Dead Players

Dead Players are many things. So many things that it’s pretty hard to know where to start. As a result this biography was only ever going to scratch the surface of their being.

These are the bones…

Dead Players are a trio of musicians comprising of Jam Baxter, Dabbla and Ghosttown. Dabbla and Baxter do the talking and Ghosttown does the sonics. Their debut album is here and much like a David Copperfield disappearing-Great-Wall-of-China-illusion it looks set to propel them from a mysterious crew on the cusp of something into a force to be reckoned with wherever they showcase their music.

Baxter went public way back in 2010 during an interview on Itch FM. He proclaimed that the person he would ‘most like to collaborate with’ was Dabbla of LDN Zoo. Dabbla heard the call-out and the creative cogs started turning. Which producer to recruit was never in question; Ghosttown had worked with both emcees in the past and filled the boots of someone with a musical vision potent enough to accommodate the demands of the two extraordinary lyricists.

The result? A camaraderie so colourful the rap scene is certain to celebrate its inception for years to come, but moreover, an outfit that genuinely looks set to appeal to a wide spectrum of genres and movements with the extravagant sounds they make.

Just ask them yourself. Go find them. They’re about. Dabbla is currently sat in traffic on Holloway road, Baxter is at Glastonbury (still) and Ghosttown is on Regents Canal watching his dog kill swans.