"Stare into the mirror and speak to self. Adventure within the inner and seek the wealth. Subsurface unseen we keep it stealth. Understand brother man time repeats itself." Teck Another
Member Since: 9/8/2005
Band Website: soundincolor.com
Band Members: www.soundincolor.com
Influences: Hip-hop is often considered a musical language all its own, and Sound In Color chief Jon Ancheta heard a dialect that blew his mind at Long Beach State: named Teck Another rapping in Japanese somewhere in the student union. Ancheta didn’t understand one syllable, but it sounded righteous enough to mix with his stable of musical brainiacs in the Sound In Color crew. Since then, Teck’s been producing 12-inches and casting breakneck electronic music with a Japanese flavor. "I talk about my roots in music," says Teck, who spent much of his teenage years in America but was born in Japan. On an upcoming collaboration with Sound In Color, GB, he reprises his Japanese raps that basically translate something like this: "I’m representing Japan—nothing can compare to my style!" Probably a decent class in Japanese language would take care of any translation problems or at least put some meat to the lyrics. Then again, a crash course into the Teck Experience should mean listening to an instrumental like "Stone Cold," a five-minute cinematic hip-hop symphony that avoids pricking easy emotional buttons, says GB. His upcoming, untitled EP, to be released by Sound In Color in late 2004, concentrates on hip-hop and electronic R&B. "I do three sections of song; three different ideas in one song," Teck said. "It’s dope—you have more stories to tell." WHEN YOU CAN SEE HIM NEXT: no upcoming gigs planned. WHERE YOU CAN HEAR HIM: EP out soon on Sound In Color. HOW YOU CAN GET A HOLD OF HIM: contact through www.soundincolor.com. (Andrew Asch)
Sounds Like: Straight HipHop
Record Label: Sound in Color
Type of Label: None