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About Me

DDT was formed in 1986 by Jeffrey Liles, David Williams and Paul Quigg in the Deep Ellum area of downtown Dallas. Their first single "Six Gun" was included on the "Sound of Deep Ellum" compilation album which was released by Island Records in 1987. It was then remixed later that year by NWA's Dr. Dre for the soundtrack to the Dennis Hopper-directed LA gang film "Colors". Quigg and Williams each left the group six months apart from one another and started their own projects. They were replaced by KNON's DJ EZ Eddie D and DJ J-son Wolford. In the summer of 1990 DDT co-produced "30 Cops or More" and "Seven DeeJays" for the "Edutainment" album by Boogie Down Productions, and also released a 7" single of their own called "Meltdown". Two years later DDT added three more MCs - Da' Jay, Ty Macklin and MYK- and then released a 12" single on Los Angeles-based indie Triple X Records called "Makin' Funky Money" b/w "Give Up Tha Gold". These songs were then remixed by fellow Dallas abstract hip-hop artist MC 900 Ft Jesus.In 1995 Liles began an ongoing music-driven spoken word project called "Cottonmouth, Texas" with backing music provided by a new version of DDT - including Kenny Withrow (New Bohemians, Everlast) on guitar, Dave Monsey (MC 900 Ft Jesus, Edie Brickell, Fiona Apple) on bass guitar, Mike Jerome (John Cale, Course of Empire, Pleasure Club) on drums, Zac Baird (Billygoat, Korn, Everlast) ..boards, Liles on turntables and found audio, and producer/engineer David Castell on the mixing console. Cottonmouth, Texas released "Anti-Social Butterfly" on Virgin Records in the summer of 1997 and then participated in that summer's Lollapalooza Tour. Cm, Tx also recently participated in the first half of the Warped Tour 2007. New album featuring Stunbunny from The Spores is coming this fall.Profile edited with CricketSoda's Myspace Editor

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Member Since: 3/24/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/Liles
Band Members:Paul Quigg, David Williams, Jason Wolford, DJ EZ Eddie D, MYK, TyAllen Macklin, Da' Jay, Mike Dillon, Kenny Withrow, David Monsey, Zac Baird, David Castell, DJ Zero, Reed Easterwood, Earl Harvin, Scott Johnson, Mike Jerome, Carter Albrecht, John Bush, Andy Kravitz, Joe "The Butcher" Nicolo, Joe Fulginiti, Mark Griffin and Jeffrey Liles have all contributed noise or sound to Decadent Dub Team at one time or another... width="425" height="350" ..
Influences: Tackhead, Public Enemy, NWA, Consolidated, Eric B and Rakim, Beastie Boys, Slayer, Com:Plex, Keith LeBlanc, Sugarhill Gang, Mark Stewart and Maffia, Butthole Surfers, Black Uhuru, Cypress Hill/7A3, William Burroughs, Fats Comet, Bill Hicks, Revolting Cocks, Hydroponic Sound System, Boogie Down Productions, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Rehash, Survival Research Labs, MC 900 Ft Jesus, RZA/Wu Tang Clan, Foetus, Sonic Youth, Mikey Dread, Skinny Puppy, Glen Branca, Street Drum Corps, Big Daddy Kane, Stockhausen, Ministry, Adrian Sherwood, My Sin, Sly and Robbie, Pharcyde, Fishbone, Mary My Hope, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ice T, The DOC, the Beatles' "Revolution 9".. width="425" height="350" ..
Sounds Like: DDT has opened up live shows for Tackhead, Gary Clail, Boogie Down Productions, Geto Boys, Ultramagnetic MCs, Consolidated, A Tribe Called Quest, Chill Rob G, De La Soul, Tone Loc, Def Jef, Big Audio Dynamite, Fats Comet, Bad Mutha Goose, and Kool G Rap. Cm, Tx was on every date of the 1997 Lollapalooza Tour and has done opening DJ sets and/or solo spoken word gigs with DJ Shadow, Snoop Dogg, Antipop Consortium, Jim Carroll, Saul Williams, Viggo Mortensen, and James Hall and Pleasure Club. Not that we really sound like any of that stuff, but we've still managed to peacefully co-exist without offending a vast majority of those trapped within the immediate proximity of one of our shows. And as far as I can remember, nobody ever threw anything at us. It's safe to say you probably won't ever hear anything like DDT or cm, tex... but by the same token, we never really sold a bunch of records or ever got played on the radio. So that would seem to make perfect sense. We've always managed to stay out of each other's way. Until now. Let's try and be friends. Or not... width="425" height="350" ..
Record Label: Island, Virgin, Triple X, One Ton
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Cottonmouth, Texas vs. Bill Hicks - "Senseless Census"

This mash-up/remix isn't a new Decadent Dub Team song, it's actually a track by the Dallas-based producer Luke Sardello (aka Com:Plex from Central Standards/Hydroponic Sound System), which was remixed...
Posted by Decadent Dub Team on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:30:00 PST

New Cottonmouth, Texas material

The new Cottonmouth, Texas album will feature a number of musicians who have contributed to Decadent Dub Team over the years; including Dave Monsey, Earl Harvin, Jason Wolford, David Williams, Reed Ea...
Posted by Decadent Dub Team on Tue, 29 May 2007 02:07:00 PST

Where are they now?

I've been wondering about a few of the people who helped out DDT over the years. Anybody care to help us connect the dots?David Everett - LA DJ who worked at Scream, first DJ in Los Angeles to play D...
Posted by Decadent Dub Team on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 05:24:00 PST

Great article about hip-hop culture

Sneaker Pimp by Jeff "Skinny Fresh" Wade (Hydroponic Sound System) It's a natural progression, really, one that makes perfect sense. Most cats who would be inclined to put together a 264-page h...
Posted by Decadent Dub Team on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 09:00:00 PST

"Fuck You, We're From Texas!"

Like a lot of bands from Dallas at the time, our t-shirts were made by Jeff Newton of Zorlac Skateboard fame. Along with Loco Gringos and Rev. Horton Heat, DDT was more than happy to spread the "Fuck...
Posted by Decadent Dub Team on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 04:47:00 PST

"Dude, You Rock!"

The second compilation album on which Decadent Dub Team appeared was called "Dude, You Rock!" (Triple X Records - 1991) A few of the groups which appeared on "The Sound of Deep Ellum" also had tracks ...
Posted by Decadent Dub Team on Sat, 25 Mar 2006 04:29:00 PST

"The Sound of Deep Ellum" (Island -1986)

"The Sound of Deep Ellum" was the first recording that documented the Dallas-based creative neighborhood just east of downtown. It was the first national public exposure for a number of gro...
Posted by Decadent Dub Team on Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:23:00 PST