Slugabed

A Beat Happening

On this week's show we welcome Gregory Feldwick AKA Slugabed, a producer who has been cutting a distinctive path through beat culture over the past decade. Starting in the MySpace days as part of the Donky Pitch collective in Brighton, Greg made neon bright and bass heavy beats with simple tools (read: FruityLoops) which caught the attention of Planet Mu and eventually Ninja Tune, where he released his 2012 debut album Time Team. Following this, he co-founded the Activia Benz label with Jake Slee, releasing work by a young Iglooghost, Sega Bodega, and DZA among many. The second album came in 2017, Inherit the Earth for Anticon, refining the early over the top sound towards the current surrealist beat paintings that can be heard on his latest full length, We Have The Window Open At Night.

This episode was edited and produced by Will Horrocks. Intro and outro music by Duke Westlake. Artwork by Kutmah. Design assistance by Paper Resistance and Brandy Flower. This show is a labor of love and if you enjoy what you hear and would like to support us in being able to continue, you can donate via PayPal at https://paypal.me/abeathappening.

In this episode we discuss...

• Early days and naive approach
• Hip-hop influences and that Kan Kick remix
• Creative and stylistic evolution
• Anticon album
• Sound manipulation, sampling and the Slugabed sound
• DJing, Donky Pitch and Brighton
• Peter Talisman
• Surrealism, ridiculousness and writing your own story as an artist

Tracklist:

• Slugabed - Nu Krak Swing
• Kan Kick - Say (Slugabed Ruined It)
• Slugabed - Ultra Heat Treated
• Slugabed - U RIGHT
• Slugabed - Donky Stomp
• Peter Talisman - A Life-Changing Discovery
• Slugabed - This Is A Warning

Links:

• Slugabed Bandcamp
• Activia Benz Bandcamp