Balancing their good taste for placements of audio snippets with the creation of fuzzy, scattered breakbeats is Blectum from Blechdom's odd, warped sense of humor. In the midst of more serious music they have been known to break out in boy band karaoke and wear a jump suit built for two. Kevin Blectum and Blevin Blechdom met while attending the... [+] Read More

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DJ Spooky (Tha' Subliminal Kid) is the most noted (and notorious) proponent of turntablism, an approach to hip-hop and DJing whose philosophy merges avant-garde theories of musique concrète with the increased devotion paid to mixing techniques during the 1990s. Though he's overly intellectual at times (to the detriment of his recordings,... [+] Read More

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A hip-hop hooligan for the indie rock crowd, Gold Chains has recorded for Orthlorng Musork and Tigerbeat6, hardly the equals of Def Jam or Rawkus. Still, he's a talented rapper and producer, closer to seriously humorous rappers like Gonzales than the hip-hop satire of MC Paul Barman. He was born Topher Lafata and grew up in Reading, PA,... [+] Read More

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Canadian Gonzales (also known as "Chilly Gonzales") is a mixed bag of MC meets keyboarding-producer meets singer. Though born to the maple leaf, the Kitty-Yo label artist resided in Europe, mainly in Germany or France. At a young age Gonzales was introduced to the piano by his parents and over-achieving brother. Using the instrument as an avenue... [+] Read More

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Inspired by hardcore techno, indie-punk, noise-rock, and a liberal dose of heavy metal, the recordings of Kid 606 are a highlight of the growing American indie electronica scene. His lack of seriousness regarding "intelligent techno" (conspicuous in his attitude as well as his recordings) and fondness for breakbeat thrash places him in line with... [+] Read More

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It's almost an understatement to say that New Jersey-native MC Paul Barman defies hip-hop convention. Rail thin and lilly white with a mop of curly hair hanging off his head, Barman plays the geek image to the hilt. His off-kilter verses and painful delivery almost seem like a put-on, but the Brown graduate has a disarming charm and comes with... [+] Read More

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