- RA walks slowly through the Buzzin' Fly head's lengthy career.
- Some may know Ben Watt as the head of Buzzin' Fly. Many may think of him as one-half of the celebrated London party Lazy Dog. Most remember him as the man behind Tracey Thorn in Everything But The Girl. A number of people may even have the record he did with Robert Wyatt in the early '80s. To link all of these Ben Watts together, however, is the hard part.
Right now, Watt is largely focused on his aforementioned imprint, which he'll be celebrating in the capital with a party later this month. But when we caught up with him in London in February, we walked slowly bit by bit through his career thus far. Along the way, we found out how Prince, Wham, Sade, Stan Getz, Photek, Spring Heel Jack, Joe Smooth and many, many more have shaped his career.
TracklistEverything But The Girl - Each and Every One - Blanco Y Negro
Count Basie - Every Tub - Emus
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Down by the River - Reprise
Joy Division - New Dawn Fades - Factory
Ben Watt with Robert Wyatt - Walter and John - Cherry Red
Tracey Thorn - Small Town Girl - Cherry Red
Marine Girls - Love to Know - Cherry Red
Everything But The Girl - The Spice of Life - Blanco Y Negro
Tracey Thorn - Seascape - Cherry Red
Everything But The Girl - I Must Confess - Blanco Y Negro
Sade - Hang On To Your Love - Epic
Everything But The Girl - Trouble and Strife - Blanco Y Negro
Everything But The Girl - Ballad of the Times - Blanco Y Negro
Everything But The Girl - Cross My Heart - Blanco Y Negro
Everything But The Girl - Come On Home - Blanco Y Negro
Everything But The Girl - Imagining America - Blanco Y Negro
Everything But The Girl - The Road - Blanco Y Negro
Everything But The Girl - Letting Love Go - Blanco Y Negro
Everything But The Girl - British Summertime - Blanco Y Negro
Everything But The Girl - Rollercoaster - Blanco Y Negro
Everything But The Girl - Walking to You - Blanco Y Negro
Everything But The Girl - Missing - Blanco Y Negro
Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Club Mix) - Blanco Y Negro
Massive Attack - Protection - Wild Bunch
Photek - UFO - Photek
Everything But The Girl - Walking Wounded - Virgin
Roni Size & Reprazent - Destination - Talkin' Loud
Deep Dish with Everything But The Girl - The Future of the Future (Stay Gold) - Deconstruction
Paper Music Issue - Downtime - Paper Recordings
Ben Watt - Lone Cat (Dennis Ferrer and Martinez Bros. Re-Rub) - Buzzin' Fly
Snoretex - Strange Aeons - Buzzin' Fly
Darkmountaingroup - Lose Control - Buzzin' Fly
Tigercity - Solitary Man - Strange Feeling
Tracey Thorn - Oh, The Divorces - Strange Feeling