King Britt is an American record producer, composer, performer, educator, and DJ and record producer from Philadelphia. Britt is known for his eclectic mix of electronic, house, disco, techno, rave, experimental music, and other genres across his projects. He is also a Professor in Computer Music at University of California San Diego, with a research focus of Afrofuturism in music and the pioneering role of people of color in electronic music.
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"This is one of my favorite albums. It's been reissued. Talk Talk, 'Spirit of Eden.' Probably one of the best recorded records of all time. They totally went a hundred eighty degrees and went into more avant-garde stuff. And this album really is kind of a precursor to what Radiohead is doing now, and a lot of different groups. Yeah, one of the greatest records of all time."Watch this moment
"Laraaji. One of my heroes, another hero, from Philly. He did an album with Brian Eno back in '83 and that's when I was introduced to Laraaji's music. Very meditative, very spiritual."Watch this moment
"I always like to listen to the old stuff and how they first were fearless but also how they were making these sounds."Watch this moment
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