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Psyche Origami

Head Change Hip Hop - 1 emcee / 2 DJ's

About Me

Psyche Origami, 4 Turntables, 1 Mic – State of PO, 2007
4 Turntables: 1 Mic. A State-Of-The-Art Spin on the Foundations of Hip-hop. Dubbed "head-change music," Psyche Origami's material walks the thin line between "conscious" music and "party" music, with a live show that brings the content of the records to an even higher level.
The three 12" singles cut from "Is Ellipsis," the first Psyche O full length, enjoyed heavy rotation on college radio nationwide and were a favorite of New York's SURE and California's Heavyweights record pools. The singles were also a top seller in the US and Japan through TRC Distribution. In 2004-05, PO toured 36 US markets. Due in large part to the exposure gained through this aggressive tour schedule, "Is Ellipsis" was picked up by RedEye Distribution and is available in Virgin Megastores, Borders Books and Music, Best Buy and an assortment of independent stores nationwide, as well as online through Amazon.com , I-Tunes, and sandboxautomatic.com.
Sharing the stage with such heavyweights as Jurassic Five, Talib Kweli, and Ludacris, Psyche O has started to make itself known for entertaining shows that bring back the feel of the 'Golden Age' from which it was spawn. This Atlanta bred act has also been fortunate enough to have music featured on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming.
"Get Gassed Up" is the second single to be released from the ambitious PO sophomore effort, "The Standard": a thematic album that uses a metaphorical gas station as a backdrop to convey thoughts centered around the idea that if the body is a vehicle, what would the gas station sound like that refueled it. "The Standard" is a mostly lighthearted Hip-hop exploration of the human condition and of the realities we create, and touches on themes such as convenience, motivation, and service. 'The Standard' reached 1 on the CMJ Music charts and held a top ten position for over 6 weeks. The 'Get Gassed Up' single was picked up by Fat Beats Distribution in August of 2006.
After 'The Standard', Psyche Origami plans on extending its creative range with a project that is less thematic, but just as powerful in message and scope. "The idea is to keep the listeners on their toes. Our fans are a demanding bunch, and each time we raise the bar to satisy our previous fans as well as continuing to rope in new ones", says Mr. Wyzard, emcee/producer of Psyche Origami. With that said, look out for a new Psyche Origami album in 2007. Be sure to check www.arcthefinger.com and www.psycheorigami.com for updates!
Our music video, "Nuff Teef", directed by Dosa Kim Nuff Teef

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Opening up for Little Brother November 2007
"The Heat" (live) produced by El Chavo, courtesy of Jakarta Recods (order the 7 inch online now!!)
"YES" (live), a brand new song that's unreleased as of now, and will be on our next album...here it is being performed at the show with Little Brother.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/1/2005
Band Website: psycheorigami.com
Influences: Golden Age era hip hop ('89 - '94) ... Jazz ... Funk! Legendary Dj's like Premier, Scratch, and Turntablist DJ's like Qbert (Invisible Skratch Pickles) ... first generation ATL turntablists like Lord/Klever/Shotgun/Faust/Shortee ... All independent and up and coming music.!!!
Sounds Like: Unfortunately we get tagged as sounding like The Roots and Jurassic 5, but that's a bit inaccurate. A good description of our sound is this: Heady and progressive lyricism fused with jazz and funk influenced beats with rhythmic turntablist accents.
Record Label: ATF Records (Atlanta, Ga)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

East Coast Tour Dates

 01.08.07 EAST COAST TOUR DATES  01.08.07 "Now I'm gonna show you how the east coast rocks!"  KRS/BDPYes, we're echoing those words with our little East Coast sw...
Posted by Psyche Origami on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:16:00 PST

Psyche Origami News 10/20/06

 10.20.06 UPCOMING ATL EVENTS  10.20.06 FOOTBALL and PSYCHE O?? What a combination!  It's the best pairing of ideas since PB & J, so c'mon down to the Tw...
Posted by Psyche Origami on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:17:00 PST

Get Gassed Up on FatBeats

Yeah dawg....Everyone help me in celebrating Psyche O's new distribution relationship with FatBeats as well as the release of the new 12" entitled Get Gassed Up. This is huge guys...friggin huge! Chec...
Posted by Psyche Origami on Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:35:00 PST

PEEP THE MUSIC VIDEO!!!

We've finally joined the Myspace Video craze and added our video for the song "Nuff Teef". For longtime Psyche O fans, its been a staple of our website. But its definetely new to our Myspace fans...
Posted by Psyche Origami on Fri, 26 May 2006 02:16:00 PST

I'm from New York...

So... Since when does it matter where you're from.  And furthermore...why is it that people from New York always feel like they do everything better than anyone else?  It's completely annoy...
Posted by Psyche Origami on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:23:00 PST

The longest day ever...

Oh man.... I have to comment on this day because it just makes for good storytelling. We woke up Wednesday morning (2.22) in Whitefish, Montana.  Now mind you, it sounds like a pretty boring plac...
Posted by Psyche Origami on Sat, 25 Feb 2006 01:03:00 PST

The Break In

Oh man... The adventures continue.  So we're in Davis, CA doing a show and we're done for the night.  Dainja's family lives closeby in Sacramento so we decided to not start driving that nig...
Posted by Psyche Origami on Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:35:00 PST

What the hell is up in Barstow, CA

So, we're driving...watching Anchorman in the van, passing through the Grand Canyon, if only to take a piss in it and then all of a sudden...after 14 hours on the road, we hit Barstow, California.&nbs...
Posted by Psyche Origami on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 06:17:00 PST