![]() You can make shit so interesting with Ableton. And nowadays, it's too much fun shit to work with. I’ll just grab shit from movies a lot of the time: old Blaxploitation, all kinds of shit. You can sample anything, so I'm listening to everything. I just grew up listening to everything and – not like being forced to listen to gospel music – but I grew up in church and playing instruments. What do you look for when you dig for samples? Are you looking for music from a specific genre or era, or is it just what you happen to be listening to at the moment? Going into your process, you’ve talked in the past about the importance of digging for samples as a beat-maker. I got mad laptops that I need to get rid of. And I'll end up coming right back to and finish the shit up. A good 98% of the time, I'm in bed, and I'll just be going through some shit. Still got little kits on every one of ‘em. Just little set-ups – fuckin’ old laptops that I've got and I can still loop shit up on them or whatever. ![]() And what's fucked up is as soon as I think I'm about to go to sleep, that's when it gets crazy. If you meet everybody, they cook crazy every day.Ī lot of people admire you for the massive output of your catalog. Like, what else is there to do? I've been on it, because all the homies… I got the most competitive homies. I mean, of course I have my off days, but I'm always going. What keeps you inspired on a daily basis?įor me, I'm just in ‘go’ mode all day long. I don't know why people is in such a rush. So has the schedule changed at all for you since lockdown, or is it business as usual?īro, quarantine is regular over here. We chatted about his strategy in Live, the importance of keeping a laptop in as many rooms as possible, and what advice he would like to give to up-and-coming producers in 2020. Like the kid who mains Sagat, Ableton Live is Knxwledge’s character-of-choice in the beat-making game, and he’s mastered an arsenal of creative techniques that have produced one of hip-hop’s most prolific catalogs in the last decade. His sonic palette traverses everything from the gospel choirs of his youth to the street-rap scene in Philadelphia to his all-time favorite video game soundtracks, all while maintaining an unmistakable production aesthetic that uniquely and wholly belongs to him. Starting from his debut album, 2010’s Klouds, Knxwledge’s infectious blend of chopped loops over shuffling drums has brought him from Klipmode fame (his music collective-cum-supergroup with Suzi Analogue, MNDSGN, and Devonwho) to high-profile collaborations with Kendrick Lamar and Anderson. And before livestreaming was one of the only financial outlets for musicians amidst a global pandemic, Knxwledge was playing Street Fighter and making beats for his audience on Twitch. Long before staying inside was a mandate, Knxwledge was streaming it live with Earl Sweatshirt. “Quarantine is regular over here,” remarked the 32-year-old producer over a video call from his home studio. Knxwledge might be the only person on earth prepared for 2020. ![]()
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