Phil Stroman: Soulman's World Of Beats

[Ian Townsend]

I've been doing some homework on Soulman's World Of Beats as it appears from talking to collectors and Dexters that it was another influential factor on crate- digging and boots in the mid-90s. Spent some time this morning reading through his archived articles from Rap Sheet magazine starting in 1994.

A couple of collectors I spoke to told me they would avidly read his articles and then go out and source his recommendations.

Articles start from April 1994 here (http://www.mhat.com/worldofbeats/)


(Apologies to everyone here who already knows all this stuff... I'm still catching up with the decade I spent being a single dad!)

[llmod1]

Thanks for reminding me about these. I remember printing all these off and putting them in a folder. Many happy hours of reading and research!

[mr sayers]

Great stuff Ian mate, Ive got Nige to thank for hipping me to them back in the day.:cool: Odd looking back at these cos back then this was kinda cutting edge knowledge, now in the internet age a lot of these records are taking for granted, funny how times change!

[feenix]

Soulstrut are this week reminiscing on Soulman's World of Beats (http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/75643/) too and here's where Phill ( two l's) is at now.

That Real Schitt (http://www.thatrealschitt.com/)

[feenix]

Interview with Soulman (http://www.mhat.com/phatdrumloops/interviews/soulman.asp) from 1999 by the guy who sorted out his website.