Denzil Bell
Black Sky Thinking
Biblical Verse: How Grime And Christianity Intersect
As a teenager, Denzil Bell felt that his religious beliefs and his love of grime were incompatible – until he heard the lyrics of Ghetts and Stormzy. As Ghetts releases a new LP, Bell explores the relationship between Christianity and grime
Black Sky Thinking
Biblical Verse: How Grime And Christianity Intersect
As a teenager, Denzil Bell felt that his religious beliefs and his love of grime were incompatible – until he heard the lyrics of Ghetts and Stormzy. As Ghetts releases a new LP, Bell explores the relationship between Christianity and grime
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Searching Questions: iLL BLU Interviewed
Denzil Bell asks James Grant and Darius Ellington-Forde their perspective on the use of stop and search targeting the black community, as well as the future of drill music, the funky house revival and their forthcoming debut album The BluPrint
A Quietus Interview
Searching Questions: iLL BLU Interviewed
Denzil Bell asks James Grant and Darius Ellington-Forde their perspective on the use of stop and search targeting the black community, as well as the future of drill music, the funky house revival and their forthcoming debut album The BluPrint
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The Ancestor’s Tale: An Interview With Richard Dawson
According to the title of his 2005 debut album, Richard Dawson is a Sings Songs And Plays Guitar kind of guy. The truth, as you might imagine, is a damn sight more expansive. On the eve of a UK tour, he speaks to Scott McKeating about counterpoints and community
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“Honey, Everything Is Marketing” – An Interview With Honey Dijon
Nobody lives house music and its many contradictions like Honey Dijon. From soundtracking the catwalks of Louis Vuitton to playing at Panorama Bar, she straddles different worlds with deceptive ease but being a black trans artist is not an easy path to tread, says Manu Ekanayake
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No Hidden Agenda: The Return Of Interpol
This September, Interpol release their new album El Pintor. It's both their first in four years and their first without founding bassist Carlos Dengler. In an exclusive interview, Matt Foster meets Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler and Sam Fogarino to find out how they dealt with losing a band member and to talk about a record that fully encases both sides of their personality
