Mad Conductor is an

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band fronted by MC Devlin (Chris Devlin) and with production by MC Kinney (Dan McKinney). Their sound mixes hip-hop with a wide array of styles, in a unique and often experimental way. The band formed in 2005 after Devlin's former band, hardcore outfit No Cash, broke up. Originally from

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, the band relocated to

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in 2008. In 2012 the band successfully raised funds on

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to record a full-length album titled MC Rises. Mad Conductor reformed in Pennsylvania, from 2016-'18, releasing an EP's worth of singles, performing their final show in August 2018 in Brooklyn.

Discography

* Mechanical Claw EP (2005) * Renegade Space Rock (2007) * Members Only EP (2008) * Central America EP (2010) * MC Rises (2013) * Space Rock Steady EP (2015)

References

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