Music:
Member Since: 12/10/2005
Band Website: poeticsmusic.com
Band Members: HENRY BENJAMIN - Dubjay, Engineer Extrordinaire, Sonic Wizard, Beat Guru 1 -
BLAKE COLIE - Drumset, Percussion Oddities, Dub Junkie, Beat Guru 2 -
KYLE MACK - Keyboards, Low-End Ruler, Composition Magician, Beat Guru 3 -
RICH TRAPP - Vocals, MC Excellence, Alchemetic Lyricist, Bringer of the Iceing on Top
Influences: ANY and ALL PIONEERS, old and new, of ANY ARTFORM where Integrity, Wisdom, Creativity, Soul, and/or Passion went into the Inspiration of the Outcome. In a phrase,"PURITY OF INTENT."
ie:
James Brown,
Bob Marley,
Fela Kuti,
Thelonious Monk,
Squarepusher,
Augustus Pablo,
Ravi Shankar,
Robert Johnson,
Stanley Kubrick,
King Tubby,
John Coltrane,
Cachao,
U-Roy,
Son House,
Billie Holiday,
Coxone Dodd,
Curtis Mayfield,
Jimi Hendrix,
Tony Allen,
Lenny Hibbert,
Meshuggah,
The Upsetters,
Ahmad Jamal,
Igor Stravinsky,
Prince Far I,
The Meters,
Ansel Adams,
Peter Tosh,
Sam Cooke,
Antonio Carlos Jobim,
Bud Powell,
The Aggrovators,
Tribe Called Quest,
Pink Floyd,
Duke Ellington,
Barrett Brothers,
Matt Groening,
Thomas Mapfumo,
Jack Ruby,
Ray Barreto,
Bootsy Collins,
Jackie Mittoo,
Roy Haynes,
Keith Hudson,
Muddy Waters,
The Beatles,
Rage Against The Machine,
Johnny Cash,
Miles Davis,
Yabby You,
Hank Williams,
Charles Mingus,
The Soul Brothers,
Black Star,
Mongo Santamaria,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Hayao Miyazaki,
Jacob Miller,
The J.B.'s,
Duke Reid,
Nikhil Banerjee,
Marvin Gaye,
Linval Thompson,
J.S. Bach,
Stevie Wonder,
Machito,
The Supersonics,
Willie Nelson,
Edgar Allen Poe,
Sly & Robbie,
Ivo Papasov,
Ray Charles,
Theodorus Bafaloukos,
Aswad,
The Carter Family,
Alton Ellis,
BB King,
Doudou Rose,
Hi-Tek,
Bunny Wailer,
Bela Bartok,
Jimi Hendrix,
Glen Brown,
Jackson Pollack,
Charlie Parker,
The Roots,
Jeff Buckley,
Roots Radics,
Eddie Palmieri,
King Sunny Ade,
Flatt and Scruggs,
The Funk Brothers,
Lee Perry,
Pablo Picasso,
Max Roach,
Led Zeppelin,
Los Van Van,
Spinna,
Robert Johnson,
The Revolutionaries,
Count Basie,
Frank Zappa,
Barrington Levy,
Howlin' Wolf,
Benny More,
Kakraba Lobi,
The Skatalites,
Nick Drake,
George Clinton,
Jimmie Rodgers,
Philly Joe Jones,
Hossein Alizadeh,
Burning Spear,
Pete Rock,
John Cage,
Scientist,
y' know what were sayin'?
Sounds Like: Some Bangin' Progressive Beats with Straight-Up Lyrics and On-Point Vocal Work. You ain't never heard this shit! Wicked beats and justice seen? Sight.
Record Label: Flyrite Records
Type of Label: Indie
