

Tight drums without extreme echo treatment, bouncy funk-based hip-hop and an emphasis on sampled/scratched hooks. While the producer album has grown to feel typical and cautious in the three years since it’s release, at the time, Port Authority signaled a revival of the ethics that drove beatsmiths such as DJ Premier and Easy Mo Bee. One of his first high profile placements came on Masta Ace’s classic A Long Hot Summer, and a few years later, he caught the entire underground’s attention with Port Authority. Research shows that the syndicated series was repeated many times throughout the 1940's and 1950's on Australian radio and also well-received in overseas markets, where it was distributed on 16" vinyl transcriptions.Being a Marco Polo listener has been a satisfying journey this past decade. This rapidity of tempo, combined with the element of mounting suspense, suggests that the serial will retain its grip on listener interest." As a result one is always left with the impression of intriguing happenings just ahead. "The continuity has been written with a sparsity of dialogue and rapidity of action, suited to the episodic nature of the presentation. Featuring a score combining original compositions with well-known classical pieces, the series garnered excellent notices - as can be demonstrated by this review in the newspaper "Listen In", published in March 1940: See More and Eric Scott, the serial captured the attention of listeners thanks to a highly charged dramatic narrative that emphasized action over dialogue. Produced by and starring Edwards, along with his actress-wife Nell Stirling and Tom Farley, Warren Barry, Already recognized for a series of successful multi-episode literary adaptations ("The Corsican Brothers", "Frankenstein"), the series was based on the original book and adapted for radio by Maurice Francis. Produced in Australia and first broadcast in 1940, "The Adventures of Marco Polo" was a 52-episode two-a-week series created by George Edwards, a well-known figure in Australian radio.
