"Edan & Insight" (later billed as Duplexx) often incorporate their DJ abilities into performances and tried to establish a high level of showmanship. Lif's "Live From The Plantation." Teaming up with fellow Boston MC/DJ/producer Insight in 2003, Edan began performing a new live set. Lif and Souls Of Mischief, and album cuts like Akrobatik's "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" and Mr.
Deprived of the ability to overdub, all of the EP's scratching, mixing and effects were done live as Edan rapped to a sequencer and drum machine.Įdan then began producing other artists, providing remixes for Mr. All of these songs had been recorded live in his home studio directly to an ordinary cassette deck after his 8-track finally broke.
EDAN SPRAIN YOUR TAPEDECK PLUS
This collection of golden era burners by luminaries such as Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap and lesser known mic rippers like Black, Rock & Ron was credited by some as sparking a renewed interest in "fast rap" and influencing eBay auctions for the records used on the tape.Ī non-LP track single, "Drop Some Smooth Lyrics," followed on Edan's own Humble Mag label, backed by the Kool Keith impression, "Ultra '88." In 2002 he released the lo-fi "Sprain Your Tape Deck EP," which featured some of the CD-only cuts from Primitive Plus and two new tracks.
The experimental/throwback vibe of the album was also fused with some of the '90s innovations in rhyming and scratching, which led to the album's title, explained on the title track as "primitive plus futuristic".Įdan then released a mixtape, "Fast Rap". In addition, production on one track, "Key-Bored," was done by Memory Man. Lif and Alaskan Fishermen member Father Time. Edan handled all the production, rapping and turntablism on the album, with the exception of guest slots from Mr. " Primitive Plus" was released in 2002 to critical acclaim. The affiliation was short-lived, however, as Edan soon left to pursue solo ventures and Fiber began performing with MCs Bomshot and Professor Shuman. The band performed mainly in the Boston area, playing Edan's songs interspersed with long jazz improvisations during which he would scratch records through a delay pedal. Lif, was released on Sun/Moon Records, after which Edan became the first artist signed to UK label Lewis Recordings, which released the single "Mic Manipulator." Around this time Edan began performing with several musicians from Berklee under the name Fiber. The single "Rapperfection", which featured MC Mr. The single introduced Edan's slightly askew humor (sample lyric: "The principal got nervous/When I ran into his office shirtless") and dusty production style to the world.Īfter leaving Berklee College of Music in 2001, Edan began work on his official debut album, " Primitive Plus". This 12" contains the songs "Sing It, Shitface," "The E's Have It featuring Eric Ferguson" and "Migraine," and was released by the now defunct Boston indie imprint Biscuithead Records. The only tracks to be released from this project appeared on his debut single in 1998. Continuing on this path, Edan completed the officially unreleased album Artchitecture on an 8-track digital cassette recorder in his dorm room while in his sophomore year. The Rockville, Maryland native had already been experimenting with 4 and 8 track home recording using both live instruments and a Native Tongues inspired, sample-based approach since 1996. He attended Berklee College of Music in 1997-2000, majoring in production. In 2005, he released the album " Beauty and the Beat", which drew approbation for its ingenious lyricism as well as the production, which features samples from sundry genres, including funk, psychedelia, and 60s rock. His mix-tape "Sound of the Funky Drummer" accumulates hip hop tracks, sampling James Brown's " Funky Drummer", which has been called the most-sampled record of all time Fact|date=October 2008. He is known for his eclectic mix of classic mid-80s till early 90s hip hop with 60s rock, funk and other styles. Lif, Percee P, Insight, DaghaĮdan Portnoy is an American alternative hip hop performer, based in Boston, Massachusetts.
0 kommentar(er)
