When LWE was offered the opportunity to interview Oliver “$” Siebert, we knew it was important to ask about the arrangements, motivations, and ethical quandaries behind one of 2011′s most notorious records.
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Oliver $, Doin’ Ya Thang
June 22, 2011 – 12:01 AM
The most audacious example of riding Moodyman’s coattails is undoubtedly Oliver $’s Doin’ Ya Thang, a record that swiftly admits it has nothing to offer besides extended samples of a Moodymann DJ set.
Moody, Ol’ Dirty Vinyl
September 10, 2010 – 9:01 AM
With Ol’ Dirty Vinyl, Kenny Dixon Jr. puts into practice his love for a wide range of musical styles.
Urban Tribe, Urban Tribe
August 5, 2010 – 10:01 AM
Urban Tribe’s latest release arrives on Moodymann’s Mohagani Music label and feels more like a quaint document than a magnum opus, the techno equivalent of a living-room jam recorded on someone’s cheap tape deck.
Moody, Det.riot ’67
January 26, 2009 – 10:19 PM
[KDJ] Kenny Dixon Jr., or Moodymann, has earned his capital A Detroit Auteur title. He’s been essential to the scene and sound for the past fifteen years. If deep-house fetish was the biggest meme of European techno in 2008, then it was appropriate that Moodymann exported his own crackle, providing necessary remixes for Jose James [...]
Sascha Dive, Deepest America
November 4, 2008 – 11:36 PM
[Ornaments] The third release on the mysterious, limited edition Ornaments label looks to be the highest profile yet. The original August 2007 release of Sascha Dive’s “Deepest America” on Deep Vibes Recordings included two mixes by his alter ego, Samuel Davis, and this release features a third, the Dark Soul Mix. While it’s a funky [...]