Mt. Egypt was the

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for Travis Graves, an American singer-songwriter from

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. In 2002, skateboarding friend Jason Dill connected Graves to the label

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. The following year, Mt. Egypt released his debut album, ''Battening the Hatches''. In 2006, Mt. Egypt toured his second album, ''Perspectives'' (2005), with

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; he has also toured with

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and

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. His final album ''III'' was released in 2009 in a limited print of 100 vinyl LPs, available in California record stores

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and

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, as well as other selected outlets. Graves died 29th of August 2023.

Discography

*''Battening the Hatches'' (

, 2003) *''Perspectives'' (

, 2005) *''III'' (

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, 2009)

References

External links

Official MySpace
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