Core-Rhythm (Me, myself and I). One third of Subphonik Music (Baba Israel and Yako 440 round out the rest), A member of the Marc Ayza Quintet (Core Rhythm - Vocals, Marc Ayza- Drums, Roger Mas - Piano/Keys, Tom Warburton - Bass, Helios- turntables), Lead Vocalist for the Dana Leong Band. As far as my solo work do much of my own production these days but been known to work heavily with Noe B, Baba Israel, Yako 440, Verse All and Zaquan. So as yall see, I have my hands in a lot of jars....
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Influences
My music is a refelection of all that inspires me, so not all of them are going to be musicians and some of them are just experiences, so with that being said, I have to say my influences are joy, sadness, the blues, anger, confusion, pride-pretty much the whole colidiscope of the human experience. But if I had to pick actual beings the most important would be (mind you they are not all musicians, but how they attacked art and/or life is what inspires me): Jimi Hendrix, Wu Tang Clan (ecspecially The Rza, The Gza, Ghostface and Raekwon), Malcolm X, Lars Von Trier, Ingmar Bergman, Amiri Baraka, Frantz Fanon, Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Public Enemy, A Tribe Called Quest, Miles Davis, KRS-ONE, Rakim, Nina Simone, Jerzy Growtowski, John Coltrane, MF DOOM, Pharaoh Monche(Organized Konfusion), Outkast (Andre 3000 best emcee ever..when he is rappin'), Bjork, Led Zeppilin, D.J. Premier, Jay-Dilla(R.I.P.), Madlib (best doin it on the beats right now) Radiohead, Huey P. Newton, Kwame Nkrumah, Ho Chi Minh, Jim Morrison, Antonin Artuad, Bertolt Brecht, David Axelrod, Bob James, The Mars Volta, NaS, Basquiat, Dondi White, John Cassavetes, Abbas Kirostami, Randall Robinson, Marlon Brando, Toshiro Mifune, Gena Rowlands, Thomas Richards, Paul Robeson, Bruce Lee, Frances Cress Welsing, Yukio Mishima, Curtis Mayfield, Ahmad Jamal, Alan Moore, Kool Keith, De La Soul, Che Guevera, Pink Floyd, Fe la Kuti, Christ, Moses, Muhammed, The Buddah, Issac Hayes, Catalyst, Ennio Morricone, The Roots, Common, Hieroglyphics (ecspecially Pep-Love and Del), Bob Marley, Langston Hughes, Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle, Henry Dumas, The Moody Blues, Aaron Mcgruder, Jeffrey Wright, Rod Serling, Octavia Butler, Raphael Saadiq, Stevie Wonder, Prince Paul, Phillip K. Dick, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, The Four Tops, Harold Pinter, Cee-Lo, Marvin Gaye, Akira Kurasowa, Kraftwerk, Quincy Jones, Sun Ra, Prince, Simon and Garfunkel, Grandmixer DXT (your support has been incredible), my family, friends, all who have let me sleep on there couch (and there are many of you), allies, all the folks I do music with (yall more than most because yall keep me growing), Comic Books, The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica, Sci-Fi, Japnese animation....I could go on n' on but wanted give yall the main ones.
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"Re-wire, re-tool, re-vive, re-education", the statement that best describes the artistry of Core Rhythm. Hailing from New York City, Core since 2004 has made his passion for the preservation and progression of Hip Hop and The Black artistic aesthetic felt. Drawing his influences from many different sources such as The Wu Tang Clan, Madlib, Jimi Hendrix, David Axelrod, Amiri Baraka, Antonin Artuad, Sun Ra and many more, Core stands tall as an example of the African American experience that this nation has conveniently chosen to ignore. "The Black man is not a monolith and right now the Black Hip Hop artist is being presented for the most part as a monolithic entity, Im trying to flip that," says Core in a documentary currently being filmed about his artistic movement.
Core feels the way to alter this trend is through form as well as function. Feeling the need to stay socially and politically conscious, but understanding that artistically, the creation of the art of Hip Hop has to be maintained at a high level. It cannot conform to the shallow and mundane standards the pop charts have carved out for this socially deep rooted music. Core refuses to be boxed in. Almost like a sneak attack, in 2006 Core released his manifesto-like debut album NAT TURNER RELOADED to critical acclaim (its was voted 6 on the rapreviews.com Top 10 list of 2006), it also gained street classic status in some local New York circles. With tracks ranging from deep social commentary such as "LIVE FROM BAGHDAD" (a song showing both sides of the Iraq war), to lyrical exploits such as "SLANGUAGE" and "ATOMIC WEIGHT", to personal journeys such as " THE ROAD" and "RISE", never does Core make the same track twice and even when the tracks can feel like there going in one direction they can quickly become something completely different in a drumbeat. His soundscapes are dark, but full of inner light, rough and raw, but built with delicate care.
The Core Rhythm sound is an expression of the emotional complexity of modern black life viewed through the looking glass of a young man who questions everything, accepts nothing, but is still willing to explore all as long as Hip Hop can accompany him on the journey. Having performed at venues such as Southpaw, The Knitting Factory, The Bowery Poetry Club, The Jazz Gallery, Sin-e, The Whitney Museum and numerous others, Core is quickly becoming a mainstay in the N.Y. independent Hip Hop scene. He's performed on the same bill with Hip Hop legends such as O.C., The JUGGAKNOTS, C RAYZ WALZ and WORDSWORTH, musicians such as MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO, JASON LINDER and DANA LEONG while recording with the likes of artists such as the Legendary GRANDMIXER DXT, Core in a short time has garnered respect among fans and peers alike. Most recently Core has been on his job spreading his movement not only with the mic but also in the realms of production, he made necks snap with his fierce remix of BISC 1's "CRUMBS" featured on THE STAY UP PROJECT MIXTAPE, also contributed two tracks to underground mainstay CREATURE on his new record HUSTLE TO BE FREE, one them being the lead single GET UP AND GO. He also has tracks appearing on projects for artists HOMEBOY SANDMAN, HIRED GUN, BABA ISRAEL and others. He has/will be appearing on the mic on projects of various artists such as DANA LEONG, BABA ISRAEL AND YAKO, HIRED GUN, RABBI DARKSIDE and lastly, but most definitely not least he is putting the finishing touches on his new record, a fierce collaboration with soon to be legendary producer ZQ entitled RONIN due out sometime in spring 2008, It will be the next chapter in his ongoing saga. As you can see Core Rhythm is making his presence felt, make sure you keep your eyes locked...
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