The Koalition exists of Skeem and Rebel who are cousins. They have been making music together now for 7 years and are currently working on their second album. We love to work in the studio and just have fun with it. We would love to make it big one day but if we never do we will still go to Labstress Studios and spill out our hearts over some bangin beats and mix it all up on Protools. Of course everyone dreams of getting that recording contract but you still have to have the love of just making songs for you and your peeps to hear and that works for us. We do want the whole world to listen but we know how hard it is out there and how much competition there is. So we just keep making that good music to make you feel good and if you happen to see us on the screen one day or hear us on the radio then our time was well worth it and well deserved and then you'll really see what the Koalition can do holla at your grown men labstressstudio@hotmail com.If you would like to hear more unreleased tracks from our new upcoming album SKEEMS OF A REBEL. Goto imnotsigned.com (the link is also on this page) and click search use the pull down tab and choose name type in Koalition and click search and we will appear. Also check us out at http://koalition....I edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts! Myspace Graphics
Vol 10 No. 39, Jun 14 - Jun 20 2001-ONE-NIGHT STAND-15 MINUTES OF NEAR-ESSENCE
by Jeff DeRocheKoalition
Thurs June 7, I-SpyIt was a long wait for Koalition's opening set at I-Spy last Thursday. In fact, this week's randomly selected opening act had two irritating factors working against it: doors that opened annoyingly behind schedule, and a set length of about 15 minutes. How can an opening band assert its essence in a mere 15 minutes?Of the group's two MCs and DJ, the obvious leader was MC Rebel, who announced Koalition's presence by shouting, "Yeah, you motherfuckers!" into the microphone and then happily laughing at himself.The rhymes moved too quickly for the bass-loaded sound system, and much of the lyrical content was jumbled. "I am that nigga, bitch!" went the song. "You ain't worth shit!" The MCs strutted back and forth, the beats were thick, and the bass lines were heavy with distortion.The group did an R&B-based number, a showcase for MC Skeem's voice. Skeem's is a singing voice, even as he raps, and when he sang, "Each day goes by, night goes by, but it's that same song that keeps ringing in the back of my mind," he became the talented center of focus.But both MCs were fluid and charismatic, which made up for some lack in lyrical content and subject matter. The songs felt offhanded, but Rebel was smooth and expressive, and as he turgidly attacked each word, he gave off a gentle sensibility and a sense of humor that kept the show balanced.When Skeem was on lead he seemed more self-contained than Rebel, though his voice is brighter and less strained than his partner's. Skeem was particularly adept with emotional verbal pile-ups--each song seemed to be about gaining momentum at a point (an ascending tension and urgency in the delivery), and then, at the cacophonous breaking point, giving release.After a brief 15 minutes, I was left wanting to hear more from these guys. Toward the end, as Rebel and Skeem were shouting, "Don't let 'em take your soul," I was engrossed, awaiting some sort of lyrical resolution. If any resolution were to be had, it didn't quite happen before the lights came back on.photo by Annie Marie Musselman© Copyright 2001 TheStranger.com
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