The Fly Fidelity Podcast

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Parthian Shots With The Next Movement Podcast Feat. AJ Suede x Televangel (Episode 62, S5) Apr 01, 2023

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We teamed up with Rob and E from The Next Movement for an in-depth conversation with AJ Suede and Televangel about their latest album 'Parthian Shots', and much more! Produced by: Dale Lewis and Luke Bailey for Fly Fidelity Media

30 Years Of Cypress Hill's 'Black Sunday' With Special Guests (Episode 61, S5) Mar 12, 2023

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Get inside the making of a classic with our season 5 premiere! In celebration of the upcoming 30th anniversary of Cypress Hill's industry shifting BLACK SUNDAY, we discuss its creation and enduring legacy with special guests, including: Joe 'The Butcher' Nicolo, Chris Schwartz, T-Ray, and Dan Pearl. Credits: Joe 'The Butcher' Nicolo, Chris Schwartz, Todd 'T-Ray' Ray, and Daniel Pearl. Produced by: Dale Lewis and Luke Bailey for Fly Fidelity Media Art direction: Lloyd Bailey

Fly Fidelity Presents Hip Hop Cymru Wales (S1, Bonus Episode) Feb 19, 2023

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We're closing season one with a bonus episode featuring: Moneyshot, Parker, Alkemy, Comfort, Paul-B, DJ Cuz, and Tony Prince! Credits: Roy 'Moneyshot' Spencer, Peter 'Parker' Hall, Eughine 'Alkemy' Dunnion, Ricardo 'Comfort' Banks, Paul Bettridge, Marcus 'DJ Cuz' Wood, Jonathan 'Blade' Wrate, and Tony Prince. Produced by: Dale Lewis and Luke Bailey for Fly Fidelity Media Art direction: Lloyd Bailey Special thanks to Friendly Rich (The Tom Green Show) About: From the producers of Fly Fidelity comes a candid and celebratory history of Welsh Hip Hop—featuring long-form, neglected and under-documented tales from Wales. Hosted by Luke Bailey, Hip Hop Cymru Wales dives into the notable and nuanced evolution of Welsh hip hop history and its impact, exploring the intimate road map to an incredible and powerful culture that's still enduring and changing lives today. A live exhibition coming Summer 2023 at the National Museum Cardiff in partnership with Avant Cymru supported by Heritage Lottery Fund Wales and Great Western Railway

Willie Green & Open Mike Eagle (Episode 60, S4) Feb 01, 2023

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This episode, we’re featuring TWO back-to-back conversations with art-rap royalty - Willie Green and Open Mike Eagle. We discuss and reflect on their process and releases in 2022, including ‘Aethiopes’, ‘I Told Bessie’, ‘A Tape Called Component System With The Auto Reverse’, and more!

Fly Fidelity Presents: Hip Hop Cymru Wales (S1, Episode Six Feat. DJ Killer Tomato) Jan 29, 2023

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This week, DMC finalist DJ Killer Tomato discusses his journey as DJ, from house parties and clubs to touring with Skinnyman and Goldie Lookin' Chain to supporting Jay-Z and Beyonce at Cardiff’s principality stadium. We also reflect on his memories competing in the DMC Championships, crafting mixtapes , teaching Charlotte Church how to deejay, and more! Credits: Tom "Killer Tomato" Clugston, Joel "Elmono" Lipman, Peter "Parker" Hall aka Neuropol, Rhys "Eggsy" Hutchings and John "Cutmaster Swift" Swift Produced by: Dale Lewis and Luke Bailey for Fly Fidelity Media Art direction: Lloyd Bailey Special thanks to Friendly Rich(The Tom Green Show) About: From the producers of Fly Fidelity comes a candid and celebratory history of Welsh Hip Hop—featuring long-form, neglected and under-documented tales from Wales. Hosted by Luke Bailey, Hip Hop Cymru Wales dives into the notable and nuanced evolution of Welsh hip hop history and its impact, exploring the intimate road map to an incredible and powerful culture that's still enduring and changing lives today. A live exhibition coming Summer 2023 at the National Museum Cardiff in partnership with Avant Cymru supported by Heritage Lottery Fund Wales and Great Western Railway

Fly Fidelity Presents Hip Hop Cymru Wales (S1, Episode Five Feat. Keltech) Jan 22, 2023

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Cardiff-born producer and award winning turntablist Keltech opens up about his career on this week's episode. Take a trip down memory lane as we discuss how he got into both deejaying and producing, collaborating with Johnny B (Xenith), being one of the first turntablists to go viral in the UK, as well as his creative insights into his craft! Credits: Jonathan "Johnny-B" Burgess, Sophie "Lil Miz" Barras, John "Cutmaster Swift" Swift, Andy Cowan(Hip Hop Connection and Terry "Rapster Tee" Cooper. Produced by: Dale Lewis and Luke Bailey for Fly Fidelity Media Art direction: Lloyd Bailey Special thanks to Friendly Rich(The Tom Green Show) About: From the producers of Fly Fidelity comes a candid and celebratory history of Welsh Hip Hop—featuring long-form, neglected and under-documented tales from Wales. Hosted by Luke Bailey, Hip Hop Cymru Wales dives into the notable and nuanced evolution of Welsh hip hop history and its impact, exploring the intimate road map to an incredible and powerful culture that's still enduring and changing lives today. A live exhibition coming Summer 2023 at the National Museum Cardiff in partnership with Avant Cymru supported by Heritage Lottery Fund Wales and Great Western Railway

Fly Fidelity Presents Hip Hop Cymru Wales (S1, Episode Four Feat. Monkey nka Elmono) Jan 15, 2023

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Within hip-hop DJing and turntablism circles Joel Lipman is a legend of epic proportions. DJ, producer, record-maker, Joel’s meticulous dedication to his craft stretches back to his role as a member of the crew of DJs – Optimas Prime – under the moniker Monkey. In this intimate conversation, we discuss his come up permeating hip hop in wales as one of the most skilled scratch DJ’s and making music today as Elmono. Credits: Paul "DJ PR-1" Robles, Peter "Parker" Hall aka Neuropol, Marcus "DJ Cuz" Wood, Rob "Joe Blow" Picton, Matt "Junior Disprol" Herbert, and Alfred "Daedelus" Darlington Produced by: Dale Lewis and Luke Bailey for Fly Fidelity Media Art direction: Lloyd Bailey Special thanks to Friendly Rich(The Tom Green Show) and Matt "Junior Disprol" Herbert About: From the producers of Fly Fidelity comes a candid and celebratory history of Welsh Hip Hop—featuring long-form, neglected and under-documented tales from Wales. Hosted by Luke Bailey, Hip Hop Cymru Wales dives into the notable and nuanced evolution of Welsh hip hop history and its impact, exploring the intimate road map to an incredible and powerful culture that's still enduring and changing lives today. A live exhibition coming Summer 2023 at the National Museum Cardiff in partnership with Avant Cymru supported by Heritage Lottery Fund Wales and Great Western Railway

Fly Fidelity Presents Hip Hop Cymru Wales (S1, Episode Three Feat. Dek Masha Slicer - Man) Jan 08, 2023

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This week we are featuring a chat with former member of Headcase Ladz and Goatboy—Swansea based turntablist and producer Dek Masha Slicer Man. Known as a chief pioneer of hip-hop in Wales, Slicer has uncompromisingly revolutionised the scope and sound of Welsh rap permeating the Welsh musical landscape and beyond! On this episode, we discuss his wonky and wonderful career and everything between! Credits: Dek Masha-Slicer Man, Rhys "Eggsy" Hutchings, Alfy "DJ Demo" Rossi, Andy Cowan (Hip Hop Connection), Marcus "DJ Cuz" Wood and Kaptin Barrett. Produced by: Dale Lewis and Luke Bailey for Fly Fidelity Media Art direction: Lloyd Bailey Special thanks to Friendly Rich (The Tom Green Show) About: From the producers of Fly Fidelity comes a candid and celebratory history of Welsh Hip Hop—featuring long-form, neglected and under-documented tales from Wales. Hosted by Luke Bailey, Hip Hop Cymru Wales dives into the notable and nuanced evolution of Welsh hip hop history and its impact, exploring the intimate road map to an incredible and powerful culture, that's still enduring and changing lives today. A live exhibition coming Summer 2023 at the National Museum Cardiff in partnership with Avant Cymru supported by Heritage Lottery Fund Wales and Great Western Railway

Fly Fidelity Presents: Hip Hop Cymru Wales (S1, Episode Two Feat. DJ Excel nka Bad Meaning Good) Jan 01, 2023

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Now known as Bad Meaning Good, the iconic turntablist formerly known as DJ Excel is the next guest to join this very special episode of Hip Hop Cymru Wales. We sat down with the five time DMC finalist to discuss over three decades of experience and iconic-battles, including the DMC Championships and Vestax, as well as inventing the Twiddle Scratch/Crab scratch, and more! Credits: Miaer "Bad Meaning Good (fka DJ Excel)" Lloyd, Alfy "DJ Demo" Rossi, Richard "DJ Q-bert" Quitevis, John "Cutmaster Swift" Swift and Morgan Khan. Produced by: Dale Lewis and Luke Bailey for Fly Fidelity Media Art direction: Lloyd Bailey Special thanks to Friendly Rich (The Tom Green Show)and DW Smith About: From the producers of Fly Fidelity comes a candid and celebratory history of Welsh Hip Hop—featuring long-form, neglected and under-documented tales from Wales. Hosted by Luke Bailey, Hip Hop Cymru Wales dives into the notable and nuanced evolution of Welsh hip hop history and its impact, exploring the intimate road map to an incredible and powerful culture, that's still enduring and changing lives today. A live exhibition coming Summer 2023 at the National Museum Cardiff in partnership with Avant Cymru supported by Heritage Lottery Fund Wales and Great Western Railway

Fly Fidelity Presents: Hip Hop Cymru Wales (S1, Episode One Feat. DJ Jaffa) Dec 24, 2022

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Welcome to the first episode of Hip Hop Wales Cymru Podcast. This episode, Cardiff based DJ and producer, Jason "Jaffa" Farrell is our first honorary guest, joining us to discuss his unique journey and enduring career. Known for rocking jams during hip hop's earliest development, Jaffa leveraged his success as a local staple into a permanent position as one of Wales' most recognised DJ's today. From recording with Jive Records as one half of Just The Duce, to attempting the world record for the longest continuous DJ marathon, to hosting a bi-weekly radio show, This That & The Third, Jaffa has remained a consistent force in hip hop for almost four decades. Credits: Jason "DJ Jaffa" Farrell, Ed "Mr Phormula" Holden, Sophie "LilMiz" Barras, Jonathan "Johnny B" Burgess, Tom "Killer Tom" Clugston, Ben "DW Smith" Cook, Huw Stephens, Robert "Joe Blow" Picton, Terry "Rapster-Tee" Cooper, Jaya Had a Dream, Samuel "Mudmowth" Jones, Ricardo "DJ Comfort" Banks, Kwam Chang, Mark "Bad Belly" Lang, Paul "Rollo", Motion Dance, Pete "Pedro", Joseph "Joe Dirt" Barker, Miles Day, Gem Squires, Dave Akton, Dek-Masha Slicer Man, Tom Wallace, Neil "DJ Lok" Archer, Roy "DJ Moneyshot" Spencer, MC Mercury, Kaptin Barrett. Produced by: Dale Lewis and Luke Bailey for Fly Fidelity Media Art direction: Lloyd Bailey Special thanks to Matt "Junior Disprol" Herbert and Friendly Rich (The Tom Green Show) About: From the producers of Fly Fidelity comes a candid and celebratory history of Welsh Hip Hop—featuring long-form, neglected and under-documented tales from Wales. Hosted by Luke Bailey, Hip Hop Cymru Wales dives into the notable and nuanced evolution of Welsh hip hop history and its impact, exploring the intimate road map to an incredible and powerful culture, that's still enduring and changing lives today. A live exhibition coming Summer 2023 at the National Museum Cardiff in partnership with Avant Cymru supported by Heritage Lottery Fund Wales and Great Western Railway

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