I n Josh Caffé’s own words, “the sound of Chicago is embedded in me”. Over the past decade, the British-Ugandan DJ and producer has become an influential figure in London’s contemporary house scene, reframing past and present with his frenetic DJ sets and enigmaticsounding releases. Caffé’s exuberant vocal tones and productions can also be traced to collaborations with the legendary Robert Owens, Honey Dijon and, most recently, gritty acid house purveyors Paranoid London. Now signed to Erol Alkan’s Phantasy Sound label, Caffé’s debut LP, Poppa Zesque, takes his characteristically raw sound to new, decadent heights.
WHEN YOU THINK OF HOUSE MUSIC, DOES YOUR MIND TRAVEL BACK TO THE ORIGINATORS OR THOSE THAT MAY HAVE FOLLOWED AND HAD A MORE DIRECT INFLUENCE ON YOU?
“It definitely starts with the originators. When I started getting into house music
