Playing Favourites: Jex Opolis


"Andrew Ryce hears some thrift-store bangers in the company of the rising Brooklyn-based artist. At one point during our interview, Jered Stuffco picked a cheesy record from his past to, in his words, 'keep it real.' Stuffco is the kind of DJ who plays anything that grabs him, regardless of what it is, where it came from or how cool it is. Kitschy Italo sits next to out-there European house, Brazilian pop, soulful American funk and leftfield cover songs. It all sounds refreshingly honest. Collecting rare and unusual records is in vogue right now, but Stuffco is more of an offline collector, preferring blind buys in local thrift stores over rare-record hunting or obsessive Discogs browsing. Stuffco, a Canadian who lives in Brooklyn, patiently scours every nook and cranny of a city. ..."
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