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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Daniel Collás is the founder and producer of the Phenomenal Handclap Band, whose works have attracted critical acclaim as well as praise from such luminaries as Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry, Gilles Peterson, Elton John and Simon LeBon, to name but a few. Aside from his work with the Phenomenal Handclap Band, Daniel has carved out a unique and enviable career producing records for some of his musical heroes: Joe Bataan, Marcos Valle, Ned Doheny, and most recently Gil Scott-Heron’s longtime collaborator and co-writer, Brian Jackson. As a DJ, Daniel Collás has provided the soundtrack for countless parties and festivals in his home city of New York and around the world, including the legendary PS1 Warm Up, Croatia's Garden Festival, Munich’s Charlie and Lisbon's Lux Frágil, as well as many fine nightclubs from London to Ibiza, Stockholm to Tokyo.

MUSIC MENTIONS

Daptone Records
Joe Bataan
“Chick-A-Boom/Cycles of You” by Joe Bataan
Vampisoul
Amy Winehouse
Lily Allen
Subtonic
Bee Gees
ABBA
Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas
JKriv
Idris Muhammad
Bernard Purdie
Lou Donaldson
Lonnie Smith
Jack McDuff
Booker T. & the M.G.’s
Zigaboo Modeliste
The Meters
Horace Silver
Art Blakey

Balancing different musical identies (15:23):

Yes
Rush
Gunyun
Elston Gunn
Mitch Mitchell
Paul McCartney
BBC Radio 1
Zane Lowe
Triple J
Zan Rowe
Brian Jackson
Marcos Valle
Ned Doheny
Suzanne Ciani
Booker T

Q&A

Zoë Kravitz
Chaka Khan
“Ain’t Nobody” by Chaka Khan
Numero Group
David Holmes
Dynastie Crisis
The Specials
The Selecter
English Beat
Madness
“On My Radio” by The Selecter
Hansson & Karlsson
Talking Heads
David Byrne
“Stop Making Sense” by Talking Heads
“Do The Strand” by Roxy Music
Brian Ferry
Top of the Pops
The Old Grey Whistle Test
AC/DC
The Grateful Dead
The Warlocks
“Shakedown Street” by The Grateful Dead
“Meditation” by Booker T. & the M.G.’s
Lone Limited Recordings

Discovering music today (25:20):

Shows & movies

First album ever purchased (29:21):

“This Are Two Tone” by Various Artists

Most recent album purchased (30:20):

“Attic Thoughts” by Bo Hansson

Artists discovered in the past year (31:12):

Roxy Music

Desert island discs (37:05):

“The Greatest Hits of Shocking Blue” by Shocking Blue
“Soul Limbo” by Booker T. & the M.G.’s
“Freedom Suite” by The Rascals

Previewing Exeter clash, plus January transfer talk