Walsall-born Goldie to release first studio album in 20 years
Walsall-born DJ Goldie will release his first studio album for almost 20 years this week.
The Black Country icon's new 16 track record The Journey Man will be able to buy from this Friday (June 16).
It is the musician's first album since Saturnz Return came out in 1998 – in which he co-wrote the track Truth with David Bowie.
The 51-year-old, known as Clifford Joseph Price, spent much of his youth growing up in Wolverhampton’s Heath Town. Since, he has won a MOBO and MBE among other accolades.
From children’ s homes in the West Midlands through stints in New York and Miami as one of the UK’ s most celebrated exponents of graffiti art to rubbing shoulders to an exceptional list of musical collaborators including David Bowie and Noel Gallagher – he has been one of the most influential figures in British music over the last 30 years.
He said: “In my music is everything I’ve learned, everyone I’ve met, everything I’ve experienced.”
“I often look at music not so much as a producer but like a director. You’re drawing together engineers, performers and arrangers to create something special, something magical. It’s like alchemy.
"The notes, the music, the lyrics, they’re all in my head and each element has to be communicated and brought to life to create the finished track.
"I’m always inspired by great movie directors – people like Stanley Kubrick and PT Anderson – and, if you think about it, it’s quite a similar approach. They start off with a vision and then they use that vision to deploy the actors and the cameramen and the editors in order to create the finished film.”
The album comprises two parts, 16 brand new tracks in total, all written and produced by Goldie. It also features a host of collaborators handpicked by Goldie to help realise his vision for the album.
Some of the tracks on the new album include Horizons (feat. Swindle), Prism, Mountains and I Think Of You.
Goldie was a member of breakdance crew called the Bboys before making his name as a graffiti artist.
He then went on to be a leading light as a drum and bass and jungle artist during the 1990s. Four years ago he exhibited a collection of his art work, called Lostribes.
The artist will tour the new album later this year on The Journey Man Tour – including a date at the Civic Hall in Wolverhampton with the Heritage Orchestra on November 23.
He will also perform before that at Made Festival in Birmingham on July 29.
Speaking ahead of the tour Goldie said: “This will be one of a kind – a culmination of everything past, present and future in my music, like it has never been heard before, live. I’ve got the absolute best of the best on stage with me and we’re going to create something new right in front of your eyes.”
