Mister Supremely Intriguing Posted by independent j

Danger In Your Eyes (Mr. Supreme's Buttery LP Mix) - Sharpshooters from the 12inch single on Light In The Attic. Deep Soul Pt. 1 - Ron Buford from compilation Wheedle's Groove on Light In The Attic (originally from 7" on Camelot). I've been reading this wonderful book recently, which is likely to be of interest to frequent readers of this site. Joseph Schloss's doctoral thesis was made into a very readable book concerning an "ethnographic" study of sample-based hip hop producers. It is a scholarly work but isn't too dry and is definitely informative. At its heart, the book is a sociological study of the sub-culture of sample-based hip hop producers which Schloss has studied through extensive oral interviews with members of this community. One voice that stands out to me as informative, entertaining, and interesting is that of Seattle based producer/DJ/record-collector Mr. Supreme (aka Danny Clavesilla). Mr. Supreme teamed with Sureshot (aka Shane Hunt) to form Sharpshooters who put out a couple of albums in the 90s on Conception (Buck The Saw) and Shadow (Choked Up). Then in 2003, they released Twice As Nice on Light In The Attic, which featured many different styles of music compiled from their vast piles of samples and some live instrumentation. The track I've put up is my favorite off the album, namely "Danger In Your Eyes" which is just a lovely soul number that sounds like the best James Bond song that never has been. As great as Mr. Supreme is as a producer, he speaks heavily in the book about record collecting, for which he is as least as well known. Lucky listeners got to share in some of his knowledge and effort when he put out the Wheedle's Groove compilation of "Seattle's Finest in Funk & Soul - 1965-75." I posted a single by Ron Buford entitled "Deep Soul Pt. 1" that is a short and fast little burner that knocks me right on my backside every time I hear it and then is over before I can even get up. Frankly, it isn't even the best track on this compilation which is completely fantastic top to bottom. And now it looks like a movie about this project is being put together. So there you go, a couple of tracks to pique your interest in a book, two albums, and a forthcoming movie. Have a great weekend.