What started off as a hardcore Punk/Thrash/Reggae band in Oakland,Ca.
simply phased out due to growing pains (all members were in the 10th
grade).
Anthony Bryant a.k.a. Dave Id K-OS pushed on and took his Funk, Rock,
Reggae
and Hardcore influences to the turntables. after getting hired at a
local
record store, K-OS unleashed his style of mixes and scratches with
hip-hop
beats cut over his musical influences, which included:
Parliament/Funkadelic, Jimi Hendrix, Sly & the Family Stone, Black
Flag,
Flipper, and Killing Joke.
The year was 1985, Hip-Hop was in it's infant stage and samplers
weren't even popular, George Clinton discovers K-OS mixing P-Funk
records
at his job. In the Spring of 1986, K-OS was featured on Clinton's "R&B
Skeletons In The Closet" LP which also featured Vanessa L. Williams'
vocal
performance on "Hey, Good Lookin'". Always the pioneer, Clinton forseen
what
was to become the next big thing in music, Scratchin' and Samplin'. As
part
of the MixMaster project, Clinton released a series of 12 inch singles
labeled as Scratch Pads in order for DJ'S to do their "Thang" with.
By 1987, sampling became dominant, drum machines were puttin'
drummers
in the unemployment line, Punk Rock became 'Alternative music', and
K-OS was
introduced to DJ Ricky Vincent (History of Funk's Uhuru Maggot), and DJ
Illenstein. Joining Rick's DJ squad giving P-Funk parties around town
in
addition to spinnin' at the Berkeley Square as opening acts for
headliners
such as Primus, Limbomaniacs, Smoking Section and Fungo Mungo.
Hip-Hop was bubbling on the West Coast and an unknown rap act,
Digital
Underground was starting to make noise on college radio. D U wasn't
afraid
to sample the 'P-Funk' and K-OS had plenty of it and started work with
their
pre-production crew for the Humpty Dance. The song became a rap anthem,
the
group blew up very rapidly and the rest is history.
After this explosion of Hip-Hop and Funk fused together, K-OS
hooked
up with P-Funk in the fall of 1989 merging the Funk with Hip-Hop in
various
ways. Uncle Jam (Clinton) then arms General K-OS with an arsenal of
FUNK
from then, on to this day.
1991, K-OS becomes an underground legend in his own right,
occasionally
resurfacing to work with longtime P-Funk percussionist Muruga Booker,
James
Gurley (Big Brother and The Holding Company),and Buzzy Linhart . K-OS
has
also performed with Buzzy and The Big Few with Leon Hendrix on guitar
at
Eric Burdon's 60th Birthday Party at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles
in
May of 2001.
2002 saw the merger of Spoken Word/Hip-Hop and Funk with his duo
Isolated Compound.
2003 K-OS joined forces with Bay Area Funk band ZootZilla. Playing
rhythm guitar, live sampler, drums and turntables. Landing an opening
act
spot for George Clinton and The P-Funk All-Stars at Studio Z in San
Francisco May 11th, 2004.
!!!! Da REAL K-OS !!!! Da REAL K-O$ !!!! Da REAL
K-OS!!!!
