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The Capitalist Hippie Complex

CapitalistHippie.com

About Me

Check out our new blog, The Making of The Capitalist Hippie Complex !!
Using only the freshest ingredients:
1.5 oz top shelf Funk
2.0 oz conscious Hip Hop
1.0 oz underground Jazz
Mix with anything
add High Energy Twist
Serve Chill as a Motha Fucka
NEWS
The Capitalist Hippie Complex has been named one of
The Onion's AV Club's
Worst Band Names of 2007

Bad Things
Live at Temple Bar
Take What I Get
Live at Temple Bar
Pullin' Pins
Live at Temple Bar
The Capitalist Hippie Complex is an experiment in cold-fusion, combining funk, jazz, hip hop, spoken word, and rock (and anything else we feel like) into a soul-soothing sound with lyrics that do more than just rhyme. The CHC's unique approach to merging genres and streams of consciousness has generated attention from nationally distributed Skope Magazine and earned them a Colorado Music Summit appearance with two-time Grammy Award winners Arrested Development.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/17/2006
Band Website: CapitalistHippie.com
Band Members: Joe Flores - Lyrical Freshness, Capitalist Hippie
Yotam Rosenbaum - Producer, Composer, Drums & Musical Genius
Robert Russell - Phatty Bass
Dave Wood - Guitar From Afar
Matt Weisberg - Keys to Unlock the Funk
Jamie Hovorka - Trumpet So Hot it Makes Yo Mamma Sweat
John Roberts - Trombone So Cool It Makes Her Nipples Hard
Mark Visher - Sax to the Max, Baby, Yeah...
Lilla D'Mone - Smoking Hot Pipes
Influences: Jurassic 5
Gil Scott Heron
Tower of Power
Blackalicious
Eminem
Nas
Rage Against the Machine
Herbie Hancock
J Live
...and everyone else we have ever heard that didn't suck.
Sounds Like: Jurassic 5
Gil Scott Heron
Tower of Power
Blackalicious
Eminem
Nas
Rage Against the Machine
Herbie Hancock
J Live
The Roots
Public Enemy
Beastie Boys
De La Soul
Tribe Called Quest
Q Tip
Black Eyed Peas
Mos Def

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

2008, The Year of The Hippie

"2008, The Year of The Hippie" Seemingly, last year was the year of bad habits.  From costly trips to Vegas (well worth it, however) to similarly costly trips to regional "locations", I foun...
Posted by The Capitalist Hippie Complex on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:05:00 PST

Grrr-Attitude

COMPLEX THOUGHT$:   "Grrr-Attitude"   In an attempt to keep readership up, we will make sure we don't always write long-ass blogs with some soft and cuddly message.  This time, a ...
Posted by The Capitalist Hippie Complex on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:48:00 PST

Hippie Economics

"Hippie Economics"   The time is midnight on a Wednesday in July.  Bright lights are blazing down on a ripe lemon tree with a sign nailed to it that reads, "Checks Not Accepted". ...
Posted by The Capitalist Hippie Complex on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:35:00 PST

They Come When I Sleep

Last Saturday night, The Chemist and I were hanging out at Brennan's, a Venice bar just south of Washington Blvd on Lincoln (famous for its Thursday night turtle races, which I have been kic...
Posted by The Capitalist Hippie Complex on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:04:00 PST

Best Show Ever!

Fuck an A people!  We had the time of our life last night.  For those of you who made it out to our show, thanks so much or coming out and being a fantastic fucking crowd!  Man, The Min...
Posted by The Capitalist Hippie Complex on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:34:00 PST

And the hits keep on coming...

Looks like I spoke too soon.  We now have TWO shows booked and several others on the way.  Yotam and I are wrapping up our 2nd new track, which we'll be debuting at The Mint on June 12th.&nb...
Posted by The Capitalist Hippie Complex on Wed, 23 May 2007 11:26:00 PST

No Shows Blows!

Man, I don't know how many of you made it out for our first or second show but we have been having a blast!  The second show was 10 x's better than the first one and they're only going to get bet...
Posted by The Capitalist Hippie Complex on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:09:00 PST

First half of album is complete!

Holy shit.  We just wrapped up an incredible mixing job this evening thanks to industry veteran and genius, Gerhard Joost. I mean, the guy is nothing short of outstanding. A pleasure to work with...
Posted by The Capitalist Hippie Complex on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:04:00 PST

Microphone Check, One-Two, What Is This?!

Alright, you goddamn hippies! We have just wrapped up a 12-hour lyrical funkfest at its finest. All tracks are edited, all vocals recorded! Next stop, the mixing room - not unlike Willy Wonka's Fizzy ...
Posted by The Capitalist Hippie Complex on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:46:00 PST

Mission Accomplished

Well, just like Bush's infamous "Mission Accomplished" statement, the job is not exactly done just yet but yesterday's recording session was a smashing success. The band recorded perfectly with a grea...
Posted by The Capitalist Hippie Complex on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 07:01:00 PST