VERSUS DYNAMIC SOUNDS – AUGUST 2013 / by Dan Keech

As this new project went from a rough live set to a real album, I kept working with Secret Weapon Dave. He became the backbone of the project, helping me find breaks and come up with blends and transitions. Mickey Free worked long hours with me, emulating echoes, distortions and tape saturation, all to give it that old-school feel.

I wrote all the rhymes for the project, for ten different voices. There were parts where I would record eight different people doing the same part, chasing after the perfect feel. I worked with people that I never worked with before, like Eze Jackson and CX Kidtronik.

The album got some decent press, for a self release. For our release show, I put together a five person lineup with Dave on the decks, Jones on the delays and Eze, Emily and I on the mics. The set worked like a charm, and I felt that my concept was fully realized.