Conspicuous & Cobane with an underground video of their verses from"Time After Time" a future Evil Ed classic from Evil Ed & Conspicuous' new album "The Get Together"...
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And here's Conspicuous & Willo Wispa performing their verses from'The Night',also from "The Get Together" LP...
INFLUENCES:
DJ Kool Herc coz without him Hip Hop culture would not even exist, James Brown (R.I.P.), The Last Poets, Bambaata and Soul Sonic, Flash, Rick Rubin, Arthur Baker, The B-Boys, Chuck Chill Out, Zulu Nation, Rock Steady Crew, Jazzy Jay, Marley Marl, Pete Rock, Primo, Cold Crush, Mantronik, BDP, Run DMC & Jam Master Jay (R.I.P.), Double D & Steinski, Schoolly D, The Ultimate 3, Aldo Marin, Newcleus, Geto Boys, Beastie Boys, Juice Crew, Fantasy Three, T-La Rock, Nice & Smooth, Captain Rock, Rammellzee, 2 Live crew & Ghetto Style DJ's, Anquette, Shy D, all that Miami Bass stuff, Doug Fresh and The Get Fresh Crew, Slick Rick, Russel Simmons, Kid Frost's "Terminator", Native Tongues, Prince Paul, Bomb Squad, DJ Red Alert, Gang Starr, Special Ed, Public Enemy...
3D (three times dope), 3rd Bass, KMD, Stet, UTFO, Howie Tee (The Hitman), Wu Tang Clan, Large Pro, EPMD (and the E Double for his solo shit...always love his beats!), Chris 'The Glove' Taylor, DJ Cheese, Whodini, Jeckyl & Hyde, Knights Of the Turntables, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (Flyte Tyme), Demon Boyz, Hijack, Caveman, London Posse, Blade, Gunshot, Hardnoise, Son Of Noise, Sirus, MC Mello, Bushkiller, Dominant Force, Red Ninja, Massive Attack, Ruthless Rap Assassins, Krispy, Sindecut, Family Quest, Silver Bullet, The Criminal Minds back when they sampled Star Wars (where are they now?!)...too many UK artists to mention! Mixmaster Mike, Ultramagnetic MC's, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Ramsay Lewis, Sweet Charles "Yes It's You" (love that tune!), Tashan's "Read My Mind", Dr Dre, Saalam Remi...
Rob Swift, All Natural, The Incredible Bongo Band, Outkast, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Sly & Robbie, Mad Professor, Jah Shakka, Scientist, Queen, John Carpenter, D'Angelo, Trouble Funk and all that Go Go stuff, 45 King, Beatnuts, Beatminerz, D.I.T.C. DJ Spinna, Shawn J. Period, Lewis Parker, Loose Ends, Soul 2 Soul, Jazzy Jeff, Cash Money, even Derek B back in the day showing how to do the transformer scratch on TV, NWA and before that all that good shit on Techno Hop, Macola, Electro Beat & JDC, Enjoy, Sugar Hill, Profile, Tuff City, First Priority, Next Plateux (Hurby Luv), all them dope old labels, Motown, Stax, CTI, Imperial Brothers, Egyptian Lover, Newcleus, the DMC world finals, whoever did that tune "Hip Hop Bystander"! (haven't heard that for years!), Spyder D, Sparky D, Shante (and all Cold Chillin' crew once again...Shan, Kane, Biz, Kool G Rap, Tragedy, Craig G....too many to name!)...
Redman, LONS, Eric B & Rakim, LL (when he was rockin' bells!), Pumpkin, Davy DMX (Davy DMX! what a legend!), Tuff Crew, Geto Boys, NWA, Low Profile, CMW, the break providers like Kool & The Gang, The J.B's, The Meters, George Clinton, Marvin Gaye, Horace Andy, Roy Ayers, Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, Early House from labels like Fourth Floor Records, Masters At Work, Todd Terry, Blaze, The Techno pioneers like Juan Atkins, Derek May, UK artists like Bomb The Bass, MAARS 'Pump Up The Volume', Massive Attack, all the radio DJ's I listened to as a kid/teenager for educating me on music, in the mid 80's Mike Allen & Greg Edwards on Capital, Louie Martin & Martin Collins on Chiltern Radio, Davy G, Dave Pearce & George K on Radio London, DJ Roger Johnson, into the 90's Westwood, DJ Nappa (before he was called Nappa!) on Pressure FM in Luton, Max and Dave & Richie Rich on Kiss, Leaky Fresh in...Too many names to mention, basically all the Hip Hop pioneers, DJ's and everyone who's ever made a dope record, whatever the genre...
All the people over the years who've schooled me on Hip Hop culture, Wayne (R.I.P.), Silver Bullet, Glyn (Skullsnap Records), Eddie Skratch & Celestial in Huddersfield, Mikey DON...Also, watching videos like Wild Style, Beat Street, Style Wars, Hip Hop 'A Street History', Electro Rock, Bad Meaning Good, Krush Groove, Breakdance (Breakin') especially to see The Glove on the wheels of steel, Babylon, Rockers...back in the day TV like the UK Soul Train (I remember seein Salt N Pepa doing 'My Mic Sounds Nice' live on that!), Dance Energy, Club Mix (hosted by Smiley Culture if I remember correctly!), The Tube, TOTP's (remember Doug Fresh & Get Fresh Crew on it?), Revid...Live Hip Hop shows like UK Fresh 86, Tribe & JB's at Town & Country club in '89, back in the day was lookin' at books like Subway Art & Spraycan Art, too many Hip Hop books and mags over the years to name them all.
Yes people! For those that don't know I'm Evil Ed, I make beats/produce tracks and DJ, I've made records with some of the UK's most talented emcees including Jehst, Task Force, Yungun, Tommy Evans, Conspicuous & The Colony, Microdisiacs, Jnr. Disprol, Aspects, Ricochet, Kyza, Doc Brown, Broke N English, Seanie T, Apollo, Dubbledge, A-Love from Oz and one of the UK's finest soul singers Shaun Escoffery (check the blog above for full discography). Here's a biog with some video links to a handful of my tracks...
"Winning aclaim from music fans and critics alike for his LP "The Enthusiast" in 2004, Ed's debut got LP of the issue in DJ magazine and airplay of the lead single "Nico Suave" featuring Yungun by Zane Lowe on Radio One.
Here's the video for "Nico Suave"
"Ed became interested in being a Hip Hop/scratch DJ in 1984 and started making Hip Hop tracks in 1985. Perfecting his art over the next 10 years Ed finally got to release his production on wax on the "Blunted Buskers" EP in 1994 as one half of the crew Hidden Identity.
After a chance meeting with Jehst in a Huddersfield record shop in 1998, Ed contributed beats for Jehst's debut EP "Premonitions" and the early releases on the YNR label, including his own solo EP "The Tournament" which featured Task Force as well Jehst on the classic 'Alien'. The track "Ophelia" by Tommy Evans, produced by Ed & Jehst in 2000 was featured in the hit TV series 'Skins' in 2007.
Here's a tune featuring Jehst, from Nmonic's 'Voicemail' EP, the second release on YNR..."
"Ed went on to build his skills and produce and remix for other artists, including a remix for Quantic on the Tru Thoughts label. Ed started his own HID productions label in 2002 releasing his own "Tournament 2 EP" and more recently two 7" singles by Conspicuous feat. Shameless and 12 Inch Matter that both got Hip Hop single of the month in DJ mag."
Here's an unofficial video for the "Seein' Red' remix feat. Jehst, Farma G, Skriblah and Supa-T (Sundragon)
"Ed recorded his debut LP "The Enthusiast" for Janomi Records, home at the time to Yungun, Mr Thing & Doc Brown, all who feature on the LP. The LP also featured UK rap legends The Microdisiacs (now Broke N English), Kyza, Ricochet and The Colony."
"Evil Ed has also been collecting vinyl since '84 and is still a fan of Hip Hop on wax. He's done DJ sets supporting Hip Hop legends like Pete Rock, Melle Mel, DJ Cash Money, The Heiroglyphics and Prince Paul. Check out the two 'live' mix CD's by Evil Ed & K-Delight - "Live At Caesars Palace" and "Live From Outerspace. You can also catch Evil Ed doing shows with the Ottomanelf label family (Colony, DJ Excalibah, Cobane, TB & Conspicuous)..."
Here's the video for "Focussed" by Evil Ed and Conspicuous feat. Shaun Escoffery on the hook (sadly Shaun isn't in the video, but there's cameo appearences from Jehst, Doc Brown & The Colony fam with Cons thrashing everyone at backgammon!)...
What the press said about EVIL ED's "THE ENTHUSIAST" LP...
"In Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid someone says: "What you want and what you get ain't the same thing." We wanted to slate another boring British rap album, but got a rarity: a meaty, funky UK Hip Hop record wearing party beats on it's sleeve."
Vice magazine
"UK Hip Hop is just beginning to enter it's own golden age, and only recently have we really had Hip Hop we can be proud of in this country...'The Enthusiast' drops the British reserve...and really gives us something to shout about...we've never had a producer with the gauranteed Midas touch of a Dr Dre or Premier...the potential is plain to hear in his taut and tightly focused beats...'The Enthusiast' is a crowning achievement from Britain's best beatsmith. God save the king, long may he reign over us."
DJ magazine
"Daring samples, flowing rhymes and hilarious lyrics...The Enthusiast is a one-stop UK hip-hop hit shop.
Zoo magazine
"...virtually a Who's Who of British underground hip-hop...the talent level is high..."
The Guardian
"Ed's sampled beats strike a perfect balance between brutal minimalism with delicious floridity."
Rip and Burn magazine
"...makes for a compelling listen from start to finish."
Between Planets
"...quality control is the order of the day here...on The Enthusiast he truly draws (and crosses) the line between beat makers who can simply create a head-nodding loop and producers who can truly orchestrate a full bodied track...Evil Ed finds himself following in the footsteps of heroes such as Marley Marl and Pete Rock, proving himself to be a gifted producer capable of working with a diverse array of lyricists, yet managing to maintain his own trademark style at all times."
Undercover mag
"A treat for anyone missing the old way of making hip hop..."
Q magazine
"...the contrasting sounds of Jehst, Yungun, Ricochet, Kyza, Tommy Evans, Asaviour, Lost Souls, The Colony, Microdisiacs, Eddie Skratch, Mic Assassin, Doc Brown and Mr Thing here blend just lovely...And as Ed's fine and dedicated handiwork proves, sometimes a little bit of unabashed enthusiasm really is the mother of invention."
yo Ed, yes we had so much fun, it was really great to meet you!!! i'm gonna send the new vocs soon... i can do it way better;-) talk later; shoutouts and greets from VIE, Paul
How ya doin’ fam? Just thought I would give you a heads up on the new release out 29 May. Pre-order is up and available now! Double CD, plus limited 7", plus additional bonus CD EP & sticker. If you into that digital check itunes MAY 29th. Also available at all good independent music retailers. Europe/UK orders go to www.suspect-packages.com.
The new EP release is titled ‘Fallout Shelter’, it’s produced by Beat Butcha (Halal Beats), whose works have put him in the ranks of the UK's finest contemporary hip hop producers. Fallout Shelter is packaged with ‘Rejuvenation’ , a full length remix project featuring a gang of top shelf producers from Australia and the UK, features include the likes of M-Phazes, Trials of Funkoars, Simplex of Terra Firma, Chemo, Beat Butcha, Ciecmate of Hospice Crew, Tornts, Dazastah of Downsyde, Mortar of Clandestien, Dontez of KingsKonekted, Methodz, The Last Skeptik and Jehst.
We have a online pre order available , purchase ‘Fallout Shelter EP/Rejuvenation LP’ 2CD and receive a FREE 7” vinyl with two previously unreleased tracks from UK hip hop crew Children of the Damned & Brad Strut, “Just Drink” and “Sucker Free Zone”. The 7” comes packaged with an additional CD and is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies worldwide and will only be available in Australia via this offer. Going fast!
