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Dialectics

I want to be the last ice cube inside your drink

About Me


The Dialectics Styles of Resistance EP (2007)
$6.00
shipping included
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.


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Music:

Member Since: 1/10/2006
Band Website: dialecticsmusic.com
Band Members:

Eric Wilkinson - vocals

Jai Hamilton - vocals

Emily Bruner - vocals

Dave Cobb - drums

Nick Coleman - bass

JK-47 - turntables/keys

Lane Miller - guitar

Influences:
Sociology, Philosophy, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Afrika Bambattaa, Run-DMC, YO MTV Raps, Digable Planets, Pavement, Talking Heads, Public Enemy, Krs One, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, The Pharcyde, Erykah Badu, Ani Difranco, Beck

Sounds Like:
super def rhymes I made up last night

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Dialectics @ Zazoos in Louisville, Friday, Aug 31

Hosted By: Dialectics When: Friday Aug 31, 2007 at 9:00 PMWhere: Zazoo's102 Bauer AvenueLexington, KY 40517United StatesDescription:Dialectics Click Here To View Event...
Posted by Dialectics on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:02:00 PST

Why we are The Dialectics

Why we are The DialecticsFrom the perspective of this author/emcee, hip-hop is a battlefield of semiotics.  From beats to rhymes, graffiti to dance, fashion and theatrics, hip-hop is a collection...
Posted by Dialectics on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:49:00 PST

Dialectics Styles of Resistance EP for Sale

The Dialectics *Brand New* and *Funky Fresh* Styles of Resistance EP is now for sale!!!  It is $6 and shipping costs are included.  The cd is guaranteed to raise the listener 7 notches on th...
Posted by Dialectics on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:39:00 PST