Karl Olson. Yeah, just me. Solo act. I've collaborated in the past with Nursehella, Beefy, Blank Grid, Nimrod Tsabari, Galactic Boy amongst other people, and I've remixed a ton of different people though notables include MC Frontalot, Optimus Rhyme, MegaRan and mc chris.
Influences
MC Frontalot, Lupe Fiasco, Blue Scholars, Chamillionaire, Gemstones, M.I.A., Kanye West, NaS (especially It Was Written,) 2pac, YT Cracker, MC Lars, High Contrast, Roni Size (especially New Forms, ) 1.8.7 (aka Jordana), Klute (Lie Cheat and Steal, ) Luke Slater (Freek Funk, ) Coldcut, Dangermouse, Kenna, Yoko Kanno (especially Arjuna + Cowboy Bebop OSTs, ) Queen, Pearl Jam (Ten-Vitalogy + Yield, ) Stone Temple Pilots (Core-Vatican Gift Shop, ) Nirvana, The Crystal Method (Vegas, ) Smashing Pumpkins (Melloncollie + Airplane Flies High, ) Jungle Sky Records (compilations 1-6, ) Koi Kaze OST, The Velvet Underground, The Chemical Brothers (Exit Planet Dust-Surrender, ) Fatboy Slim (Better Living + You've Come A Long Way, ) The Pillows (especially the FLCL OSTs, Penalty Life + Please Mr. Lostman, ) Jimi Hendrix, Veruca Salt (American Thighs-Eight Arms, ) Concord Dawn (especially the more melodic stuff, ) Syncopix, The Postal Service, Haibane Renmei OST, Beck, Air, Bjork (Homogenic,) Daft Punk (Homework + Discovery, ) Samurai Champloo OST, DJ Shadow (especially Entroducing + The Private Press,) mc chris, and good mash ups.
Sounds Like
The Nerdcore stuff draws from old school and modern Rap styles, while being infused with a clear Drum n' Bass/Glitch/Downtempo/TripHop/BigBeat edge at points and with some soundtrack/scoring elements as well. Like Lupe Fiasco and MC Frontalot via Yoko Kanno, Aphex Twin, Chamillionaire and Kenna with detours through other sonic neighborhoods.
The Drum n' Bass stuff starts out some between clumsy and decent with my early albums, and ends up sonic sitting somewhere between High Contrast and Jordana (aka 1.8.7) by the most recent album I've released in the genre.
If you want greater detail, just download the albums off my music website Nekodashi. There are better descriptions of my music there as well.
For more on me, and to read my actual blog, my website is here: karlrolson.com
There is even a full bio there: read about me.
Meanwhile, you can download 15 albums of music from me here: nekodashi.info
Oh, and here are a few videos of me performing and working in the studio sometimes with other people:
Thanks for the addback, Ultraklystron! It's been a long time since we did that podcast at a table in Denny's, but we finally put up some tracks (and more to come, plus better versions of what's already on here). Hopefully we can do a show together some time soon, or maybe actually collaborate on something.
Hey, nice to meet a fellow nerdcore artist. I like your stuff, big thumbs up from across the Atlantic ;) I haven't got any of my raps uploaded yet, only a few of my poems but I'll give you a shout when I have ^^
I've been listening to Opensource Lyricist nonstop in my car. It's like the greatest rap CD ever. I think I like Full Disclosure is probably my favorite, although all the songs are favorites. Best 14 bucks I spent.
Digging "Duplicate" and "Fashionable". Your flow has always been pretty good, but you've stepped things up a bit with these new track. Well done, good sir.
Thanks much for the comment! Once we get the ball a bit more rollin' how 'bout a complimentary hat for general plugingness and recommending? Eh? Eh? Eeeeeehhh?
I just though I would mention that I'm bumping both of your (rap) CDs in my car (I ripped the mp3s and have them on one disc), and they SOUND FREAKING AMAZING when you play them at high volume. I almost feel guilty playing such hi-def music on my crappy car stereo.
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