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The Purist
The Purist | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lawrence Lord |
| Born | Chichester, West Sussex, UK |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 2010 - present |
| Labels | Daupe! |
Lawrence Lord, professionally known as The Purist, is a British hip hop record producer and DJ from Chichester, West Sussex.[1] He has collaborated with various prominent American and British rappers including MF Doom, Westside Gunn, Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs, CasIsDead, Loyle Carner and Sonnyjim.[2][3]
Music media figures have called The Purist's productions "lush and sample heavy", "soulful Blaxploitation infused", "ethereal and eerie", and "cinematically moody".[1][4] [3] He has self described himself as a "purveyor of luxury rap beats".[5]
Lord also founded and works as creative director of record label Daupe!, which has released music featuring some of the above artists and others.
The Purist's production credits include contributions to the Mercury Award-nominated album Yesterday's Gone by Loyle Carner[6] and the album Famous Last Words by 2024 Brit Award winner CasIsDead.
Career and Works
Lord first heard hip hop at the age of 14 when a Swedish exchange student in his hometown played him Nas' Life's A Bitch from the album Illmatic. He then fully embraced U.S. hip hop and eventually began digging into the musical history behind the samples used to produce those tracks. By 21 he was producing his own music.[1]
He started working in the music industry in the mid 2000s. mostly making music outside of rap. However, he slowly began building up connections with American rappers through his blog Pyrex Scholar which showcased his crate digging sample style. That included with collaborating with Roc Marciano, Westside Gunn and Danny Brown.
In 2010, he decided to found the record label Daupe! to release some of his own collaborations and music from rappers he knew and liked. Daupe!'s ethos of quality over quantity in limited vinyl releases has gathered it a committed following over the years since, including a featured write up from distributor Bandcamp.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "A Pyrex Scholar: An Interview with UK Producer The Purist". Passion of the Weiss. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Weinstein, Max WeinsteinMax (2016-02-15). "Westside Gunn and The Purist Team Up for 'Roses Are Red...So Is Blood' EP - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ a b Kappal, Bhanuj. "Sonnyjim / The Purist: White Girl Wasted". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ a b "Quality Over Quantity: How Daupe! is Building a Hip-Hop Label That Lasts". Bandcamp Daily. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ Leask, Hugh (2018-02-08). "Daupe! is crashing Bandcamp with its indie rap vinyl editions". Fact Magazine. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
- ^ "Succession" Nobody Is Ever Missing (TV Episode 2018) - Soundtracks - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via www.imdb.com.