For musicians today, a record deal can be like a used car; it might get you from point A to point B, but most likely the salesman took your money and poured sawdust in the transmission. Fortunately, while the industry is gridlocked in filesharing, the members of iLL-Literacy can teleport. And by teleport, they mean "make music that would inspire passionate love with a Silverback gorilla...if it was socially acceptable." And like any good Silverback gorilla lovemaking, iLL-Literacy's music somehow recalls our primal past, while leaping forward (and sideways) into a future marked by inter-racial babies and Twitter.
Enter the world of digitiLL funk—an ever-expanding sonic universe piecemealed together by the ever-shrinking attention span of Oakland trio iLL-Literacy. Members Dahlak, Drizzletron and N.I.C have known each other since birth, and since then have been playing with words and sounds, invading concert halls, off-Broadway stages, and college arenas throughout North America and Europe, and infiltrating networks from HBO, MTV and beyond.
The group lays claim to the iFunk generation—the post-crack epidemic pre-Obama 80s babies who were prescribed Ritalin because they liked music more than school. Founding member, vocalist and cyber-yogi Drizzletron says, “It’s like I took one step away from my behavioral meds, and George Clinton took two steps toward my imagination!”
Toggling between daydream and full-blown hallucination, the result is iLL-Literacy's first record, i B4 the 1. Colliding influences from afrobeat and hip-hop as much as Plato and X-Men, their freshman effort plays more like the soundtrack for a never-ending shroomtrip than a standard rap album. It pays homage to a wide range of inspirations, while constantly reaching for the new. From a record that is political in scope but never heavy-handed to an intersecting live show that can boast life-size Lego-men, iLL-Literacy is both a product of its time, and a defining feature.
Just dropping a line to friends I havent checked on in a minute. Hope all Is well. You know me I'm still doin the same old shit, getting ready to drop this New EP. hit me up on www.risingsunquest.com
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My Dear iLL-Literacy, I want you to know that your music and your songs are my passion. I am addicted. There is something pulls me toards them. Keep it up iLL-Literacy. Di PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
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Yo iLL-Literacyasaurus. I just found out that we're related...and as a special family only present we've made a new song for you called "End of Days" (start doing backflips now). It's an epic instrumental opus to the moment when our ancient Dino relatives saw a large fiery object plummeting towards them. Please come to our page, give it a listen and let us know if it makes you feel like something catastrophic is gonna happen. If the song upsets you too much we will be holding several s support groups (read: comcerts) in the near future. Check our page for locations, dates and times.
5th Annual Florida Entertainment Summit at Miami Music Fest
The 5th Annual Florida Entertainment Summit (FES) will convene December10-12, 2009 in beautiful Miami, Florida. Each year this highly-anticipated industry event features a stellar list of events that allows entertainment industry professionals and hopefuls multiple opportunities to educate themselves on current trends and network while supporting vital community initiatives. FES benefits people in theFashion, Film and Music Industries. The purpose of FES isto provide aplatform to display opportunities available to independent recording artists, filmmakers and designers to generate income as an independent oppose to simply waiting on a major deal.Log in today!! Get registered before it's too late!! This year will be bigger than ever!! www.floridaentertainmentsummit.com
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