interview

03/04/04
brought to you by pieman

earl zinger

earl zinger

ok, so we interviewed him about his 2 banks of 4 album recently. but any excuse is welcome to invoke a stream of consciousness from the impenetrable mind of zinger. and even better if the excuse is a potty new album called 'Speaker Stack Commandments', out now on !k7. u need to hear it. its, well, its nuts. and charming. and joyous.

so someone (maybe me) thought it would be a good idea to find out what people really wanted to know. folk must be dying to know what makes the jazz jester tick, right? we cast out our net and mustered a whole brace of questions from some lonely freaks who hang out on message boards (thanks for that fellas), then we made the rest up ourselves. bizarrely, he actually replied...

Is east to west always best or is south to north the true course? beasily

are we talking head or booty,if you can get a booty nod then beasily your a better man than i

how long is a piece of Red Egyptian String? beasily

7' 12' or E.P/L.P format we also do coloured and extra heavy,also forthcoming on cassette, this is obviously longer and stronger than the rest - so fear not beasly the string we can fling can mek ya ring a ding a zing......sight

have the Caravan Club stolen Saturday night? beasily

if they have i'm sure it's comfortable - when we were young mum and dad had a V.W van you could go camping in .....so we did. And after holidays at butlins minehead then later to soul weekenders... "...i have only respek for the caravan crew."

what the funks a "skujaan" and where is the "yamamoto liance"? beasily

So the coup is it's dec and 2bo4 are playing in tokyo - i do a deal that i don't have to do the sound check if i do something to make up for it i think an int later. So, i have been getting into the skajan jackets  - these are baseball jackets that the americans had made in japan in the 40s 50s when the U.S was doing another spot of nation biulding. The japanese tailors tho took them to a whole next level - intrcate maps of japan and satin - works of art..... anyway the young japanese mafia started wearing them and to cut a long one short they now very expensive.... so i caught the tube (the yaminotae line)roung to a place weano to get one.... on the way meeting a girl with some 80s looking glasses on (cazals re;hip hop early 80s)Sooooooooooooooo it had to become a tune ....

what is your favourite thing from the chip shop? andrew lochhead

a plastic elvis a loch - infact round here we have one of the best fish and chipin london - cook it with grape oil dalston on the waste name of faulkners.Jewish owned as it is a jewish dish - full of knowledge me

do you think that you will ever find the perfect BASSLINE, Earl? zumen

well zuman you can only keep hunting - i managed to weld aswads warrior charge to the whit stripes 7 nation army in g minor the other day and their two heavy bass lines.had to put on the protective clothing - thought something might blow........

are hats a neccessity to properly understand 'jazz'? zumen

all depends on the hat,as c says everyman needs a crown,not alot of hats in british jazz so maybe not.but monk got certain selection,then again coltrane didn't really cover - miles did then did'nt - but truth b known zumen never trust a man without a hat or woman without a wrap

what is the capital of Tibet? zumen

norfolk - little known fact yet true. big up tibet and not wanting to rant but free it up aswell - see beastie boys for more info

how much should you charge for the 'best session EVER'? zumen

well thats the point zuman innit - you never actually get to the best session coz it is the best session - it's only the one you don't go to that becomes the best - what was it like you ask - best session ever they allways say - what else ...because it's the one you missed ..............ah zuman i'm trying not to be bitter earl zinger

what's the big idea? pieman

very alan partridge pies - but..... um ....it wasn't me and if it was i did'nt meen it...honest

whos your favourite emcees? pieman

papa levi / remix / yellowman / scwartzkoff / renk / abstrakt / bomba / infinite lives / ninjaman / stix / dynamite / shaka / originals

do u wear your hat in bed? pieman

you seen xmass story with scrooge - and he gets woken by ghost of xmass past - he's wearing some 1700 night shirt and droopy the dwarf hat .......... "...thats a strong look and it's what i wear ..........so respek me"

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femi you even find me here !!! by the way is there any word yet on that other 25gs i gave you ......ps hope the kids are better now and the money helped,i want to come and see the house - is it finished ....send a picture

what are your favourite 2 banks (please choose from the following or enter your own)? south bank /natwest / banks of the river seine / sand bank / hsbc / blood bank / lloyds / halifax / sperm bank / the banks family from the fresh prince of bel-air / blankety bank / jeff 'i love me' banks / rob da bank snickers

snickers your nuts ........boom boom.... yeh i specialise in some basil brush type of shit ........anyway is this a midland banker type of question what about tony banks - banks of the nile - tyra banks their we go right there...tyra banks with rob de banks hair ooo nasty it's gone all aphex twin leave it at tyra mmmmmmm thats better

do u miss being in Midnight Oil? wrongtom robinson band

no,thats too cryptic - hav'nt seen the film or listend to the lyrik midnight oil ??? is it one of mine ????

listen to the album at k7