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He may have pioneered electro-rap with “Planet Rock” by Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force, but Arthur Baker’s career has encompassed virtually every genre with a groove.
In this lecture at the 2007 Red Bull Music Academy, Arthur Baker recalled the heydays of the Paradise Garage, working with New Order and why new music will always have the power to shock.
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Beginning in his native Boston as a soul DJ, Baker got his first break and taste of the industry when his first attempt at an album was sold to and re-recorded by Tom Moulton. Undeterred by the experience, he moved to New York in the early ’80s and got to work with the Latin Rascals and Tommy Boy Records, putting a bombastic spin on early sample-led productions and spending time in Manhattan’s thriving clubs.
He then found a line in dance remixes for pop and rock songs and set up his own Streetwise label, narrowly missing out on the Beastie Boys. In 1984 he worked on Beat Street and two years later also lent a hand to Manchester’s New Order. Today Baker spends less time behind the desk but his sonic fingerprints remain all over the sounds you hear.
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