About Me

In a society that rewards entertainers for talking about robbing, "fucking hoes", selling drugs, and the normal everyday stuff that's on the radio, you can hear something different in the music provided by The Afters Cool Society. Its not very complicated to make a hot song. Copy what the radio plays and switch the drum pattern and you have a hit. We'd rather create something new, something fresh, something with... SUBSTANCE.
While sampling does play a key role in a majority of the production done, there is a passion beneath the sample that drives it. While they have no problem making a hit, they also have no problem doing something completely left of center.
Drawing inspiartion from everything from Donald Byrd, to Miles Davis, to Tricky, to Bloc Party, to Jazzy Jeff, the DJ/Remixer/Producers have an open ear to music. None in general, just good music.
Even though they've opened for various artists (Mos Def, EPMD, De La Soul, Inspectah Deck, Slick Rick, Pharoahe Monch, etc.) and spun at various events including Versionfest, RESFest, Afropunk Movie Screening, and other events throughout the United States and Europe, as well as Being the resident Artist & DJ at the highly praised Chicago Art Department as well as part of the DJ staff at Revolver Record Store, the workaholics still think there is still much to be done, and the fun has only begun!

Tapedek (Afters Cool Society) has Soooo Many Cool friends.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/3/2006
Band Website: www.afterscoolsociety.com
Band Members: DJ Tapedek/Mook Rockspinn/Gnarlie Murphy/Chris
Influences: Sunshine, flowers, 45's, Hartford, Chicago, memories, high school, college, Betances, mom, dad, graphic design, shoes, clothes, medicine, your wife.
Sounds Like: A soundtrack for the soul
Record Label: Anti-Matter

My Blog

Free Goodmorning Goodness..

If you're reading this you're obviously onmy super secret music page which means we're friends. Here issomething special to thank you for being a friend (a la Golden Girls [nohomo] ).Its a sweet & sim...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Mar 2009 09:24:00 GMT

Eye Foreign Eye available... FINALLY!

Maaaan.... It feels like its taken forever to get this album out, but now that its finished, out, and ready for consumption, I'm finally back to peace (well kinda, We're workin on "The deEP" and that'...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:24:00 GMT

Haterville? Really?

I can understand how people can call Chicago "Haterville". I was quite partial to the term myself a while ago. I even remember hearing a song by Rhymefest (?) a while ago entitled "Welcome to Hatervil...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:20:00 GMT

Booking Info..

For Booking and production inquiries contact: [email protected] List (in no particular order):West Indian Social Club (Hartford, CT)Club Pyramid (Hartford, CT)Hartford VFW (Hartfo...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:39:00 GMT

Check out this event: We Want Music Back... NOW

Hosted By: Tapedek (ACS)- Brooklynbound!!! When: Tuesday Jan 22, 2008 at 10:00 PMWhere: Galapagos Art Space70 North 6th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211United StatesDescription:Tapedek (ACS)- Brooklynbound!...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:04:00 GMT

Amsterdam V.1.1

You heard the tells of what happens in Amsterdam. So upon release from the airport I wandered out the underground train station knowing I was about 20 minutes from the adult version of Disney Land. It...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:22:00 GMT

You don't owe me shit..

Its cool B.. I understand.. We can't all eat from the same plate. I'm not salty at all (I don't think).. I partially blame myself. For years now I've been running behind crews with dreams of gettin si...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:09:00 GMT

How about making music???

SO... After listening to demos and a handful of mix cd's (I can only listen to so much cussin, guns, et other non-sense as well as poor production. 1999 has pasted. We're no longer using keyboard beat...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:46:00 GMT

While the rich get richer..

..Everyone else is on the side bitching about it. Maybe its me and my will to make moves without questioning what others think, but I don't see no reason why cats can't just up and do what they wanna ...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:14:00 GMT

A slight change of schedule..

IN CHICAGO 7am- Wake 7:10- hit snooze 7:20- hit snooze 7:30- hit snooze 7:40- turn clock off and get out of bed 8:20- catch bus to work 9:10- check myspace, facebook, and gmail 9:30- start work...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:59:00 GMT