In the making and delayed for over two years, this collection of free thinking progressions and mutations of hip hop is here at last. Compiled by Long Distance Dan via various sources of talent it draws in producers and artists with something different to offer. Twisting The Frame delves into the leftfield, takes you through sounds from multiple subgenres with intrumentals and vocal tracks. It boasts and allstar cast of names that are familiar and some not so, with rising stars like Buddy Peace, WrongTom, 2tall, Remdog, sasQwax, 2econd Class Citizen and a host of other beat making contemporaries. From lo-fi to electronica tinged tracks this is a fresh and free twist of what can be collectively termed hip hop.
2econd Class Citizen 2econd Class Citizen, Honey, Reindeer
2econd Class Citizen’s emergence on the scene has created a buzz of anticipation from a diverse collection of music circles. The young man from London, England (originally from Somerset and raised in Huddersfield) makes music that he simply calls “Wyred Folk”: a hybrid of electronically produced folk combined with instrumental hip hop. Swinging between melancholy and pure anger, strong guitar riffs mined from old psych rock records and the weeping voices lifted from old folk music, he seems to find his real home in a crate of old and dusty vinyl.
2tall is a London based producer, DJ and performer. He is known in certain circles for his forward thinking hip hop production and live turntablism shows. His latest album 'The Softer Diagram' was released earlier this year on Content Records (LA). A track titled 'Scatterclocks' appears on the 'Bleep loves ... labels' compilation free from bleep.com for a limited period.
Ambulance Chasers is the collaborative two man project of Andy Zuk and Pete Gleadall aka sasQwax. A track 'GHC' appears on the 'Home Entertainment' compilation on the mighty 2600 Recordings.
Awkward is an MC, DJ, producer, artist and b-boy from Bristol UK. Known to push the outer limits of sound through electronics, samples and wordplay, Awkward has released a string of CDs, mixes, a 12" and performed various guest spots since 1997. He was also one of the founding members of Bristol's legendary FSH crew and Physical Jerks b-boy crew. Awkward continues to drop science with the 'Atomic Lock' LP and the upcoming LP under the name of GrandPrize called 'Not In the Same Room' featuring amongst others Awol One, Rheteric, Douchebaggalo and Swim Team (Project Blowed).
"Thank you as always to Killa Henry for the overseeing, and crazy thanks to Long Distance Dan for the invitation and co-ordination. It's a pretty scary feeling thinking about how quickly the year has passed since the 'Inspired By Boards Of Canada' compilation that Myuzyk hooked up around this time last year, but it's been an amazing and ridiculously busy one. So much has happened. I'm glad that I finally had the chance to do something with 'Septuhseemeeuh' - I've had the rough draft on MPC Zip discs for a while now, but it was great to load it up and make it shine right like it should for this compilation. Ialways like to mess with intros for one-off projects and I like to have some sense of establishment first, then at the end some form of closure. I went kinda nuts on this one but it sets the tone like I wanted it to. I like to think of it as bittersweet rather than moody but whatever you get from it, thanks for checking the comp and holler if you feel it. Thanks so much! That was a bit matter-of-fact I know, but I hope you enjoy the track. Thank you!" Buddy Peace
Dave Graham is a composer and multi-mentalist based in London. He is a founder member of both orchestral-doom merchants Regolith and avant-pop duo Cnut. Although he has played to confused audiences across Europe , these days he's usually too grumpy to play live, and has to be prodded with sticks to make him unleash another terrifying project onto the public.
EnglishBore is
the pretentious ambient soundscape sonic-art drone minimalism
glitch and whatever else pseudonym of John Amino, head of Sounds Asleep Records. The idea was born from a love of messing about with effects,
repetition, distortion, static, delay, reverb rather than actually
being able to write music or play an instrument. The sound of music
breaking down perhaps. Or not.
Herma Puma is the syncronicity that occurs when two random headz link up over the net. It is a group including UK's Pimpernel Jones and Chicago's Simple X. With a unbelievable knack for finding rare samples in the strangest of places and twisting em like spliffs, the music, like a time machine will instantly take you back to times when hip hop had a soul.
Kondor is Ben Turley, a producer and multi instrumentalist based in London. He uses elements of electronica, rock, dub and experimentalism to create compositions based around heavy beats, deep bass, layered melodies and samples.
Long Distance Dan first became involved in the British hip hop and beats scene working for DJ Vadim's Jazz Fudge Recordings label in 2000. He has had a hand in releases by the likes of Killa Kela, Kid Acne, The Prunes, Dark Circle and so on. After the demise of Jazz Fudge in late 2004, Dan went on to work for indie label Necessary Records where he helped manage the punk, pop, noise band Distophia. Although Dan is no longer working full time in the music industry he is
still keeping a hand in, writing his blog, The Left Hand Side and
helping to push new and unknown artists.
Mr. Hood is musician/producer/DJ Harry Hulsizer. Hailing from Pennsylvania, Harry, a drummer since the age of ten, spent years playing up and down the East coast playing in bands ranging in style from death metal to country. In the year 2000 Harry started producing and DJing under the name Mr. Hood. In 2005 he released his first CD 'Voyages in Living Stereo'. His sound combines sample based production as well as live instruments and electronics. Currently residing in Northern California, Harry continues to persue his musical ambitions playing drums, DJing, and working on various audio and video projects.
Known to some as Rough, the London based graffiti and graphic
artist, and to others as hip hop producer and vocalist Remdog. In his
music guise he has worked with and performed alongside the likes of
Infinite Livez, Bonobo, Yarah Bravo, Mike Ladd and Charlie Dark. Remdog
is also one third of electronic hip hop outfit Reptiles.
Wrongtom is an avid shopper, trudging the worlds flea markets searching for the perfect varsity jacket, sherwanis and a prog rock album here and there. Whilst totting up airmiles he often stops off to entertain C-list celebrity attended aftershows with a hot selection of sea shanties and B-more bootlegs before schmoozing up the nearest A&R man for some remix work. Sometimes he stays in his hotel room working on ill fated film scripts about cannibals and tranvestites but ultimately returns home as he knows his place; behind a mixing desk producing anything from dislocated dub to chart topping indie-pop.
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Twisting The Frame
