The Dialectics Styles of Resistance EP (2007)
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The Dialectics are a live hip-hop band with 6 to 9 members. No one knows the exact number for sure, and the Dialectics refuse to issue an estimate for fear that they might leave someone out. Needless to say, the sound is big. Taking their cues from live-band acts like the Roots and Digable Planets, the Dialectics use real guitar, bass, and drums to breath life into break beats. They trade in samples for the spoken word. They are pioneers in the use of manual hand claps.
Just barely into their second year, the Dialectics have recorded an EP, gained a local following, and shared the stage with underground rap icons Blackalicious. Each show is unique and based on the jazz ethic of blending notes and rhythms on the fly. Audience participation is common, and encouraged. Whether building epic walls of sound or just banging out a crowd pleaser, the Dialectics bring it. Jai Hamilton’s voice is the purest instrument of all, and soars above the crowd like a Molotov cocktail. Eric Wilkinson spits rhymes that reach through the speakers and smack listeners out of political hypnosis.
Talk to Eric after a show, and he might invite you to join the band. The Dialectics are currently accepting applications for the following positions: break dancers, slide projectionists, theremin players, auctioneers, and audience members with finely tuned cochleas. Geographic location is not a factor, provided that the applicant’s mind is in the right place. The Dialectics claim members in Lexington, KY, Athens, GA, and Cincinnati. They hope to one day colonize Texas and restore democracy in its borders.