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2Types with Tim Scott

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"After immersing himself in the burgeoning dance scene in London during the early nineties Tim Scott took his musical skills with him to Liverpool in 1994 where he continued to spin music. He enjoyed plenty of gigs during this time; however his record collection then lay dormant for a few years before picking up where he left off again in 2002. Re-inspired by the slow emergence of the nu-jazz and broken beat scene that was fusing together the genres he loved, Tim's style is to join the dots between different sounds in an exciting fashion. Heavily influenced by the sounds he heard as a regular at the then new Thats How It Is in London with Messrs Peterson, Lavelle and Wilcox and dancing the night away at the Blue Note, Tim was immediately attracted to left of centre dance music and the acid jazz scene. Today his musical taste is as broad as ever, and his ability to juxtapose genres is his trump card.

DJing isn't the sole focus of Tim's creativity; his productions are getting respect from those that know. Tim is also in Beats and Pieces on guitar as he leans ever further towards the role of a fully rounded musician, producer and DJ. His Soulfelt debut last year blew us away and since then he has played in The Magnet, Cargo, 3345, Cotton On, Bluu, and many other classy joints. His latest project is radio, with his first Reference Point programme getting a big response as Tim invited Greg Wilson to chew the fat as they explored the roots of modern dance music. After idolising the DJs in London during the acid jazz era Tim's own musical journey had its own Reference Point recently. When playing early doors at the Magnet Tim was spinning deep jazz to the slowly building crowd. There was only one person on the dancefloor at this point. It was Gilles Peterson.."

Written by Phil Charnock

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2types Presents The Heritage Orchestra

The Heritage Orchestra is something different in a world where that's an easy claim to make but harder to prove. Mixing up elements of jazz, funk, soul and big band with a traditional orchestra format, they have already built a formidable reputation on their sensational live performances. In June 2004 they were the biggest band ever to play in a UK club: in its current state the orchestra performs with at least 43 musicians on stage!

Chris Wheeler & Jules Buckley originally put the Heritage Orchestra together for the Heritage night at London's Cargo club. As two musicians fed up with the restrictions of their musical education at London's Guildhall, neither wanted to conform to the idea that they must keep their respective classical and jazz influences strictly separate so the Heritage club night had string quartets alongside broken beat DJs. They called upon fellow musicians who wanted to escape the treadmill of reinterpreting the music of long-dead composers and break out of the restrictions of the traditional orchestral format.

Earlier this year, they released their first album, "The Heritage Orchestra" on Gilles Peterson's new label, Brownswood Recordings. The LP consists mainly of original compositions with some big vocal tracks such as 'Tell Me Stories' and 'Sky Breaks' and a cover of collaborator Chris Bowden's awesome 1996 track 'Mothers and Daughters Now Mothers', originally released on Soul Jazz Records. The LP perfectly reflects their many and varied influences and is a great introduction to their sound.

This exclusive interview with Tim Scott for Samurai FM's 2types show was recorded backstage after their recent performance at the Liverpool Philharmonic. Jules Buckley, the Orchestra's conductor and main composer talks about the challenges of performing with such a band, how it all came together and what future plans are in place...

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