Episode one, part two. Sweatson Klank, Kutmah, and Laurent continue their remembrance of the early days of the L.A. beat scene including first meeting Ras G, the Sketchbook residents, moving to the Little Temple, and how Poobah's eventually replaced Aron's as the record store of the scene.
For the first episode of A Beat Happening we welcome Tom Wilson FKA Take and now known as Sweatson Klank. A part of the L.A. beat scene since the early 2000s, Tom first met Kutmah at Aron's Records and the pair eventually became the DJ duo at the heart of Sketchbook, a club night Kutmah started in Hollywood that set the ground for what would come next with Low End Theory. Tom is also responsible for introducing Laurent to Kutmah and schooling him on the historical importance of Aron's and Sketchbook.
In this episode we discuss...
How Tom and Kutmah both met Ras G at Aron's
Coleman, Orlando and the Sketchbook residents
The second incarnation of Sketchbook at the Little Temple
Dibiase and his boombox and the Sound of L.A. compilation
How Poobah's replaced Aron's
The importance of beat CDs to the early L.A. beat scene
Tracklist:
Danny Breaks - The Jellyfish
Poly - He Is At The Discotheque
Take - Hollywoodn't (Ras G Buddah Box remix)
Links:
Aron's Records and the Development of the L.A. Beat Scene
Take Discography
Poobah's Records
Sweatson Klank Bandcamp
This episode was edited and produced by Laurent Fintoni and Will Horrocks. Intro and outro music by Duke Westlake. Artwork by Kutmah. Design assistance by Paper Resistance and Brandy Flower.
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