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____ Something small happened when Vangel and Dorc met in Toronto; late 98'. A mutual love and dedication for song writing led them to quickly begin collaborating and combining musical talents. Adhering to a not bound by tools approach, their individual production styles developed a signature sound that infused a unique approach to hip hop instrumentation. Since then their releases have received critical acclaim for creating "beats so gloriously fucked, they make EL-P sound like a more accesible Moby ." (Now Magazine- 2004) Music that is, "..paradoxically dark yet catchy";"difficult to find, but definitely worth it!" (Exclaim! Magazine-2003).
____ Their socio-political backdrops for the passionate future speech of hip hop mc Mindbender are "a real mind bender into the hip hop heart of darkness." (Toronto Star-2004) . Their production on Mindbender's latest double-LP, Beautiful Mutant , earned distribution with Urbnet/Outside Music . In contrast, their divine sound stylings with theology professor and hip hop mc, Ill Seer , have been featured on Vision Television Network and on the legendary Canadian Basements of Bad Men series on Handsolo Records . In between stretching extremes, their creative party rap beats on More or Les ' debut album: I only Stop for the Red Ants , had him rocking crowds with the 2004 Vans Warp Tour and The Perpetual Motion Roadshow . The release also earned a video single release for A Little Too Much and featured music in the short film, The Producer (Admit One) .
____ Vangel and Dorc , "aren't afraid to play with beats and sounds that are foreign to average hip-hop head's ears." (Eye-2004) So, when their not making hip hop, you might catch them producing tracks for Arkata or playing a show with Alexis on Fire . They have also performed alongside: Jeru the Damaja, Eternia, DJ Revolution, Louis Logic, Danimal, Lil' Dap, Paul Barman and The Abandoned Hearts Club. "The best of many good sets" (Exclaim! Magazine - 2003).
____ Ever expanding, 2004 kept the duo busy mixing and mastering a variety of projects, albums, and film work. Eventually their professional audio mastering company: Banging Masters , was born. They have since mastered material by artists such as: Buck 65, Moka Only, Raise Them and Eat Them, Miss Butter, DJ Moves, Fritz the Cat, Sixtoo, Conspiracy, and Delegates of Culture (UK) .
____ Being compared to the the legendary " Bomb Squad " (Exclaim! Magazine-2003) and the likes of " Erik B. and Rakim " (CurbSide Magazine-2002) , they continue to create innovative compositions that range from "...free-spirited" (Toronto Star-2004) to, "completely out of (this) universe.." (Pound Magazine -2003). Unclassifiably, Vangel and Dorc are making big things happen and are poised to take on the industry for all its worth.
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production projects: _____________________________
2001 Mindbender: Mind in another Universe (FuturEcho)
2001 Vangel and Dorc: The Leaving Home EP (Thinc Tanc)
2002 Mindbender: Fantasy Land Before Time (FuturEcho)
2003 Mindbender: Vibe called Fresh 12" (Sonic Imprint)
2004 More or Les: I only stop for the Red Ants (Villain Worship)
2004 Mindbender: Beautiful Mutant (FuturEcho/Urbnet)
production appearances: _________________________
2002 V/A - We Know You Did It compilation (Indie)
2002 V/A - Oscillate: The Best in Drum and Bass (Nice and Smooth)
2002 Freedom + Dorc: Test Tones (Nice and Smooth)
2002 Ill Seer: The Ill Seer Bootlegs (Prophetic Poetic)
2003 V/A - CHRY: Below the Radar compilation (CHRY)
2003 V/A - Bassments of Bad Men Volume 2 (Handsolo/Urbnet)
2004 Miss Butter: Does your Mother Know? (Indie)
2004 Arkata: The Question is Where are the Sluts... (Indie)
2004 V/A Underground Cartel: Drop Zone (Belles in Monica {UK})
2005 peterdeadpan: Steps Removed(DFM)
2005 Ill Seer: Phosphatidylserine (Prophetic Poetic)

film: __________________________________________
2004 The Producer {short flim } (Courtney James)
2004 More or Les: "A Little Too Much" {video}(Soft Citizen}
Here's our select mastering discography...
Adversaree and Esh Beats - The Statement (single, radio edit)
Akuma and Factor - Dawn Of A New Era (LP)
Alter One & Cadilakid - Over Eleventy Billion Served (LP)
Ben.e.Factor - With Pain Comes Pleasure (LP)
Brovaz Grimm feat. Mayhem Morearty - My Entire Life (single, radio edit)
Candy's .22 - Livin La Vida Boo Hoo (LP)
Charlie Black - D.E.S.T.A. Dude (mixtape)
Chillin Villain Empire feat. Aceyalone - Rollin Wit Da Villainz (single)
Dan Gordon - Campfire Soul (EP)
Death Before Dishonor - Living On The Jib (LP)
DJ Loc Dog Presents - 40's and 9's Round 2 (LP)
Eternia - Spit Just For You (single)
Factor - Side Road and Friends: B-Sides And Unreleased Hits (LP)
Fair One feat. El Da Sensei - Fame (12" vinyl)
Fax 4 - Inklined (LP)
Fenaxiz - The Strongest Link (LP)
Ginsberg's Inkling - The Halfpenny Marvel (LP)
GTA - Love Is Here (EP)
Hand'solo Records - Cock Dynamiks (LP, bonus EP)
Hell Razah (Sunz Of Man) - Article One (7" picture disc)
Heven and Hell - A Day In Your Life (LP)
ILL SEER - Phosphatidylserine (LP)
iLLiterate crew, the - Audioperosis (LP)
iNSiDEaMiND - FragMental (EP)
Ira Lee and Factor - Cafateria Food (LP)
Jim Brown - I Dont Say Much (LP)
Lyric1 - Get In On The Ground Floor (LP)
Mathematik - No Division (LP)
Metroplis Now - Metroplis Now (LP)
Mindbender - A Vibe Called Fresh (12" vinyl)
Mindbender - Fantasyland Before Time (LP, radio commercial)
Mindbender - Beautiful Mutant (2xLP, radio commercial)
Mindbender - No More Mr. Fucking Nice Guy Volumes 1+2 (mixtape)
Miss Butter - Does Your Mother Know? (LP)
Montgolfiers - live recording (LP)
More or Les - I Only Stop For The Red Ants (LP)
More or Les - The Truth About Rap (LP)
More or Les - A Little Too Much (video)
Mphasis - Sound Gallery (LP)
Mumbles Hip Hop Presents - Strickly Underground (LP, 12")
Muneshine feat. Sean Price and Termanology - Mark My Words (12")
Muneshine - A Walk In The Park (LP)
Neural Chaos - Espace From Planet Earth (LP)
Nolto and Factor - Red All Over (LP)
peterdeadpan - Steps Removed (LP)
Planit - The Whole Process Of Things (LP)
pleasure seekers, the - untitled (LP)
Prince Ali - In The City (LP)
Prophetic Poetic - Hip Hop Helps 2 (mixtape)
Raise Them And Eat Them - Raise Them And Eat Them (7" vinyl)
Raise Them And Eat Them - Raise Them And Eat Them (EP)
RDS - Open Mic (LP)
Ron Cevalles - Remixes (LP)
Rhythmicru - Supertoke Mixtape Volume 1 (LP)
Scalabrine - My Perspective (EP)
Scarlem D - Compositions (LP)
Shad K - When This Is Over (LP)
Shades - Every Dollar Counts (LP)
Skeletal Decibals - Sketchy Duel Program (LP)
Sped - Enter: The Sun God (EP)
Spesh K - Media Coverage (LP)
Sporadic: the dark poet - The Alcatraz Bootlegs 2 (EP)
TSD - Higher, Breathe (singles)
Urbnet Records - Underground Hip Hop 03 (LP, TV commercial)
Urbnet Records - Underground Hip Hop 04 (LP)
Vandal - The Rebirth of a Classic Obsession (LP)
Vangel - Post Modern Eros (LP)
Vangel and Dorc - The Leaving Home EP
Verietechniches - Rap Camp (LP)
WalMartian - Martian Law (LP)
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