I am a member of the Georgia-based hip-hop collective "Forbidden Dialect". The Forbidden Dialect is: Luis (Redd), Open, Amorphouz, Cycle Logic (the three known as "Minus a Few"; http://www.myspace.com/staytunedentertainment), Jason, Joey Blowfish (these two known as "Twice the Effort"; http://myspace.com/twicetheeffort) and Flux (http://www.myspace.com/romanflux).
Influences
Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, J Dilla, Pedro Pietri, Daniel Quinn, Art Blakey, Roland Kirk, Sabu, Hakim Bey, Jack Kerouac, Luis Muñoz Marin, Hugo Chavez, Roberto Sanchez Vilella, entre otros.
Sounds Like
Hip-hop influenced downtempo music. Abmience-, jazz-, and latin percusison-heavy.
Record Label
Unsigned
Type of Label
None
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I make music. I'm Nuyorican. (I'm actually from Georgia, but all island 'Ricans think us states-raised 'Ricans are from New York). I spent my young years in Columbus, Georgia and have been living in Puerto Rico for the last seven years. My tastes are jazzy, Latin percussion-tainted, hip-hop influenced, and even carry a pinch of blues. Enjoy.
"From Hardships to Brooklyn" by Forbidden Dialect duo Twice the Effort is now available. "From Hardships to Brooklyn" is one of those few records that has you listening from start to finish. Tracks such as "Hanwell and Oxford" demonstrate the duo's battle capabilities while "Gumshoe" reveals their storytelling skills as Jason, the detective, follows leads on Joey, the fugitive, with production and ambiance that feels of 1950s mystery flicks. Check out Twice at myspace.com/twicetheeffort . The album is entirely produced by Gallardo. The tracks can be previewed and purchased via the Nimbit applet below:
Purchase Redd's latest instrumental album, "Break^Breaks" on Snocap below. The album features appearances from Twice the Effort and local artists DJ Rype/Maxrhymes, Attila, and spoken word artist Zatyr One. The album is available for listening in its entirety on imeem.
In "Music For People Who Like Music", Dialect producer "Redd" (Luis Gallardo) provides an endless supply of Latin percussion, jazz session-style brass, rich colorful layers, ambient texture, and his signature experimentation with pitch and speed. Download the Forbidden Dialect's latest 16-track hip-hop instrumental/downtempo project in high-quality MP3 now utilizing Myspace's Snocap music service!
"Gallardo hasn't rested on the laurels of this LP and as well he shouldn't, but his production sensibilities are as A-grade as anyone else we've featured here since we've started. We'll be keeping tabs on this lad to see what comes next, but for now, Music for People Who Like Music will suffice because it is just that. The irresistible horns of "Aperibe" dare you to disagree. " - Audiversity
Discography:
"From Hardships to Brooklyn"
Twice the Effort
2007 IFDR Production for entire album
"Break^Breaks"
Redd/Luis Gallardo
2007 IFDR
"Hip-hop en 2 Patas"
Rype (MaxRhymes)
2007 Freestyle Association Production for track "La Vida Plena"
"Music for People Who Like Music"
Redd/Luis Gallardo
2007 IFDR
"Aberraciones"
DJ Predator
2007 Freestyle Association Production and Feature on "September 11"
"WhutduzFMstand4? Instrumentals "
Pack FM
2006 QN5 Music Production for track "Kilt It"
"WhutduzFMstand4?"
Pack FM
2006 QN5 Music Production for track "Kilt It"
"The Leap Year EP"
Forbidden Dialect
2006 IFDR All tracks except track 6
"Musica de KK"
Nebula
2006 Bajo Presupuesto Production for track "Bum"
"Revolutionary Artist Workshop Vol. 3"
AWOL Magazine
2006 CCCO Feature on "Bomba"
"Sin Fines de Lucro Vol. 2"
Coo-Kee & Ebano
2005 Phantom Vox Production for track "Mi Vida en Recuerdos" and Production and Feature on "Latin Onion"
"Alegria Vol. 5"
S.P.I.
2005 Freestyle Association
Featured on "Tum Tum Palito", "La Patria Se Hace Con Huevos", "Suciedades", and "They Forgot Spanish"
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Thanks for friendship. On my website www.giuseppe cardaropoli. it you can download and listen for free : orchestra, bases, smooth and latin American , banda marches and songs. See you soon
Yo REDD sup? hey our cd finally hit the streets of c-town and we sold out over the weekend. Feels good to know you can earn $$$$ for something you love 2 do! I would like to send you a copy sometime so you can check it out. I also wanted to thank you for helping me get started back in the days ( spanish fly):) LOL! keep the movement alive! peace bro!
