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Carla & Gloria (Trinidad to Thanet! • Mother & Daughter! • Margate Voices Part 2) • Buddy's Buddies #019
GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!
Welcome to episode 19 of Buddy’s Buddies! This is part 2 of the ‘Margate Voices’ series, which is a collabo between myself and the Margate Mercury - and also, a new episode of Buddy’s Buddies which in itself, in current times, is a monumental occasion for all kinds of reasons, so there are many reasons to rejoice!
Lucy, the editor of Margate Mercury had an idea of a way to combine forces, whereby the format of the podcast would be the same as always but the guests would be in a somewhat different vein to usual. In this case, as a follow up to the previous edition with Cyril, she connected me with Carla. Through Carla it was also possible to meet and chat to her mum Gloria, which was also a true treat.
What follows is a really sweet chat between me, Carla and Gloria, which took place at Olby’s (massive thanks to Eli & the gang there who, as always, managed to make a perfectly safe and secure scenario in which to get things done) late in August. Gloria is from Trinidad and came to the UK in the 60s, and I feel like there’s a podcast series in itself waiting to happen with that whole story - we barely even scratched the surface there but I hope we get to meet up again and go further into it all. Carla was also excellent, and it was really fascinating to hear how she’s been getting on over the past half a year through the chaos as someone in the education system. We also touched on the Black Lives Matter movement and events through 2020 to hear their unique perspectives on it all, and covered a good amount of ground between us all! No spoilers as I just want you to hear the whole thing and just take an hour or two away from where you are now to get lost in a lovely chat with two engaging, sweet and truly fascinating guests. I really do wanna get the back for round 2 - we’ve only just begun! Please enjoy Carla and Gloria, Thanet’s finest!
EPISODE REFERENCES:
MARGATE SEA BATHING HOSPITAL (https://historic-hospitals.com/2017/12/27/margates-sea-bathing-hospital/) • ROCK CHOIR (https://rockchoir.com/) • GEORGE CLINTON (https://georgeclinton.com/) • DREAMLAND (https://www.dreamland.co.uk/) • TRINIDAD (https://www.britannica.com/place/Trinidad-and-Tobago) • MARGATE PRINTWORKS (https://printworksmargate.com/) • RAMSGATE OPERATIC SOCIETY (https://www.ramsgateoperatic.org.uk/) • STEPPING OUT (https://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_s/steppingout.htm)
BUDDY'S LINKS:
BUDDY PEACE PATREON! (https://www.patreon.com/buddypeace)
BUDDY PEACE on INSTAGRAM! (https://www.instagram.com/buddy_peace)
BUDDY PEACE on THE INTERNET! (http://buddypeace.com/frontcover/)
BUDDY PEACE on BANDCAMP! (http://buddypeace.bandcamp.com/)
MARGATE MERCURY! (https://issuu.com/margatemercury/docs/mm15_web)
Recording • Production • Mix • Edit • Music • Artwork • Writings – Buddy...
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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!
Welcome to episode 18 of Buddy’s Buddies! This week I am joined by a guest who is technically living in the past… Can you imagine such a thing? No seriously he’s like 7 hours behind us. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all the way from San Bruno USA, producer CONTROLLER 7 (aka Tommy)!
* Note - I decided to use a weird old mic for the intro, which is why it sounds kinda freaky on the intro and outro parts... Just wanted to give it a shot!
––––– PART 2 of 2 –––––
He’s been a pal of mine for around 20 years by now, and I’ve been a fan all the along. His music is, for ease of comparison, like ‘Endtroducing’ era DJ Shadow, mixed with a lot of LA sunshine and psychedelic sample sources but with those gorgeous drums. Ugh. Love em. Anyway I’ve been flexing with some online recording action of late, trying to prepare myself for the new normal and all, and I decided to finally SPEAK to my friend of 20 years - so you hear the first moment we do that! It’s wild. I also go into some detail about his music and try and set some context for what he’s been doing over the years in a longer intro than usual - it’s not a self indulgent ramble, honestly. I really wanted to try and set the scene just so you have a bit of background on Tommy and it’s not just some random dude I’m chatting with.
We get into the big stuff, the life stuff, the weirdness of making music, where the inspiration comes from, the process, how we’re handling this current era, music biz thoughts, his new project with rapper Mestizo called ‘Couch’, and loads more - so much more that I split it into two parts! So thank you ever so much for being part of it and listening, and know that you are appreciated and, yes, loved. Now go listen you some Controller 7.
BUDDY's CONTROLLER 7 MEGAMIX from 2003! (https://buddypeace.bandcamp.com/track/controller-7-megamix-2003)
EPISODE REFERENCES:
MESTIZO (https://mestizo.bandcamp.com/) • DIANE TRINITY (https://www.instagram.com/dianediane) • SOUL STRUT (https://www.soulstrut.com/) • 'MEAN GENE' by CUT CHEMIST & EDAN (https://cutchemist.bandcamp.com/track/mean-gene-feat-edan) • MEATY OGRE (https://open.spotify.com/artist/7LacLKirYc3dixmLzc6xdX) • DAD BOD RAP POD podcast (https://dadbodrappod.com/) • BILLY WOODS (https://billywoods.bandcamp.com/album/hiding-places) • MONEY MARK on INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/moneymarkofficial) • HEAT ROCKS podcast (https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/heat-rocks/)
EPISODE LINKS:
CONTROLLER 7 on INSTAGRAM! (https://www.instagram.com/controllerseven/)
'COUCH' on BANDCAMP! (https://controller7.bandcamp.com/album/couch) SPOTIFY! (https://open.spotify.com/album/3dyTvrwH0M9u79ijqvvqKa)
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GREETINGS FROM MARGATE!
Welcome to episode 18 of Buddy’s Buddies! This week I am joined by a guest who is technically living in the past… Can you imagine such a thing? No seriously he’s like 7 hours behind us. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome all the way from San Bruno USA, producer CONTROLLER 7 (aka Tommy)!
* Note - I decided to use a weird old mic for the intro, which is why it sounds kinda freaky on the intro and outro parts... Just wanted to give it a shot!
––––– PART 1 of 2 –––––
He’s been a pal of mine for around 20 years by now, and I’ve been a fan all the along. His music is, for ease of comparison, like ‘Endtroducing’ era DJ Shadow, mixed with a lot of LA sunshine and psychedelic sample sources but with those gorgeous drums. Ugh. Love em. Anyway I’ve been flexing with some online recording action of late, trying to prepare myself for the new normal and all, and I decided to finally SPEAK to my friend of 20 years - so you hear the first moment we do that! It’s wild. I also go into some detail about his music and try and set some context for what he’s been doing over the years in a longer intro than usual - it’s not a self indulgent ramble, honestly. I really wanted to try and set the scene just so you have a bit of background on Tommy and it’s not just some random dude I’m chatting with.
We get into the big stuff, the life stuff, the weirdness of making music, where the inspiration comes from, the process, how we’re handling this current era, music biz thoughts, his new project with rapper Mestizo called ‘Couch’, and loads more - so much more that I split it into two parts! So thank you ever so much for being part of it and listening, and know that you are appreciated and, yes, loved. Now go listen you some Controller 7.
BUDDY's CONTROLLER 7 MEGAMIX from 2003! (https://buddypeace.bandcamp.com/track/controller-7-megamix-2003)
EPISODE REFERENCES:
MESTIZO (https://mestizo.bandcamp.com/) • DIANE TRINITY (https://www.instagram.com/dianediane) • SOUL STRUT (https://www.soulstrut.com/) • 'MEAN GENE' by CUT CHEMIST & EDAN (https://cutchemist.bandcamp.com/track/mean-gene-feat-edan) • MEATY OGRE (https://open.spotify.com/artist/7LacLKirYc3dixmLzc6xdX) • DAD BOD RAP POD podcast (https://dadbodrappod.com/) • BILLY WOODS (https://billywoods.bandcamp.com/album/hiding-places) • MONEY MARK on INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/moneymarkofficial) • HEAT ROCKS podcast (https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/heat-rocks/)
EPISODE LINKS:
CONTROLLER 7 on INSTAGRAM! (https://www.instagram.com/controllerseven/)
'COUCH' on BANDCAMP! (https://controller7.bandcamp.com/album/couch) SPOTIFY! (https://open.spotify.com/album/3dyTvrwH0M9u79ijqvvqKa)
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