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Frozen Tundra

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Released: Jan 1, 2010

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San Jose
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Genre: Hip Hop / Indie / Rap
Location SAN JOSE, California, US
Profile Views: 7695
Last Login: 12/9/2010
Member Since 6/9/2006
Website www.Audiocrats.com
Record Label Audiocrats Productions
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Raven - MC, lead writer on all tracks .... You know that feeling you have when listening to Atmosphere get on a roll with tight lines packed in an intricate rhyme scheme? Or how you feel when Aesop Rock is hitting his stride in a song to just blow you away with image after image, each multi-syllabic rhyme pemutation interlocking perfectly with it's successors? You know how you feel when Qwel is rapping in unfathomably intricate, perfectly designed rhyme schemes and he finds his sublime & aesthetic vocal tones?.... Now imagine the euphoria you get from all your favorite rappers doing their dopest songs; how awesome would it be to hear the MC who sounds and writes as ill as that all the time. ....Get ready to turn your speakers and your headphones up as Audiocrats Productions now presents: RAVEN ODIN. .... .. ..MP3s and Whole EP Available Now at:.... http://www.soundclick.com/Store/byArtist.cfm?bandID=991385.... ........ Raven emerged from the Sierra Nevada foothills to write and rap on the cutting-edge of artistry. Using intricate, mind-expanding rhyme schemes he paints a vivid aural picture drawing upon a degree in Modern Literature from UC Santa Cruz with constant double-meanings conveyed in everyday logic intertwined with poetry. He draws both consciously and subconsciously from the myriad movers and shakers in the Santa Cruz and Bay Area hip-hop scenes with whom he converses and converges. .. .. As a 19-year-old senior at UCSC, Raven was at the culmination of an almost subtle transformation from lifelong poetic striving to what was unmistakably hip hop rhyme-writing. This threshold was illuminated pointedly by Gilroy California’s Nos, founding member of Paragraphics and the underground stalwart Ostrichhead Crew. Nos acquainted Raven with underground legends like Blackalicous’ first EP and Kool Keith’s Dr. Octagon. This certainly broadened Raven’s perception of the art beyond Public Enemy, Ice Cube, and Bone Thugs. Raven’s rhymes even at this stage were relentlessly multi-syllabic and complete with internal-rhyme embellishments and impressive cadence. His best friend at the time was the Fostex four-track, confessor of sins and dark fantasies. The last ten years has been a strange journey, but the road has found Raven always chiseling new edges into his game and upping his originality of flow patterns to unbelievable heights. .. .. In 2000, fresh out of Graduate School with his Master’s in Economics from UC Santa Barbara and working at a Mountain View internet startup, Raven looked around the world of hip hop and felt the art as a guide was so lost. Any signs of life were eclipsed by a malignant tumor that encompassed any and all perception of hip hop or rap: gangsta. It was still entertaining to listen to artists like Brotha Lynch Hung, but it was getting monotonous. That’s when a graphic designer at the company showed Raven the Internet Hip Hop King of the era, Aesop Rock. He literally didn’t listen to anything else for over a month. From there, he soon discovered Sage Francis, Atmosphere, Josh Martinez, Qwel, and a more vivid sense of the art form’s potential. .. .. There is no doubt Hip Hop can be entertaining, journalistic, historical, political, revolutionary, and emotional. Raven proves in his songs Hip Hop is all these things, as well as a beacon for intelligent music lovers everywhere. Booking? Contact Audiocrats at (650) 868-6413 to have Raven rock a set at your party or venue. Multi-artist show bills with top-skilled acts from hip-hop and beyond can also be arranged through Audiocrats. .. .. Dod Doh - Producer .. .. Raven's newer tracks are largely on Doh Doh's beats, lush and provocative soundscapes that often chill you with a well-placed minor chord progression. Doh Doh brings a deep crate-digging philosophy emphasizing soul and jazz that was popular in the days of hip hop's dawning era. Combining a depth of old-school knowledge with a modern feel, Doh Doh's style breaks beats down to raw elements and recombines them into hip hop masterpieces that will grab you the moment you hear them while still revealing deeper subtleties after numerous listens. .. .. .. .. For those who may be interested in procuring exclusive, non-exclusive, or partially exclusive rights to a beat by Doh Doh, an instrumental collection can be sent to you. Contact at Audiocrats (650) 868-6413. .... ........ .. ..MP3s and Whole EP Available Now at:.... http://www.soundclick.com/Store/byArtist.cfm?bandID=991385.... ........ See also Soundclick.com/RavenOdin.... .. ........ .. .. © 2009 Audiocrats Productions
Members
Raven: MC, rhyme-writer, freestyler, Audiocrats co-founder .. .. Doh Doh: Producer, Creative Director, Drummer
Influences
..Sage Francis, Aesop Rock, Galapagos 4 (includes Qwel), Josh Martinez, Atmosphere, Pharaoh Monch, Ras Kass, Immortal Technique, The Coup, Haiku d'Etat, Living Legends, RZA, Meth, Red, Rae, Nas, Tupac, Shamako Noble, Coley Cole, Saul Williams, Rakaa, ChaLi2na (of Jurassic 5), Ex-I, Quannum Cats (LB, Lateef, Gab) Nos, Random Mysticks and Shanobe Shadows, Serendipity Project, Qwel.
Sounds Like
Eligh, Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Sage Francis, Josh Martinez, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Boots Riley, Chali 2na, Immortal Technique, Qwel, Prev-1 (of Swollen Members)

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