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Clipping (band)
Clipping (stylized as clipping.) is an American experimental hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. The group consists of rapper Daveed Diggs and producers William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes. History Diggs and Hutson met in grade school, and Hutson and Snipes were college roommates. The group began in 2009 as a remix project, with Hutson and Snipes taking a cappellas of mainstream rap artists and making power electronics and noise remixes of them to amuse themselves. Diggs joined in 2010 and began to write his own raps over their compositions. They self-released their debut mixtape, '' midcity'', on their website on February 5, 2013. Though their expectations were low, and despite minimal promotion, the album was well-received, and five months later, they signed to Sub Pop. Their first album, '' CLPPNG'', was released on June 10, 2014. The group does not see their abrasive sound as a rejection of mainstream hip hop or reaction against it, but as part of a hip hop tradit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
75th World Science Fiction Convention
The 75th World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon), also known as Worldcon 75, was held on 9–13 August 2017 at the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre in Helsinki, Finland. The convention chair was Jukka Halme, and the vice-chairs were Karo Leikomaa and Colette H. Fozard. Participants Attendance was 7,949, out of 10,616 paid memberships and day passes. Guests of Honor * Swedish author and translator John-Henri Holmberg * Jamaican author Nalo Hopkinson * Finnish author Johanna Sinisalo * French artist and illustrator Claire Wendling (absent due to illness) * American author Walter Jon Williams Awards 2017 Hugo Awards * Hugo Award for Best Novel, Best Novel: ''The Obelisk Gate'' by N. K. Jemisin * Hugo Award for Best Novella, Best Novella: "Every Heart a Doorway" by Seanan McGuire * Hugo Award for Best Novelette, Best Novelette: "The Tomato Thief" by Ursula Vernon * Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Best Short Story: "Seasons of Glass and Iron" by Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spin (magazine)
''Spin'' (stylized in all caps as ''SPIN'') is an American music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr. Now owned by Next Management Partners, the magazine is an online publication since it stopped issuing a print edition in 2012. It returned as a quarterly publication in September 2024. History Early history ''Spin'' was established in 1985 by Bob Guccione, Jr. In August 1987, the publisher announced it would stop publishing ''Spin'', but Guccione Jr. retained control of the magazine and partnered with former MTV president David H. Horowitz to quickly revive the magazine. During this time, it was published by Camouflage Publishing with Guccione Jr. serving as president and chief executive and Horowitz as investor and chairman. In its early years, ''Spin'' was known for its narrow music coverage, with an emphasis on college rock, grunge, indie rock, and the ongoing emergence of hip-hop, while virtually ignoring other genres, such as country and metal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concept Album
A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Sometimes the term is applied to albums considered to be of "uniform excellence" rather than an LP with an explicit musical or lyrical motif. There is no consensus among music criticism, music critics as to the specific criteria for what a "concept album" is. The format originates with folk music, folk singer Woody Guthrie's ''Dust Bowl Ballads'' (1940) and was subsequently popularized by traditional pop singer Frank Sinatra's 1940s–50s string of albums, although the term is more often associated with rock music. In the 1960s several well-regarded concept albums were released by various rock bands, which eventually led to the birth of progressive rock and rock opera. Definitions There is no clear definition of a "concept album". Fiona Stur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splendor & Misery
''Splendor & Misery'' is the second studio album by experimental hip hop group clipping., released on September 9, 2016. The music video for "Baby Don't Sleep" was released on July 26, 2016. The second single and music video "Air 'Em Out" was released on August 24, 2016. The album, with a mix of futuristic and classical instrumentation, tells the story of an enslaved person, referred to as Cargo #2331, in the future in outer space. It is an example of afrofuturism. Some of the songs also feature guest vocals from gospel group Take 6. The album was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.2017 Hugo Awards , ''The Hugo Awards'', April 04, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-04. Story Most of the songs are written and delivered from the perspective of the |
Wriggle (EP)
''Wriggle'' is an EP by American experimental hip hop group clipping. Released on June 14, 2016, through Sub Pop record label, it features appearances from artists such as Antwon and Cakes da Killa. The EP consists of tracks that were originally recorded for the group's 2014 debut album CLPPNG but could not be finished in time for its release. For the track ''"Shooter"'', the band recorded themselves firing 15 different guns. The music video for the title track, which is based on a sample from British power electronics band Whitehouse’s ''"Wriggle Like a Fucking Eel"'', was directed by Rodney Ascher and released on June 29, 2016. On May 12, 2021, the band released an "Expanded" edition of the EP, containing the original versions of all tracks except ''"Back Up"'' in addition to five new remixes. The new version of ''"Back Up"'', entitled ''"Back Up 2021"'' features rapper Debby Friday instead of Antwon. Antwon later formed a group with rappers Wiki and Lil Ugly Mane, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musique Concrète
Musique concrète (; ): "[A] problem for any translator of an academic work in French is that the language is relatively abstract and theoretical compared to English; one might even say that the mode of thinking itself tends to be more schematic, with a readiness to see material for study in terms of highly abstract dualisms and correlations, which on occasion does not sit easily with the perhaps more pragmatic English language. This creates several problems of translation affecting key terms. Perhaps the most obvious of these is the word ''concret''/''concrète'' itself. The word in French, which has nothing of the familiar meaning of "concrete" in English, is used throughout [''In Search of a Concrete Music''] with all its usual French connotations of "palpable", "nontheoretical", and "experiential", all of which pertain to a greater or lesser extent to the type of music Schaeffer is pioneering. Despite the risk of ambiguity, we decided to translate it with the English word ''co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bomb Squad
The Bomb Squad was an American hip hop production team known for their work with hip hop group Public Enemy. The Bomb Squad are noted for their dense, distinct, innovative production style, often utilizing dozens of samples on just one track. They are also known for incorporating harsh, atonal sounds and samples into their productions. About.com ranked the Bomb Squad at No. 12 on its Top-25 Hip-Hop Producers list. Members * Hank Shocklee * Keith Shocklee *Chuck D (credited as Carl Ryder; also member of Public Enemy) * Eric "Vietnam" Sadler * Gary G-Wiz (Gary Rinaldo) *Bill Stephney Partial discography *Public Enemy – '' Yo! Bum Rush the Show'' *Kings of Pressure – 'Give Me the Mike (Is This the End)' / 'You Know How to Reach Us'; 'Armed & Dangerous' * True Mathematics and the Invisible Empire – 'After Dark' / 'Greeks in the House' ; 'For the Money' / 'K.A.O.S.S. (Greeks in Effect pt. 2)'; 'I Don't Love You Anymore' *Robert S. – 'Good as Gold' / 'Big Words' *Publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Enemy (group)
Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed in Roosevelt, New York, in 1985 by Chuck D and Flavor Flav. The group rose to prominence for their political messages including subjects such as American racism and the American media. Their debut album, '' Yo! Bum Rush the Show'', was released in 1987 to critical acclaim, and their second album, ''It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back'' (1988), was the first hip hop album to top ''The Village Voice''s Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Their next three albums, '' Fear of a Black Planet'' (1990), '' Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black'' (1991), and '' Muse Sick-n-Hour Mess Age'' (1994), were also well received. The group has since released twelve more studio albums, including the soundtrack to the 1998 sports-drama film '' He Got Game'' and a collaborative album with Paris, '' Rebirth of a Nation'' (2006). Public Enemy has gone through many lineup changes over the years, with Chuck D and Flavor Flav remaining the onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CLPPNG
''CLPPNG'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop group clipping. It was released on June 10, 2014, through Sub Pop as the follow-up to their debut mixtape '' Midcity''. The album has guest appearances from Gangsta Boo, King T, Cocc Pistol Cree, Guce, Mariel Jacoda and Tom Erbe. Composition Thomas Quinlan of ''Exclaim!'' writes that the album sees the group continue their combination of musique concrète and gangsta rap, while deeming it more accessible than their earlier work. Fred Thomas of AllMusic deems it a harsh album that fuses "noise frequencies, brutally dark beats, and MC Daveed Diggs' unhinged, often ugly lyrical flow." "Intro" features rapping over a beatless backdrop of feedback reminiscent of Merzbow. "Dream" features a "ringing bell, white noise and tape hiss", while the next track "Get Up" is built solely around the sound of an alarm clock. The album also features a performance of John Cage's ''Williams Mix ''Williams Mix'' (1951–1953) is a 4'16" ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an American online music distribution platform founded in 2008 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with an office and record store in Oakland, California. Acquired by Epic Games in March 2022, the company was sold to Songtradr in 2023. History Bandcamp was founded in 2008 by Ethan Diamond (CEO) and programmers Shawn Grunberger (CFO), Joe Holt and Neal Tucker. In 2019, Bandcamp opened its first office and record store in Oakland, California. In 2010, the site enabled embedding in other websites and shared links on social media sites. , half of Bandcamp's revenue was from sales for physical products. In November 2020, Bandcamp launched Bandcamp Live, a ticketed live-streaming service for artists. The service is an integrated feature of the Bandcamp website. Fees on tickets were waived until March 31, 2021, and became 10% from then. Bandcamp provides vinyl records, vinyl pressing services for artists. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midcity (album)
''Midcity'' is the official debut mixtape by experimental hip hop Alternative hip-hop (also known as alternative rap and experimental hip-hop) is a subgenre of hip-hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream. AllMusic defines it as comprising "hip-hop group ... group Clipping. It was independently self-released on February 5, 2013. Track listing Personnel Clipping * Daveed Diggs – vocals * William Hutson & Jonathan Snipes – production Other personnel * Derrick "Baseck" Estrada – vocals (3) * TiVO – vocals (4) * Kill Rogers – vocals (4 & 10) * Jalene Goodwin – vocals (6) * Ezra Buchla – vocals (13) References 2013 mixtape albums Self-released mixtape albums Clipping. albums Albums free for download by copyright owner {{2010s-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
