For the Record is a conversation series where we speak with all manner of music heads — DJs, music journos, indie label captains, record shop owners, listening bar kingpins, et al — about their stories + the music that makes them.

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JKriv is a Brooklyn-based producer, DJ, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and label owner. Widely known as a co-founder of the stalwart label Razor-N-Tape, J is also a highly respected producer, prolific remixer, and incendiary DJ.

As co-founder of Brooklyn label Razor-N-Tape, JKriv has had a sizable impact on both the local NY and global dance music scenes. The label’s prolific and consistent quality output across 150+ releases over 12 years of operation has earned them eminent respect and support from club DJs, radio selectors and listeners around the world.

MUSIC MENTIONS

Sly & the Family Stone
Parliament
Funkadelic
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rage Against The Machine
Tortured Soul
Shelter (NYC)
Sound Factory (NYC)
Tunnel (NYC)
Limelight (NYC)
Escort
Razor-N-Tape
Metallica
Napster
Limewire
The Grateful Dead
Led Zeppelin

Jazz as a career alternative (12:20):

Smalls (NYC)
Topaz
Izzy Bar (NYC)
Baby Jupiter (NYC)
Knitting Factory (NYC)

Defining Razor-N-Tape (15:46):

SoundCloud
Guinu
BaianaSystem
Jimpster
Diogo Strausz
Prince
Marcos Valle
Stevie Wonder
Asha Puthli

Q&A

Far Out Records
“Merida” by Prince of Queens
Combo Chimbita

Discovering music today (26:15):

Other DJ’s
Bandcamp
Shazam
Discogs

First album ever purchased (32:18):

“Pyromania” by Def Leppard

Most recent album purchased (33:01):

“No Reino Dos Afetos 2” by Bruno Berle

Artists discovered in the past year (34:13):

Retromigration
Little Simz
Inflow
Daniel Villarreal

Desert island discs (37:15):

“Portrait in Jazz” by Bill Evans
“Masterjam” by Rufus & Chaka Khan
“Chill Out” by Black Uhuru

Guest recs for future episodes (51:59):

Megatronic
Kim Anh
Prince of Queens
Phenomenal Handclap Band
Midnight Magic

048 For the Record || Jason Kriv (JKriv)