The latest incorrigible vinyl buff to share Five Records from his collection with FACT is Joakim.
The Tigersushi boss – full name Joakim Bouaziz – is currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of his label. Last month saw the release of a double-CD compilation, More GDM X, collecting tracks from Tigersushi artists and friends; of particular interest was the second disc, a mix by Joakim that aimed specifically to showcase the darker, more twisted side of the imprint.
As his choice of Five Records proves, Joakim does indeed love it when the going gets weird, but he also has an unquenchable thirst for pop. These seemingly diametric desires combine to thrilling effect in his own productions – witness the classic singles ‘Come Into My Kitchen’ and ‘I Wish You Were Gone’, and the albums Monsters & Silly Songs and Milky Ways. It should come as no surprise, then, that his most prized LPs range from the rapturous soul of Stevie Wonder to the droning minimalism of Eliane Radigue…
01: MOODYMANN
AMERIKA
(KDJ 12″, 1997)
Moodymann – ‘Amerika’
“I remember I was looking for this 12-inch for weeks – back in the days when there were no mp3s and not much internet mail order, and you had to actually find a copy of the records. This was especially the case with Moodymann’s twelves, which were usually quite limited and imported from the US. I was buying every new KDJ release, but I was especially obsessed by this one because it was so simple – one sample loop – and so deep and emotional. I used to listen to a lot of blues when I was even younger, especially stripped-down delta blues, and this was for me a perfect example of true electronic blues. There is truth in this record.”
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