A clip from an oral history we recorded with my friend DJ B3 as part of our Bedroom Shut Music Up exhibition. He paints a vivid picture of the pirate radio frontlines—where love for the music was so strong, people climbed rooftops in the middle of the night to keep the signal alive...

I looked natty dreads deep in the eyes when his hands were drumming, I can tell you he wasn't there, his mind travelled, taken over by the drums, probably ancestors using his body as a vehicle to tell their tales of old. I have no idea what he was saying, but the words spoke deep to the soul.  

Rage told me though he was involved in various serious street activities during the early 2000’s he had also been introduced to books on people like Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X and real knowledge of self type books. He said he felt conflicted. His consciousness was growing, and he wanted to tell his friends to aim higher, to live better.