Kodwo Eshun
Kodwo Eshun is a British-Ghanaian writer and filmmaker. He has written on music, science fiction and other subjects for The Face, The Wire, i-D, Melody Maker, Spin, Arena and The Guardian
25 articles
List of articles in the library
Guide by Kodwo Eshun, The Face, January 1996
CALL IT drum & bass, breakbeat science or hardstep. As jungle accelerates faster into the future, it is splintering into a million different theme tunes ...
A Guy Called Gerald, Goldie: Jungle!: The Last Dance Underground
Report by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, May 1994
Jungle is a fierce and frenzied soundtrack to inner city Britain in '94. Based around raw, ragga-influenced white labels, raves and pirate radio stations, it's ...
Profile and Interview by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, November 1993
Carleen Anderson was a member of James Brown's band. Then she sang with the Young Disciples. This month she releases her passionate solo debut — ...
Boards Of Canada: Geogaddi (Warp)
Review by Kodwo Eshun, The Wire, April 2002
LIKE YOU, NO doubt, I'm a sucker for what Marshall McLuhan called "participation mystique". ...
Brand New Heavies: May The Funk Be With You
Profile and Interview by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, April 1992
The Brand New Heavies have moved into the forefront of a new musical uprising: clubs, bands and vintage denim. The revolution is here – and ...
Live Review by Kodwo Eshun, The Wire, November 2000
LONDON's Ninja Tune label celebrated their first decade in the flirty, flighty, faddish, fickle world of UK dance with Xen Cuts — three consecutive nights ...
Carl Craig: Listen To The Future
Profile and Interview by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, April 1995
One of Detroit's legendary first generation, Carl Craig has left behind the legacy he's outgrown. Ripping up techno's rule-book, this 25-year-old is making records for ...
De La Soul: Buhloone Mindstate (Big Life BLRCD 25 CD/MC/LP)
Review by Kodwo Eshun, The Wire, November 1993
ALTERED STATES ...
J Dilla, Slum Village: Slum Village: Fantastic Volume II (Wordplay/Source)
Review by Kodwo Eshun, The Wire, June 2000
THE DEBUT album from Slum Village (aka Detroit trio Jay Dee, Baatin and TB) has had a three-year delivery, protracted by label mergers and unexplained ...
Flavor Flav, Tupac Shakur, Snoop (Doggy) Dogg: Hip Hop: Trials and Errors
Report by Kodwo Eshun, The Wire, March 1994
Three of Hip Hop's major stars — Snoop Doggy Dogg, 2 Pac and Flavor Flav — are preparing to face various charges of attempted murder ...
Fun-Da-Mental: Rebels Without a Pause
Interview by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, January 1994
Asian rappers Fun-Da-Mental burst onto the scene in a blaze of angry political rhetoric and eclectic samples. Now, even though the original band has split ...
H Jungle With T: Jungle Hits Japan
Report and Interview by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, September 1995
Tetsuya Komuro is a Japanese dance producer who's just made the world's first ever million selling jungle hit. Like the rest of his records, we'll ...
Interview by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, May 1993
Jamiroquai's "voice of a generation" songs and ecological statements have made him the figurehead of the new funk scene. But behind the hits is a ...
Jazzanova: Remixes 1997–2000 (Jazzanova Compost)
Review by Kodwo Eshun, The Wire, November 2000
IF YOU LISTEN forward from mid-90s Adam F to late 90s Shy FX to early noughties Hospital Recordings, it immediately becomes apparent that 'jazziness' in ...
Lightnin' Rod: Great Recordings: Lightnin' Rod — Hustler's Convention
Retrospective by Kodwo Eshun, The Wire, October 1993
In 1973, Jalal Nuriddin of The Last Poets changed his name to Lightnin' Rod and recorded Hustler's Convention, the first Blaxploitation audiodrama. Kodwo Eshun recalls ...
Luscious Jackson: Homecoming Queens
Interview by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, October 1994
Luscious Jackson embody New York's old school cool. They're more than just a female version of The Beastie Boys — and they're going to be even bigger. ...
Masters at Work: Dope: Masters At Work
Interview by Kodwo Eshun, Mixmag, May 1992
MASTERS AT Work are Kenny "Dope" Gonzales, 21, and Lil' Louie Vega, 25. They're two of the hottest producer-remixers of the moment. ...
N.E.R.D.: N*E*R*D: Shepherd's Bush Empire, London
Live Review by Kodwo Eshun, The Wire, September 2002
JUST GOES to show how wrong I can be. Figured me plus a few brainiac dumdums were the only ones nebbish enough to catch the ...
Interview by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, December 1994
The Prodigy gatecrashed the charts with the cheesy, chirpy rave anthem 'Charly'. Then came a string of hit singles, a best-selling album and a Mercury ...
Profile and Interview by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, August 1992
Five years on, the Black Panthers of rap are still in your face. They've lost none of their controversial power, as their recent argument with US presidential ...
Public Enemy: White Light, Black Noise
Interview by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, September 1994
PUBLIC ENEMY USED TO BE THE BIGGEST, FIERCEST RAP ACT IN THE WORLD. THEN GANGSTA SILENCED THEIR RIGHTEOUS RANTS. NOW THEY'RE BACK WITH A STARTLING NEW ...
Spiritualized: Stars In His Eyes
Interview by Kodwo Eshun, i-D, August 1998
Spiritualized are aiming higher than the sun. Ladies and gentlemen, they'll soon be floating in space as one of Britain's biggest bands ...
Tarwater: Animals, Suns & Atoms
Review by Kodwo Eshun, The Wire, June 2000
ANIMALS, SUNS & Atoms, Tarwater's third and best album, fascinates for several reasons Initially, it's drummer/singer/producer Ronald Lippok and Bernd Jestram's singular Anglophilia. Songs such ...
List of genre pieces
Overview by Kodwo Eshun, The Wire, December 1992
Kodwo Eshun digs up the history of Clubland UK, from Boodles to Style Wars to all-day nights on the Cybernet. * ...
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