"A lot of time's passed since then, and now the production's got much better, we've got more ideas, more people in the crew, so it's a big improvement, and you'll hear that soon. The Novation's for the bass, while the Proteus and Triton are used for all sorts of noises and sounds. Created by Swiss, from the UK hip hop and garage group So Solid Crew, Black Pound Day is in response to the murder of George Floyd, sparking worldwide BLM protests. "I'm influenced by my own crew — people like AC Burrell and Oxide. I can say that the reason I still work with Roy is because he is a professional at what he does and also full of wisdom and knowledge. “We have a receipt function on our website, so when people spend money with black-owned businesses, they can upload their receipts showing the purchases they have made. Although So Solid Crew's records certainly have a distinctive sound, it doesn't seem to stem from extensive tweaking of synth patches or mangling of samples. You may login with either your assigned username or your e-mail address. Growing up together on a tough estate in Battersea, South London, So Solid Crew formed as a collective of MCs and producers united by the burgeoning underground 2-step garage craze - a form of dance and hip hop music based around jungle, drum'n'bass and urban styles. Trying to find vintage wireless microphone. 21 Seconds [Explicit] So Solid Crew. ', "In this studio, the stuff that I'm doing with them is mostly writing and tracking, so the sound stuff isn't really coming until the end of the tracks, and then we'll use plug-ins to change and distort the sounds slightly. "This track here, I started it yesterday and it's almost finished," laughs Swiss, while Darren starts the sequence running in Logic. So Solid knocked down barriers and opened doors to create more opportunities not just for the scene but for black music. Black Pound Day is the brainchild of Swiss – a member of So Solid Crew. Another hit, "They Don't Know", reached number three in November 2001 and "Haters" got to number eight in January 2002. PS. "The So Solid sound is raw anyway, so when you go into the studio, you know you have to come raw," says Swiss. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2003 CD release of "2nd Verse" on Discogs. "I don't come in to the studio to do lyrics straight away. They work really fast — they'll just go 'Right, I've got an idea in my head,' put something down and then you've got a few seconds to get it sounding like a track, as well as do some programming and recording as well. It is therefore no surprise that they chose to put on an anniversary tour, celebrating 21 years with 21 songs. I'm not trying to speak American, I'm representing the UK flavour and the UK accent, whatever. "They'll flow a whole verse at a time. Most studios have really got the same things anyway. Occasionally I've had to retime double-tracked vocals slightly, but they'll do a whole verse as a flow, and no drop-ins. Black people make up 3.3 per cent of the UK population but only run 0.67 per cent of UK businesses. This was one of our first performances on #JoolsHolland not sure sure where Harvey & Asher was on this day but this experience was a special one ya mad #SoSolidCrew on this iconic show. "This kind of music is quite regimented," says Darren. The resurgence of BLM has pushed racial inequality to the forefront calling on the wider community to make long-term commitments to respond directly to systematic racism. "We deserve this day, something that should have been done a very long time ago.". x2 (whisper: Swiss, Harv. ", Nor is he particularly fussy about his choice of sequencer, although he's been working with Logic Audio at the Dairy and likes it: "Logic makes it that little bit easier. For hip-hoppy stuff that's got more of a groove to it, I'd tend to use an MPC to program the drums on. “I've experienced a bit of pushback with people asking, ‘what about white pound day?’ But what they don’t realise is that every day is white pound day. "We just like flick through the sounds and whatever goes, we use. I’ve always been part of the protest community but in this instance, we needed something productive to come out of this. Web site designed & maintained by PB Associates & SOS. So Solid Crew were bling, and their name was used to brand a ghetto culture comprising drugs, guns and Cristal champagne that seemed new to … Don't misrepresent your country. I didn't always produce. Once again, speed is the most important factor, and Swiss likes to get his ideas going as quickly as possible. Founded by music artist Swiss (of So Solid Crew fame), Black Pound Day aims to encourage people to shop from and spend money with local and online UK black-owned businesses, by replacing your usual purchases with services and products from black-owned businesses. Their hit singles include "Oh No (Sentimental Things)" and "21 Seconds", the latter reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 2001. So I bought some decks and starting practising. Created by Swiss, from the UK hip hop and garage group So Solid Crew, Black Pound Day is in response to the murder of George Floyd, sparking worldwide BLM protests. "I always write in the studio. Other than that, however, Swiss isn't fussy about choice of studios or equipment. The majority of our economy is white. When their planned tour of the UK had to be pulled after several venues banned them from appearing, some critics drew comparisons with The Sex Pistols. More recently, Swiss has released the throwback track 'So Solid' and even teamed up with fellow So Solid member Ashley Walters for the grime track 'Finish Him'. Regular stints as a DJ honed his skills on turntables and microphone, but when he went into the studio for the first time, he brought with him nothing but the determination to make a track of his own — he didn't even have an idea as to what he wanted to do, let alone a lyric or a melody. 04:32. I'm a quick learner.". When you build a track, you bring it to the office at a meeting, and get everyone's opinion. Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox. Sometimes choruses will get spun in, but the actual main flow they'll do in one take.". Stream or … "They themselves do most of the drum programming, mostly in Logic, they don't really use an MPC or anything like that. ", The track Swiss and Darren are working on when I visit them at the Dairy shows a definite move away from the sound of They Don't Know towards a more hip-hop feel, with an obvious nod to the likes of Dr. Dre. Over the years that followed So Solid Crew was formed, with Swiss as one of the founding members. Taking place on the first Saturday of every month, it has inspired other black-owned campaigns such as #IAMBOB, a week-long Twitter campaign, launched by the Daily Mirror and other Reach titles to highlight black-owned businesses up and down the country. Yo, blow, another nigga, I wanna get cold, I'm gonna flip, I'm gonna flip into flip mode. You know when you stay out too late and you come home to see your dad waiting at the door. The situation is bleaker in the UK as 30 per cent of Black businesses are making a loss. ", The So Solid Crew emphasis is very much on performance, and although every vocal is double-tracked to make it sound more forceful, there's an absolute minimum of editing and comping. Engineer and programmer Darren Nash has been working with Swiss and other So Solid Crew members at the Dairy since last October. "Most of the tracks on the first So Solid album are very old," insists Swiss. View this post on … A full-range monitoring system like that in Dairy's Studio Two is, however, essential when dealing with the kinds of low-frequency content involved — They Don't Know is not what you might call a headphone album. [x2] / So solid, big... / I'm gonna bust, you're gonna rhyme / I'm gonna bust, you're gonna rhyme / I'm gonna bust, you're gonna rhyme / So solid crew (bang Your information will be used in accordance with our, So Solid Crew's Swiss who founded Black Pound Day has called on companies to 'support the growth of the UK Black economy', There is a £3.2bn UK pay gap for between Black, Asian and ethnic minority workers and white colleagues doing the same work. In some of the tracks the bass is the track, almost, it swallows up nearly all the space in the track, and it's a feature, it's part of their sound.". The idea is for people to make a conscious effort to spend money at black-owned businesses, either physically or online. The clattering drums and low-slung bass lines recall jungle and similar British urban dance music, while the vocals reflect the influence of American hip-hop and R&B. They released a single, "Broken Silence" in 2003 whic… I've got a setup at home, I've got like a mixing desk, I've got a Proteus, I've got a Supernova, I've got a sampler and a keyboard, but it's not set up properly — I'm just waiting to move out of my house, because I still live at home. The original album version featured just one rapper, the confident rising star MC Swiss. Like many of his counterparts in So Solid Crew, Swiss contributes in several roles, as producer, writer and MC/vocalist: and like most of them, he came to music production through radio. Like most of his So Solid Crewmates, he does nearly all of his writing and programming in the studio. DJ Swiss believes that campaigns such as Black Pound Day and #IAMBOB are vital to close the £3.2bn the UK pay gap for Black, Asian and ethnic minority workers compared to white colleagues doing the same work. x2) VERSE 1: (HARVEY) Your friends close, and your enemies closer, I'm gonna give you a lyrical dose-a, I'm the real, i'm a lyrical loaner, loamer, up on the microphone-a, I dedicate this one to the raver, Bradley tragically died in 2019 when he was shot outside his home, Strictly’s Aljaž Škorjanec admits it was 'heartbreaking' without live audience in 2020, EXCLUSIVE: Strictly Come Dancing professional Aljaž Škorjanec said it's 'massively important' for fans of the show to be present in the studio for the 2021 series, Lauren Goodger accused by trolls of faking pregnancy because bump 'hasn't changed', Lauren Goodger revealed that she received a cruel message in which she was accused of faking her pregnancy. So Solid Crew (Swiss on the far left) arrives at the nominations launch for the MOBO Awards in London in 2013. "It's much easier that way! Most of the leads and basses are, therefore, presets from one of his favoured modules, and when they are twisted around or distorted, it's much more likely to be through plug-ins applied in Logic at a later stage once the basic track has taken shape. "It's quite good at regimented stuff. Because most of us came from the radio, and some of us were MCs from back in the day when jungle was big, we're not new to it, we've been doing it for a long time. Broken Version. "That's basically why I'm coming up with some rap shit now, 'cause there ain't no-one out there who's really doing anything. We welcome donations of *food, warm clothing and essentials* so we can ... redistribute and supply items to the homeless, vulnerable and elderly. On ‘Broken Silence’ MC Swiss effortlessly and eloquently paints a bleak and stark image of their lives, and the day to day struggles they encounter. "Those two modules are really me. I do use the [DDA] desk as well as Logic, though. They actually left that radio station and went to start up their own one, and by that time I was getting all right, so I was the first DJ on the new radio station.". So Solid Crew. This month’s Black Pound Day is on Saturday, 7th November. Their music is a brutal blend of high-pitched beats, subsonic bass and minimalist synth melody, overlaid with rapping and female vocal licks. Often the drums get left to free run, though, because they tend to do a bit of programming during the mix, just breaks and fills. he laughs. Principal sound sources for Swiss productions, as for most of the So Solid Crew, are Akai samplers and the Emu Proteus 2000, which are used for drums, along with the Novation Supernova, which provides most of the bass sounds that are so central to their productions. So Solid Crew Live On The Iconic Jools Holland Show. “I felt the protests were justified but to what ends? Although popular myth would have it that MIDI timing on Macs and PCs is never as tight as it was in the good old days when programmers used Ataris / MPCs / Linn Drums / woolly mammoth tusks, both Darren and Swiss seem perfectly happy to use Logic, running on a G4, for everything. Founded by music artist Swiss (of So Solid Crew fame), Black Pound Day aims to encourage people to shop from and spend money with local and online UK black-owned businesses, by replacing your usual purchases with services and products from black-owned businesses. Their music is as raw as anything from the streets of New York or LA, but it's also defiantly rooted in London. The music producer came up with the idea of Black Pound Day, twelve years ago, which resurfaced during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the anti-racism protests in the wake of George Floyd’s killing. They won't even comp together different takes. It's helping to address issues. The idea is for people to make a conscious effort to spend money at black-owned businesses, either physically or online. The contents of this article are subject to worldwide copyright protection and reproduction in whole or part, whether mechanical or electronic, is expressly forbidden without the prior written consent of the Publishers. Logic's really the best for me, but I've used Cubase before, and I've used an MPC before — it's all right, but I find the keyboard easier for programming. "I can't work without a Proteus and a Supernova now," he says. Something went wrong, please try again later. Forever Family is collecting items for those who are in need of essentials at this time. If they've got an idea already, they'll often know what they want the drums to sound like and bring them in and say 'These are the drums I want to use on this track. Great care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the preparation of this article but neither Sound On Sound Limited nor the publishers can be held responsible for its contents. I asked him what his role in the sessions was. Photo credit: Kiyla Court. Otherwise, everything starts to sound a little bit glassy. "Mostly, I'm recording vocals, getting things together, just sort of getting the mix happening. It's not hard to do, man. Fuck Wid Us Lyrics: Swiss, Harv. The views expressed are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the publishers. We're using the Proteus 2000, Korg Triton, and Novation Supernova. I'm just building the track, basically. And some, they've just come, but they catch on quick. In a group containing so many producers, all contributing to the common cause, there's a constant pressure to improve and develop. What are we going to get out of this? So Solid Crew. They tend not to want to meddle with things too much, but to keep it as natural and real as possible. ” — Megaman, So Solid Crew “When you think about it, we’re actually clashing our children. Solid Love . Face, So Solid Crew. So Solid Crew's Swiss who founded Black Pound Day, said he was 'happy' that a national newspaper was shining a light on Black British entrepreneurs. "It's great, because in a small studio like this, a few years ago, you would have struggled to find enough equipment to change sounds with and make things interesting, but you find you've got more than enough now, because you can do most of your stock stuff like compression and gating and a bit of EQing in Logic, and everything else is free. So Solid established Delight FM, a pirate radio station, in the summer of 1999 and Swiss… NEW INITIATIVE: Swiss from So Solid. "In this room, I tend to use the same path, which is Neumann M149 mic, Amek EQ and mic preamp, and Urei 1176 [the 1176 at the Dairy is actually a Purple Audio MC76 'clone']. Like the Pistols, So Solid Crew are the leading representatives of a massively popular underground movement, but that's where the similarity ends. So, solid. WOW -- Vangelis real-time orchestral performance on Wav... Who Invented the Diode Bridge Compressor. So, Solid. 'WeIre still together, just doing solo stuff,' Swiss explains. I got £200 and got myself in a studio, just to put myself on the spot really. But there is a personal experience that … I'll use anything.". Don't do what I did at first, and just go in there and not know what you're doing. "Ride Wid Us" was less successful (UK number 19 in April 2002). So Solid Crew's Swiss who founded Black Pound Day has called on companies to 'support the growth of the UK Black economy' (Image: Instagram) The … We've got some quick learners in the crew. All contents copyright © SOS Publications Group and/or its licensors, 1985-2021. It looks as though Swiss is here to stay. A few of us have got setups at home: AC Burrell's got a little setup at his house, Oxide's got his studio now, Shabz has got his little setup, so there's just a few of us, but most of us, even the ones with the setups, just come in the studio and do their thing from there. To get involved use the hashtag and tag the Daily Mirror for a retweet. For some of them I've used an SM58 as well, for a more shouty vocal. I'm gonna make your body reeling, oh with the lyrical feeling, wake up, never dreaming, a few Gs and we're gleaming, And with the MC others and the ravers believe in. Sef Naqui / DJ Swiss. Black-owned businesses are more likely to be rejected for an overdraft and charged higher interest rates than their white-owned counterparts, according to a 2013 report for the UK government by Warwick Business School. 27.3k Followers, 1,769 Following, 361 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from swiss (@swissworld_) The cast comprises So Solid Crew members, strongly featuring MC Swiss, Sef, Kaish, Asher D, Mr Shabz and Megaman, who are supported by an eclectic mix of extras made up actors and members of So Solid Crew’s wider community. It's like competition, and it's the same with the MCs as well. So Solid Crew, DJ Swiss & MC Harvey. Despite its success, the campaign has attracted a flurry of negative comments on social media. ", As well as handling some programming duties, setting up monitor mixes and the like, Darren's other main function is recording vocals. Indeed, such is the demand for So Solid Crew product that the 20 or so members of their ever-changing lineup are constantly busy, working in four or five London studios simultaneously. I’m proud of myself and proud of us as a community. We take drum sounds from all over the place: a lot of them are samples, some of them come out of the modules, so it's all 'Find a sound, doesn't matter where it comes from.' I'm gonna blow, you know I'm gonna explode, So solid crew on the road- oh no. I just do little melodies at home on the keyboard. Their legendary status is cemented in UK music history. The new Pro Tools 5's great, it's got really good sequencing stuff on it, but I think it'll probably be a while before it's up with Logic for an overall package combining recording and sequencing. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Second Verse - So Solid Crew on AllMusic - 2003 So, here’s your guide to what it is and how you can get involved. 3.3 out of 5 stars Stream or buy for $9.49. ", The perennial problem for British rappers is that they end up sounding like a pale imitation of their American heroes, and it's been suggested that So Solid Crew might be the group to change this. Swiss from garage collective So Solid Crew is behind Black Pound Day. To accompany this release the So Solid Crew have again broken from their tradition of high tech, special effects videos as … They're using a Novation Supernova a lot of the time for bass, and sometimes we stack different bass sounds on top of each other, so you get a really subby bass, and you get something with a nice middle, and you sort of use it as a jigsaw puzzle to get all the bass. Even worse, Black-owned businesses in the US are less likely to receive less than 1 per cent of venture capital as well as an investment from Angel investors. We need an equal and better society for everyone.”. We're doing all types of different music. 2. "I ain't feeling no British rapping at the moment," agrees Swiss. Other than that, however, Swiss isn't fussy about choice of studios or equipment. Sometimes the engineers have got some samples as well. “The campaign is very much welcomed as long as it’s on-going and there is a willingness to support in the good and bad times", added Swiss. Something both Swiss and Darren Nash are keen to emphasise is the speed with which So Solid Crew's contributors work. . So Solid Crew's Swiss urges organisations to help address pay gap amid Black Pound Day So Solid Crew's Swiss, who founded Black Pound Day, … Remarkably, the product of this first recording session, a track called 'Something New', made it onto They Don't Know. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2003 CD release of "2nd Verse" on Discogs. 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