’s full speed ahead!

Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Circuit des Yeux, Tanya Tagaq, Primal Scream, Boris Blank of Yello
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