Benjamin James is a contributor at Oscillator and Factory. He’s also the founder of Ziggy Ziggy, a music brand that celebrates on-chain music culture – named after one Ziggy Stardust. He’s also a writer for Billboard and a former artist and producer. He used to run a small record label in the north of the UK, where he joined forces with a brother-sister combo of vocalists and started a group called Mausi. Together they built a career as artists, touring with big names like Charli XCX and Rudimental before succumbing to the suppressive power of a major label.
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Music Mentions
- David Bowie
- The Cure
- Talking Heads
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- The Strokes
- “Meet Me in the Bathroom” by Lizzy Goodman
- LCD Soundsystem
- Interpol
- Faithless
- The Clooney (Newcastle)
- Polarsets
- SoundCloud
- Hype Machine
- Mausi
- Charli XCX
- RAC
- Future Tape
- Neon Gold Records
- Water & Music
- Catalog
- Factory.fm
- Oscillator
- Spotify
- Arcade Fire
Q&A
- Little Simz
- XL Records
- Jamie xx
- Boards of Canada
- Black Dave
Discovering music today (34:20):
- Soulection
- COLORS
- Factory.fm
First album ever purchased (35:45):
- “Marshall Mathers LP” by Eminem
Most recent album purchased (35:55):
- “Wet Leg” by Wet Leg
Artists discovered in the past year (37:45):
- Samara Cyn
- Flying Lotus
- King Hannah
Desert island discs (48:28):
- “Disintegration” by The Cure
- “XX” by The XX
- “In Rainbows” by Radiohead
