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Deep Feedback with Elijah
by Elijah
Deep Feedback is hosted by Elijah, a London-based writer and DJ, having expansive conversations across Black British Culture, Electronic Music, The Creator Economy and Pro Wrestling. Built for a post-follower, post-like internet, the show is rooted in the idea that the only response that matters long term is what your work creates next, the art it sparks, the behaviours it shifts, and the conversations it starts.Produced by New Strange (https://www.newstrange.com) eli1ah.substack.com
Episodes
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David Rodigan on 50 Years of DJing, the history of Jamaican music on radio and the love of Reggae
David Rodigan has been playing Reggae on British radio for fifty years. I spoke to him about his new compilation ‘House of Roots’ for Defected Records at their office in London, where Shy FX, Clipz and Prince Fatty reimagine house music classics. I asked him about his beginnings representing...
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Ruby Justice Thelot on new aesthetics, AI slop and if enshitification is real
Ruby Justice Thelot is a cyberethnographer & artist living in NYC. His work is a commentary on how we live online, taste, aesthetics and culture backed by a deep knowledge of art history. We met in London after his lecture ‘Why are there no new aesthetics?’ and we discussed AI slop,...
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Namesbliss on breaking as a DIY artist, how he writes, how to choose cadence and ADHD
Namesbliss is a rapper from London and his debut album Where's Bliss? Is out now. I Interviewed him in the Patta store in London in August 2026 in front of some of his supporters, and we spoke about the project, how he writes, breaking through on his own terms and ADHD. He came onto my radar in...
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Kibo on Kwengletarianism, world building, sets vs cyphers, Grime generations and WWE
Kibo is a rapper from Harrow, London and has just released his debut project Kwengletaria:Ragamyff. I spoke to him in front of a live audience in Finsbury Park in July 2026 about how he writes lyrics, world builds, how he approaches Grime sets vs Rap cyphers and how WWE influences his work. I...
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Candice Carty-Williams on writing characters for best selling books and television
Candice Carty-Williams is a best selling author and showrunner. She has recently released 'Queenie's working on it', the follow up to the 2019 best seller 'Queenie'. She worked with Swindle on the soundtrack for the TV adaptation of Queenie, and a musical drama ‘Champion’ created with the BBC. I…
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Symeon Brown on the black British middle class, and what people mean by 'the culture'
Symeon Brown is a journalist and broadcaster for Channel 4 News. We discuss his new book ‘The Good, The Black & The Boujee on the black middle class. Deep Feedback is produced by New Strange Get full access to Elijah 🟨 at eli1ah.substack.com/subscribe
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Jayden Ali - Turning images, sound and performances into steel, bricks and timber
Jayden Ali is the founder of JA Projects, an architecture and design studio with offices in London and New York. We discuss how art and architecture exist together, and how Grime has shaped that, his work for V&A East, the differences between New York and London and how he is drawn to performance...
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Dr Aleema Gray on 500 Years of Black British Music + the modern connection between the UK & Jamaica
Dr Aleema Gray is a Jamaican - British historian who co curated the British Library's exhibition 'Beyond The Bassline: 500 Years of Black British music in 2024. I visited when I was being publicly critical of BBC 1xtra, Capital Xtra and now Kiss Xtra's representation of our music in their daytime...
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Swindle on releasing music for 20 years independently
Swindle has been producing and releasing music for over 20 years, and we've been working together on and off for 16 of those. I talk to him about his artistic journey, and his current skill stack he uses to produce music today for film and tv, developing artists and teaching his children how to...
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Max Lee breaks down how booking agents work
Max Lee is a booking agent from United Talent Agency, and has represented DJs and live acts for over ten years. He gives us an insight into how agents, bookings and the live circuit works. Get full access to Elijah 🟨 at eli1ah.substack.com/subscribe
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Hagan is widening the aperture in British Electronic Music
Hagan is a British-Ghanaian electronic music producer and DJ from London. His music and visual world have inspired me for the last 6 years. My introduction to his work was through his film with Mike Calandra 'Yenki Taxi' which documents the beginning of his journey into fusing Ghanian traditional...
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Charisse C educates us on Amapiano, Afro House and how South African culture went global
Charisse C, a DJ, Producer and Writer gives us an insight into Amapiano and the Southern African impact on global electronic music. Produced by New Strange. Get full access to Elijah 🟨 at eli1ah.substack.com/subscribe
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W.David Marx's Five Ways To Fix Culture
I spoke to W.David Marx in a karaoke bar in Tokyo about his new book Blank Space which examines the last 25 years of pop culture. We touched on Simon Reynolds influence on music writing and the five steps to 'fix everything'. Produced by New Strange. Get full access to Elijah 🟨 at...
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Jesse Bernard on London Gentrification, Sound Systems and Documenting Culture
DEEP FEEDBACK Episode Three: Jesse Bernard & Elijah - London Gentrification, Sound Systems and Documenting Culture This conversation is a response to his article on sound system gentrification: https://marginaleras.substack.com/p/even-sound-systems-are-being-gentrified Produced by New Strange.…
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Can music make you sick? Talking to Dr George Musgrave about the state of arts education, 'Sustainable' Music Careers & Geographic Privilege
DEEP FEEDBACK: Episode Two: George Musgrave & Elijah - Can Music Make You Sick? Sustainable Music Careers & Geographic Privilege Buy the 🟨 book: https://velocitypress.uk/product/elijah-close-the-app-make-the-ting/ Produced by New Strange. Get full access to Elijah 🟨 at...
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Talking with Ceebo about Blair Babies, Music Journalism, The UK Underground, The Union Jack and Kayfabe
I speak to London rapper Ceebo about his new project Blair Babies, Music Journalism, his Substack Liberation Library, The Union Jack and UK Rap, and kayfabe. Produced by New Strange. Get full access to Elijah 🟨 at eli1ah.substack.com/subscribe
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Deep Feedback with Elijah - Trailer
Elijah speaks to artists about London, Black British Culture, Electronic Music, The Creator Economy and Pro Wrestling. Rarely in that order. Sometimes one at a time, sometimes all at once. Get full access to Elijah 🟨 at eli1ah.substack.com/subscribe
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Deep Feedback is hosted by Elijah, a London-based writer and DJ, having expansive conversations across Black British Culture, Electronic Music, The Creator Economy and Pro Wrestling. Built for a post-follower, post-like internet, the show is rooted in the idea that the only response that matters long term is what your work creates next, the art it sparks, the behaviours it shifts, and the conversations it starts.Produced by New Strange (https://www.newstrange.com)
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