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DJ Mayonnaise
Chris Greer, better known by his stage name DJ Mayonnaise, is an alternative hip hop producer and DJ from Portland, Maine. He has released two albums on Anticon. History DJ Mayonnaise released his debut album ''55 Stories'' on Anticon in 1999. From 1999 to 2003, he produced several tracks for underground hip hop artists such as Deep Puddle Dynamics and Sage Francis. He was also a member of So-Called Artists along with Sole and Alias. The trio released one album, '' Paint by Number Songs'', on Mush Records in 2001. DJ Mayonnaise's second solo album ''Still Alive'' was released on Anticon in 2007. "Strateegery," a track from the album, features rapper K-the-I???. Richard Foster of ''Incendiary Magazine'' praised ''Still Alive'' as "a great record. Highly recommended." ''ALARM Magazine'' listed the album on "In Rotation." Discography Albums * ''55 Stories'' (Anticon, 1999) * '' Paint by Number Songs'' (Mush Records, 2001) (with Alias & Sole, as So-Called Artists) * ''Stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Portland's economy relies mostly on the service sector and tourism. The Old Port is known for its nightlife and 19th-century architecture. Marine industry plays an important role in the city's economy, with an active waterfront that supports fishing and commercial shipping. The Port of Portland is the second-largest tonnage seaport in New England. The city seal depicts a phoenix rising from ashes, a reference to recovery from four devastating fires. Portland was named after the English Isle of Portland, Dorset. In turn, the city of Portland, Oregon was named after Portland, Maine. The word ''Portland'' is derived from the Old English word ''Portlanda'', which means "land surrounding a harbor". The Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (artist)
Brendon Whitney (April 5, 1976 – March 30, 2018), better known by his stage name Alias, was a producer and rapper from Hollis, Maine. He was a co-founder of the indie hip hop record label Anticon. History Alias originally performed as a rapper with Sole in the group Live Poets. He also produced his own songs, but would still rap over another producer's beats. He moved to California in 1999 to start the label Anticon, as well as to focus on his music. Later on, as Alias began working with Anticon, he produced tracks for the emcees on the label. In 2002, Alias released his first solo album '' The Other Side of the Looking Glass''. He produced and rapped on the album. After that, Alias moved away from rapping to focus solely on production. His production work also moved away from sampling and began to involve more synthesizers and instruments such as guitar. He released his first instrumental album '' Muted'' in 2003. The compilation of his remix works, '' Collected Remixes'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jel (rapper)
Jeffrey James Logan (born May 7, 1978), better known by his stage name Jel, is an American hip hop producer and rapper. He is co-founder of the record label Anticon. He has been a member of Presage, Themselves, Subtle, and 13 & God. Biography Jel released his first solo album, ''10 Seconds'', on Mush Records in 2002. The album is titled after the limited sampling time of E-mu SP-1200. It features contributions from Dax Pierson, Odd Nosdam, Doseone, and Alias. His second solo album, ''Soft Money'', was released on Anticon in 2006. The album features contributions from Dosh, Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers, and Stefanie Böhm of Ms. John Soda, among others. He released his third solo album, '' Late Pass'', on Anticon in 2013. Style and influences Jel is primarily a producer. He is known for his use of SP-1200 and MPC2000XL to create drum beats with little or no sequencing like playing the drums live via the sampler pads. He has produced numerous tracks f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music For The Advancement Of Hip Hop
''Music for the Advancement of Hip Hop'' is a compilation album released by American hip hop record label Anticon in 1999. The album collects tracks by members of the label's core crew. Critical reception Dan Gizzi of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "if you want to hear some abstract hip hop from a variety of different artists this may be the album for you." Jon Caramanica of ''Spin'' called it "the Anticon collective's breakthrough release". Ian S. Port of ''SF Weekly ''SF Weekly'' was a free alternative weekly newspaper founded in the 1970s in San Francisco, California. It was distributed every Thursday, and was published by the San Francisco Print Media Company. The paper has won national journalism awards ...'' said: "It featured left-field DJ textures, boom-bap beats, insanely acrobatic rapping, and stilted, stumbling rhythms." In 2015, '' Fact'' placed it at number 100 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. Track listing Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neverlove
''Neverlove'' is an album by Canadian hip-hop artist Buck 65."Buck 65 documents his divorce on confessional new album 'Neverlove'" '''', September 30, 2014. It was released on September 30, 2014. The album was inspired by his divorce from his ex-wife. One day before its release, he also released the more lighthearted, and previously unannounced, album '''' through producer Jorun Bombay's [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fever Dream (Alias Album)
''Fever Dream'' is a solo studio album by American hip hop musician Alias. It was released on Anticon in 2011. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Fever Dream'' received an average score of 74% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Ali Maloney of '' The Skinny'' gave the album 4 stars out of 5, describing it as "a suave cocktail of rolling snares, haunting synth structures, downtempo dub and jittering slices of shoegaze – tastefully evoking the strengths of various modern masters, from FlyLo to Amon Tobin – as swirling, cut-up vocals bounce gleefully around in the distance." Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Alias – production, arrangement, recording, mixing * Michael Haggett – drums (5) * DJ Mayonnaise – additional synthesizer (5), additional production (5), additional recording (5) * Dax Pierson – vocals (7), additional synth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Other Side Of The Looking Glass
''The Other Side of the Looking Glass'' is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop musician Alias. It was released on Anticon in 2002. It features a guest appearance from Doseone. Critical reception Stanton Swihart of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying: "There is a jittery, kinetic, midnight vitality to both the sound and sentiment expressed on this solo debut, yet Alias has an almost disarmingly serene way of wading through the mazes of his mind." Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Alias – vocals, production, arrangement, recording, mixing * Doseone – vocals (8) * Ehren Whitney – saxophone (10) * DJ Mayonnaise Chris Greer, better known by his stage name DJ Mayonnaise, is an alternative hip hop producer and DJ from Portland, Maine. He has released two albums on Anticon. History DJ Mayonnaise released his debut album ''55 Stories'' on Anticon in 1999. ... – production (10) * Caleb Mulkerin – recording (10), mixin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Personal Journals
''Personal Journals'' is the first solo studio album by American rapper Sage Francis. It was released on Anticon in 2002. It peaked at number 8 on CMJ's Hip-Hop chart. As of 2005, it has sold 36,000 units. Critical reception Chris Dahlen of ''Pitchfork'' gave the album an 8.7 out of 10, saying, "''Personal Journals'' is a success because it turns the self-examination into poetry and then, harder still, turns the poems into great rap." Stanton Swihart of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "The soundscapes that his team of producers came up with are every bit as unorthodox and superlative." Clay Jarvis of ''Stylus Magazine'' gave the album a grade of "A−," calling it "the finest hip hop album of this year." Daniel Thomas-Glass of ''Dusted Magazine'' said, "The combination of Sage Francis's boldly self-searching poetry with the beats of some of underground hip hop's most talented producers is out-and-out breathtaking, from the opener 'Crack Pipes,' that brilliantly f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)
''We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)'' is an EP by Deep Puddle Dynamics and Anticon. It was released on Anticon on February 25, 2002. The EP includes Deep Puddle Dynamics' "More from June" and Anticon's "We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)". The CD version of the EP also includes another song by Anticon, titled "Pitty Party People". Critical reception David M. Pecoraro of ''Pitchfork'' gave the EP an 8.2 out of 10, saying: "From a baseball stadium, to a political rally, to a game show, these eighteen minutes wander through more audio environments than most full-lengths." Sam Hunt of ''Dusted Magazine'' called it " nticon'sfinest achievement". Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. * Sole – vocals (1, 2, 3) * Doseone – vocals (1, 2, 3) * Alias – vocals (1, 2, 3), production (2) * Slug – vocals (1) * Eyedea – vocals (1) * John Herndon – production (1) * DJ Mayonnaise – turntables (1), production (2) * Passage – vocals (2) * Why? – vocals (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giga Single
''Giga Single'' is a compilation album released by American hip hop record label Anticon in 2001. Critical reception Brian Coleman of ''CMJ New Music Monthly CMJ Holdings Corp. is a music events and online media company, originally founded in 1978, which ran a website, hosted an annual festival in New York City, and published two magazines, ''CMJ New Music Monthly'' and ''CMJ New Music Report''. Th ...'' said: "Ranging from the mellow, soul-searching posse manifesto 'We Ain't Fessin' to Buck 65's Dr. Octagon-ish 'Pen Thief' and Controller 7's excellent instrumental workout, 'Heckles From The Peanut Gallery,' Anticon's strength is obviously its range, with a thread of intelligence, humility and imagination running at all times." Track listing References External links * {{Anticon 2001 compilation albums Anticon albums Record label compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottle Of Humans
''Bottle of Humans'' is the debut solo studio album by American hip hop artist Sole. It was released on Anticon in 2000. It peaked at number 14 on CMJ's Top 25 Hip-Hop chart. Release A dispute with Anticon's distributor caused the album to go out of print until it was remastered and reissued in 2003 with minor changes to the artwork and track listing. "Nothing Fell Apart", "Understanding", and "MC Howard Hughes" were removed from the 2003 reissue. Also, on the cover art of the original issue, the words "sole" and "bottle of humans" appear to be pasted on. In the 2003 issue, the text is redone as it was meant to look, with no white border around the text. Critical reception Stanton Swihart of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, stating that "At a diary-like 73 minutes, the album is too long to sustain the frequently gloomy psychological exploration, but this is maverick, outsider rap of a high quality." Steve Juon of ''RapReviews.com'' gave the album an 8 out of 10, sayin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Taste Of Rain
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