Arthur Baker talks New Order, Electro-rap, and his career | Red Bull Music Academy
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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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Epic fail red bull! You could've licensed the use of the music for this video. Now it's unwatchable 😤
AB made so many incredible classic records that people will enjoy forever
Legend. This guy was so important.
IS
Loved this lecture so much. I miss the team! For those wondering, this was recorded Sept 2007, in Toronto. I was there. Shout out Chairman Mao.
Where in Toronto was this taped?
@@CS-sf1rz At the Red Bull offices, downtown Toronto.
Arthur is a bona fide legend producer. His energy and passion for music is still undimmed. There's a great interview with him on ep25 of the Electronically Yours podcast with Martyn Ware.
Marley Marl credits Arthur, as his original mentor. Salute
That was an awesome interview! Thank you for this. Arthur was the man in the 80's.
Walking on sunshine is a House music classic
People talk about Dr Dre being the best producer. This man right here changed Breakin forever that paved the way for such producers.
DR DRE IS THIS GUYS LITTLE FINGER NAIL
@@alexomeltschenko2193 very well said my friend. You just summed it up
@@Vamanaswastika thank you .. I never meant to use shouty caps though lol
@@alexomeltschenko2193 hahah it's all good. But it would've sounded great either way
First off Dre aint the best producer nobody is plus Arthur was doing alotta dance and electronic beats and music he aint change shit Profile had Larry Smith, there were guys like Marley Marl Rick Duke Booty on Sugar Hill and other producers that did historical hip hop music
Great Lecture, thank you!
Please invite also for the lecture series: Kool Herc, Grandmaster Caz, Sha-Rock, Grandwizard Theoidore, kurtis Blow, Kool Moe Dee & Melle Mel.
Maurice Twigt DJ Magic Mike
@@RawUndergroundMusic yes miami bass pioners
Baker: These clubs were popular in 1976, i don't know if you remember them. Interviewer(guessing, born in 95): Uhhhh
I'd love to see Chris Barbosa and Mark ligett on here!
Chris is awesome ❤
This dude’s a legend and for sure he’s still paid…
Dam, this dude is classic, never heard of him till 20 minutes ago. Been a dj for 40 years...lol
FUCK .. MAN!! THATS LIKE SAYING YOU HAVE A BIBLE BUT NEVER HEARD OF JESUS!!
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How have you never hear of him? HOW!?
WTF Arthur baker has a catalogue of hits you must of been in a coma
🥳👍🤟🙏🤙👅👁🦾👆✊🏾🙌👻👽🤡🤯🤯🤯love the history!!! New order brought me here .. xoxo 💋 frum 🇨🇦
Wen I first heard of Arthur Baker was in 1984 Breakers Revenge
I still listen to it once or twice a week… I love to blast it in traffic, windows down, just to see if anyone has any clue what I’m listening too… only the real ones know…
I wish TH-cam didn't have so strict copyright rules, so that you could play the full songs mentioned in this video. Disappointing to hear 5 seconds of Thieves Like Us, and then silence.
It's almost unwatchable. we can't see their interaction with the music, reaction etc 🤷
Probably better to hunt for an unedited version somewhere 😉
This must be an old interview because he is talking about MySpace, lol
What a legend ...1300STp
did he write the music though? who wrote the looking for the perfect beat riff?
John Robie
45:13 confusion!
THANK YOU!
Dude asking questions was the worst.
It’s like real music history is boring him...what a plug!
He really seems disinterested in his job and Arthur. What a twat. "A little band from England...." - he's talking about New Order there!!!
Maybe he was just uncomfortable on camera, or has Asperger's.
Or possibly Arthur was staring to deeply into his eyes 😅😂
Did he work with laswell ?
They co-produced the first Mick Jagger 12inch in 1985
...He reminds of a cool dude, named Fat Danny...
#PlanetRock
..this man is a certified genius and I still listen to his music 40 years later.. HOWEVER, ‘Looking for the Perfect Beat’ is absolutely terrible .. it’s simply does not compare to Breakers Revenge or Planet Rock…
this Asian dude seems to get soooooo put off by the drug use ..almost a straight disdain look on his face .. he doesn’t know that it’s fine to have your head in the clouds, as long as you keep your feet on the ground..
Yep, and he also probably thinks marijuana isn't a drug too 😂. Elitist Fascism.
Hip Hop are another aspect of musical decline as the many untalented people we hear on the radio can’t live without autotune. Autotune artificially stretches or slurs sounds in order to get it closer to center pitch. Many of today’s pop musicians and rappers could not survive without autotune, which has become a sort of musical training wheels. But unlike a five-year-old riding a bike, they never take the training wheels off to mature into a better musician. Dare I even bring up the subject of U2s guitarist “The Edge” who has popularized rhythmic digital delays synchronized to the tempo of the music? You could easily argue he’s more an accomplished sound engineer than a talented guitarist.
Today’s music is designed to sell, not inspire. Today’s artist is often more concerned with producing something familiar to mass audience, increasing the likelihood of commercial success (this is encouraged by music industry execs, who are notoriously risk-averse).
I personally love Bill Bailey's dig at U2. Where he demonstrated a catastrophic technical failure at a U2 gig where all his effects failed. He was just playing jingle bells.