Ricky Chopra
Science fiction author. My new book is called "Call Me Izanagi". Musician and producer (Search for Ricky Chopra, Spectrum City and DJ Chops in Spotify) Plus DJ and designer of http://www.spectrumcity.co.uk
A Musical First
Beatwashing is a concept album like no other. Twenty-One Chill Hop tracks seamlessly flow from one to another, like a DJ mix. However, Volume One is all the more impressive because each track progresses up the chord scale from A Major to G Minor.
Ricky ChopraPublished 2 months ago in Beat
Music Genealogy
Spectrum City is a music genealogy project that attempts to trace the ancestral influences of modern popular music. Music follows the same Darwinian principles as life. Natural selection ensures successful mutations are replicated and thrive, whereas sonically flawed mutations become extinct after a few generations.
Ricky ChopraPublished 2 months ago in BeatThe Star Wars Saga
Nine movies into the long-running Star Wars saga, the Jedis have finally defeated the Sith. But how would the galaxy so far, far away have fared after the First Order was defeated?
Ricky ChopraPublished 2 months ago in FuturismSoi Cowboy
Isaac nervously tapped the side of his glass as he sat outside a bar in Soi Cowboy. His solitude was noticeable in this seedy district of Bangkok, as if the working girls had been instructed to give him a wide berth on this stormy night.
Ricky ChopraPublished 2 months ago in Criminal
Five Must-See Music Documentaries
The Filth and The Fury Julien Temple – 2000 The first of my must-see music documentaries is The Filth and the Fury. Temple’s exposé explores the rise and the ensuing chaotic demise of the Sex Pistols. It is a damning critique of the 70s’ Britain told from the perspective of the surviving members of the Sex Pistols.
Ricky ChopraPublished 2 months ago in Beat
It Should Have Been Me
There have been countless inspirational Black women in the music industry. So why, you ask, did I choose to write about Flora Yvonne Fair Strain, better known as "Yvonne Fair"?
Ricky ChopraPublished 2 months ago in BeatA Very Modern Fairy-Tale
Roger Slone had a look of sheer terror she would never forget as he gasped for breath. Fearing the final page was about to turn, he sluggishly pulled the oxygen mask from his face. She fought him to place it back over his mouth but then released her grip when she sensed the distress this was causing him.
Ricky ChopraPublished 2 months ago in Humans
