Urban Tribe is the alias used by Sherard Ingram, an

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ian from

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. Urban Tribe's first releases were issued on

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's labels, Retroactive and Planet E. He signed with

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and released an EP for the label in 1996. In 1998, Mo Wax issued his debut full-length, ''The Collapse of Modern Culture'', which featured production from Craig,

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, and

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. Urban Tribe reappeared in 2002 as Mystic Tribe, recording for Clone Records, then began working with

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, for whom he issued two full-lengths.

Discography

*''Eastward'' (

, 1996) *''The Collapse of Modern Culture'' (Mo Wax, 1998) *''Authorized Clinical Trials'' (

, 2006) *''Acceptable Side Effects'' (Rephlex Records, 2007) *''Urban Tribe'' (Mahogani Music, 2010)

References

* Urban Tribeat

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