TisF spends Five Fabulous Minutes with Radius.
RADIUS (aka Ramon Norwood) is a Chicago native who has used his well-trained ear to create some of the most interesting sample-based music in today's underground hip-hop scene. Producing since 2001, Radius' sound dwells somewhere between J.Dilla, Madlib and classic, early RZA & DJ Shadow, while containing hints of influences like Pete Rock, Premier, Dabrye, etc. He has released music with Mass Hysteria and labels like Consumers & TSLOS (The Secret Life Of Sound), as well as competing in some of Chi-town's most esteemed beat battles. He has become a rising star in the Chicago music scene having shared the stage with acts like Nappy Roots, Rhymefest, All Natural Cru, Molemen Cru, Primeridian, Earatik Statik, Kenny Keys, Murray the Magnificent, Eliot Lipp, Leo 123 and countless others.
Career highlights include releases like Radiushead, a free, download-only collection of Radiohead remixes - another high being his 2008 album 'Neighborhood Suicide,' a stunning, instrumental hip-hop love-letter to his Chicago hometown. The 'Neighborhood Suicide' album has been hailed by fans and journalists city wide, it also ranked #7 on the top ten local/indie releases in Greg Kot's "Turn It Up in the Tribune." Chicago's Dusty Groove positively called the album "rawly soulful and universal!" Over the past couple months, Radius released an album for the hip, limited edition Plustapes imprint, while future releases will see a recording for the Chicago-based Moment Sound label. Be sure to keep this hometown hero on your Fabulous radar!
What is your idea of Fabulous?
RN: Extravagant, original out of the box/standoutish goodness.
Who is the most Fabulous person you know?
RN: My mother and supreme queen Mildred all day.
Which Fabulous word do you use most?
RN: 2 words = OoooooOOoooh Booooooyyyyyy!!!
What is your greatest (most Fabulous) extravagance?
RN: Records, records and more records especially hard to find ones.
Where would you like or prefer to live your Fabulous life?
RN: As of now at this moment/day Japan or Brasil
What do you consider your greatest (most Fabulous) achievement?
RN: No such thing as a greatest/most fabulous achievement at this point to me because im evergrowing/changing expanding and looking for it I am grateful to achieve waking up to try again for that opportunity to find it tho :)
What is your (Fabulous) motto?
RN: Music is love/life.....period.
For more information about Ramon Norwood aka Radius please visit the following links:
http://www.myspace.com/radius
http://www.tuneintoradius.blogspot.com
http://www.plustapes.com
http://www.reverbnation.com/radiusbeats
http://www.secretlifeofsound.com
http://www.grittygoat.com/radius
http://www.last.fm/music/radius
Photography by Constance K.
