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Ethnic Minority

Supportin' The DnB Cause For World Domination!!!

About Me

Imran (a.k.a Ethnic Minority) has been producing music since he was 12 years old! His interest never really took off until he learnt he had a hidden talent in the form of singing! MCing came afterwards, but he never truly discovered HIS SOUND untill 2004/5! Through his mate Mojo (whom he attended high school with) he met Shabz (her older brother)! Shabz introduced him to the wonderful world of Drum & Bass, which at first he wasn't feelin', until one night, when he got real blazed, Shabz played some John B! Everything just seemed to click at that point and he's never looked back since! He has a wide range in taste and sticks to "If your ears are pleased, it must be good"! He has always taken a keen interest in politics but skived so much school, to the point where him becoming a politician was never going to happen! It just made sense to combine his interest in politics with music (especially in this climate where Muslims are treated differently by the law, governed by politiocs itself)! Drum and bass is mostly what he listens to these days, a lot of the hip hop these days isn't really his flavour - too repetitive, all you ever hear is sex and money, heard it all before, FRANKLY WHO CARES! He loves music for what it is (without gimmicks, if possible) and that pretty much sums him up! A SPECIAL THANX TO SHABZ FOR HELPING ME SEE THE LIGHT IN BOTH MUSIC AND LIFE! UR MY BRUV FOR LIFE!!!
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/1/2006
Band Members: Imran Pervez
Influences: Too many influences to mention, but here's the major ones!Drum and Bass -John B, Adam F, Grooverider, 4 Hero, Dillinja, Lemon D, High Contrast, Pendulum, Big Bud, LTJ Bukem, Talvin Singh, DJ Friction, Shy FX and T-Power - To name a few!Hip Hop/Rap -The Notorious B.I.G, Gangstarr, Wu-Tang Clan, Rza, Shyheim, A Tribe Called Quest, The Roots, Rehab, N.W.A, Cypress Hill, KRS-One, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Redman, Panjabi MC!RnB -Genuwine (1st Album Only), Donell Jones (2nd Album), Allure (1st Album Only) and a few others from back in the day!Alternative -Prodigy, Asian Dub Foundation, Faithless, FUN-DA-MENTAL, Michael Jackson (Thriller Album Only), The Chemical Brothers, Zero 7, Tricky!Classical -Gustov Holst (The Planets) and Hans ZimmerOther Stuff -The UK Indie scene is picking up, and I like it! I also love classic House music and 80's tunes! I just love music!
Sounds Like: The hip hop I do is like a combination of ol' skool beats, new skool synths and catchy melodies! The odd sample doesn't hurt either! My rapping style is not so easy to describe, no MC from Scotland has ever really made it big! I'm clear and precise, and my lyrics are mostly political, based on views from an British Asian perspective! My drum and bass is just whatever I feel like on the day!
Record Label: Minority UK Recordings
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Edinburgh Drum & Bass (X-Plicit) Review! (28/07/06)

Ethnic Minority Attends All Major DnB Gigs In Edinburgh! So Why Not Review Them (Because Some Of Them Can Be Plain Pish) 28th July 2006 @ Bongo, Edinburgh! The re-launch of X-Plicit took place ...
Posted by Ethnic Minority on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 10:28:00 PST

John B Pics (from when he came to Venue @ Honeycomb a wee while back - I forgot the date!!!)

John B playing his latest album @ Venue, Edinburgh (They closed it down now, the swines!!!) "Hey boys and girls! Get ready for a non-stop killa ride!" "So...eh....does anyone here like drum a...
Posted by Ethnic Minority on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 10:20:00 PST