Stop & Chat

GEORGE HALL

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? Favourite Album at the moment: Pharoah Sanders - Thembi Locally... SHAKU, Long Legged Creatures, Mansion of Snakes, Suppertime, B-ahwe, Yaatri, Project Hilts, Necktr, Mamilah, HEV Not so locally... Pharoah Sanders, Ikebe Shakedown, Moses Boyd, Ashley Henry, Sampa the Great, Floating Points, Kadhja Bonet

BEST THING ABOUT LEEDS? There’s an amazing music/arts scene. There are loads of like-minded creative people in such a small area. There’s a really diverse range of cultures.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? Rule number 1 - Always back yourself. Rule number 2 - Always know yourself. Rule number 3 - Always bring a towel.

FAV PLACE TO HANG OUT IN LEEDS? Home of the Leafeater - Belgrave Music Hall

MASIE DIQUE

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? According to my Spotify a lot of Gospel (Pastor T.L. Barrett, Twinkie Clark) a chunk of Khurangbin, Dusty Springfield, Habibi Funk and a curveball in the shape of Mariah Carey and Dido. A mix.

BEST THING ABOUT LEEDS? Good food, great people, cheap Ubers.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? Why did I agree to this interview?

FAV PLACE TO HANG OUT IN LEEDS? Woodhouse Ridge, best walk in the city, Kapow Coffee or H.P.B.C.

ERUCHIE DJ

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? A lot to be honest, but recently been rinsing Ojerime, Keyah/Blu, Pa Salieu, Pop Smoke, Anunaku, Quirke.

BEST THING ABOUT LEEDS? The range of creativity within the various communities. Musically you’ve got OnRo, Small Talk, Stretchy, Sable, Seasons, Equaliser, NotExotic, Love Muscle killing it. Then alternatively collectives like Misrepresented also setting pace.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? Lentils are lowkey underrated.

FAV PLACE TO HANG OUT IN LEEDS? Belgrave, Tribe, Headrow House.

RUBY/ MAMA MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?

Disco. Funk. Soul. Anything that makes me need to move. Currently; Sly and the Family Stone, Sheila E, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Quincy Jones, Donna Summer, Diana Ross! Also ‘Strange’ by Celeste got me feeling some way recently.

BEST THING ABOUT LEEDS? Leeds never makes you who you don’t want to be. There’s never any competition to be more elite than your peers. There is a sense of mutual respect between creatives without turning into a race.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? That I need to spend more time away from the city centre. Recently walked around Otley Chevin, next on the list is Hebden Bridge, Skipton and Pontefract Castle.

FAVE PLACE TO HANG OUT IN LEEDS? Hyde Park Book Club. Great food, perfect gigs and shows, and a homely atmosphere.

DUBRUNNER (STRETCHY DANCE SUPPLY) FITNESS INSTRUCTOR

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? Breaka, Adam Pits, Sourpuss, Scuffed Recordings, Iration Steppas and all the new bangers that have just come into Tribe Records

BEST THING ABOUT LEEDS? Stretchy Dance Supply ;) Dancefloor Aerobics

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? When is Leeds going to get a Monorail? (for real tho)

FAV PLACE TO HANG OUT IN LEEDS? Tribe Records, Outlaws, Hyde Park Book Club and that sofa by the decks in Belgrave

BETH KAY EVERYMAN CINEMA / INEQUALITIES MSC STUDENT LEEDS UNI

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? Keeping it local… Happa – Blue 07, Jellyskin – Half Pedal, Treeboy & Arc – Concept, Happy People – Siegfried

BEST THING ABOUT LEEDS? I can’t fault much about Leeds, but I’m certainly not averse to its cheap pints and beautiful people to drink them with.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? Can’t stop thinking about Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite. Such a powerful film, up there with Queen & Slim for my favourite 2020 releases.

FAV PLACE TO HANG OUT IN LEEDS? Leeds Liverpool canal