Hailing from Wrocław, Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudlo formed Skalpel in 1998 through a mutual love of musical tastes and an admiration of one another’s production style. In 2000 Igor Pudlo interviewed DJ Vadim for Klan (a Hip-Hop publication based out of Poland), which ultimately led to the Ninja Tune artist inviting Skalpel to tour with him and the Russian Percussion band throughout Poland. After releasing their CD-R “Polish Jazz”, Cichy and Pudlo signed with Ninja Tune to release their critically acclaimed self-titled debut album in 2004. Riding high, the duo unleashed their second LP “Konfusion” in 2005, which was welcomed with praises by publications such as JazzTimes for their detailed production.
Charlie Baldwin, better known as the producer Kasket, was destined to create music. After all, it's in his genes...literally. The son of legendary jazz guitarist Ray Russell, Kasket's production aesthetics flow in the same vein as jazz, yet also include inspiration from branches of electronic music such as drum and bass, dubstep, house music, as well as Hip-Hop, ultimately morphed into his distinct sound.
Charlie Baldwin, better known as the producer Kasket, was destined to create music. After all, it's in his genes...literally. The son of legendary jazz guitarist Ray Russell, Kasket's production aesthetics flow in the same vein as jazz, yet also include inspiration from branches of electronic music such as drum and bass, dubstep and house music, as well as Hip-Hop, ultimately morphed into his distinct sound.
Words by Art Jefferson
Photos by Daniel Hafner, Garfield Trummer, courtesy of Simon/off
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