Member Since: 10/12/2005
Band Members: The band members are Midas Wells and his trusty M.P.C. 2000, a room full of records, and various electric & acoustic instruments, but he is currently working with Chicago M.C.'s:
Serengeti:
Haiku:P. KAYE, I.L., Bobby Lovelock, Joint Linguistics, The Earthworms out of St.Louis, Paragon Tranzit out of Los Angeles, the Blac Monks from Ghana, and I have a project with D.J. Pickel called Interstellar Sound System. I am also affiliated with the mighty, mighty ANALOG ADDICTS crew.
Influences: These are not necessarily my influences, but more a list of some of my favorite artists and producers.Artists:
B.D.P., P.E., Beatnuts, Jungle Bros(early shit), DeLa, Tribe, Main Source, Organized Konfusion, Beastie Boys, Project Blowed(Freestyle Fellowship, Ab Rude, Acey, Volume 10, etc), Dr. Dre/N.W.A., The Muthafuckin' Trigga Happy Geto Boys(early shit), Cypress Hill, E.P.M.D., GangStarr, Compton's Most Wanted(First three albums), Dungeon Family(Outkast, Goodie Mob, Ceelo etc), Wu Tang, Mystic Journeymen/Living Legends, L.O.N.S.(Busta Rhymes), JayDee/Slum Village, Prince Paul, Solesides/Quannum, DefJux, RhymeSayers, HeiroGlyphics(early), Five Deez, Fugees, Pete Rock & C.L., Diamond D, Kool Kieth, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Air, Bjork, Massive Attack/Tricky, Portishead, Esthero, Thievery Corp, Attica Blues, 4hero, New Sector Movements, Bugz n da Attic, Djinji Brown, Fela/Femi Kuti, Sade, Sizzla, Buju, Lee"Scratch"Perry, Augustus Pablo, U-Roy,I-Roy, YellowMan, Barrington Levy, Bob Marley, Burning Spear, The Congos, Desmond Dekker, Steel Pulse, RadioHead, Kenna, Jamiroquai(early albums), Tortoise, Beck, Sublime, Charlie Hunter, The Funky Ass Meters, Kool & the Gang(early shit) Ohio Players(Westbound records), Parlaiment and Funkadelic, James Brown/J.B.'s, (Curtis, Roy, Stevie, Donny, Marvin, Al, Isaac, Sly, Gil) The Beatles, Pink Floyd(60's & 70's), Taj Mahal, Olu Dara, Cody Chestnutt, Fishbone, Chili Peppers, White Stripes, Bad Brains, The Police, Black Sabbath, War. I don't even wanna get into all the Jazz, Funk, and soul shit.Producers:
Primo, Dre, Rza, Organized Noize, Marley Marl(Cold Chillin' era), Jay Dee, Ali Shaheed Muhammed, Madlib, Pete Rock, D.J. Scratch, Biz Markie/Cool V, E-Swift, Sir Jinx, D.J. Pooh, Bomb Squad, Dust Bros., Mario Caldato, Muggs, Prince Paul, Fat Jon, Djinji Brown, Neptunes/N.E.R.D., Wyclef, Dan The Automator, Timbaland, Andre 3000, Doc(Esthero, Res), ANT, Large Professor, D.I.T.C.(All producers), Beatnuts, Afrika Baby Bam(Jungle Bros early shit), Fat Jack, Mumbles, Kanye, No I.D., Dug Infinite, Questlove, J Swift/L.A. Jay(Pharcyde 1st album), Domino(Heiro),Chief X-cel, Shadow, El-P, E.P.M.D.(both of them had beats), S.D.50's Howie Tee(Special Ed Chubb Rock), Ced-Gee(Ultramagnetic M.C.'s), Sam Sever, Rick Ruben, Lee"Scratch"Perry, King Tubby, Henry"Junjo"Lawes, Yabby U, Augustus Pablo, Mad Professor, I-Roy, Sly&Robbie, and once again I don't even wanna get into all the Jazz, Funk, or Soul shit.
Sounds Like: Exactly how I wanted it to sound!
Type of Label: Indie