N'toko is an experimental hiphop artist from Slovenia. He first made a name for himself as frontman of a local funk, hiphop collective called Moveknowledgement. He became well known for his technical skills and speed as a rapper, winning two national freestyle championships in a row. Competitions scored him his first record deal as a solo artist, the result being his albums 'Cesarjeva nova podoba' and 'Dobrodelni koncert ob koncu sveta.' The music on 'Dobrodelni koncert ob koncu sveta' was recorded and performed live by a 5-piece band. N'toko also released two EPs (Where's Waldo and Elixiryproslam). These records gained cult status among underground hiphop fans and alternative music lovers for their open aproach to rap and spoken word, blending influences from rock, free-jazz, electro, noise and psychadelia to name a few. At the same time, N'toko performed anywhere he could, from poetry slams to impro-sessions and drum n' bass parties, no longer just rapping, but also using his voice as an effect-processed instrument, playing other instruments and often screaming his brains out. He continues his work with Moveknowledgement, which has morphed into an experimental dub, rock group and went on to record a very original album entitled 'Listen to Nebukadnezar'. He is currently living in Tokyo, playing music for contemporary dance, doing solo concerts, a duo with drummer Seijiro Murayama, and dj-ing in clubs. He firmly believes that it's ok to do anything in music and there should be no difference between musical genres, scenes or cultures.
N’toko はスロヴェニアのエクスペリメンタルヒップホップアーティストである。
彼の最初のキャリアは、ローカルファンクヒップホップグループMoveknowledgementのリーダーとしてスタートした。
彼はラッパーとして、その音楽技術と演奏の早さで、二つのスロヴェニア国立フリースタイルコンテストで優勝し、その名前が知られるようになった。コンテストの結果、彼はソロアーティストとして知られるようになり、その結果は、彼のアルバムの'Cesarjeva nova podoba'と'Dobrodelni koncert ob koncu sveta.'に出ている。
'Dobrodelni koncert ob koncu sveta'の楽曲は、５つのバンドにカバーされ、ライブでも公演されている。N’tokoは二つの EP (Where's WaldoとElixiryproslam)もリリースしている。これらの録音はロック、フリージャズ、エレクトロニカ、ノイズ、サイケ等を常識に囚われないアプローチでラップと歌詞の中に取り入れたものであり、アンダーグラウンドヒップホップとオルタナティブ愛好者の間に熱狂的なステータスを確立した。
N'tokoは、ラップだけでなく。彼の声そのものをエフェクターに、他の楽器、そして脳内からの叫びを使い、詩の朗読会場から即興セッションやドラムバスパーティーに至るまで、ありとあるあらゆる可能性のあるところでパフォーマンスを行っている。また、Moveknowledgementとしての活動も続けており、彼らの活動はエクスペリメントダブ、ロックグループとして変化して、彼ら独特の音楽性を打ち出したレコーディングアルバム'Listen to Nebukadnezar'をリリースしている。彼は現在東京に滞在しており、コンテンポラリーダンスに演奏を提供、ソロコンサート公演、またドラマー村山政二朗とデゥオを組み活動、そしてDJとしても活躍している。
N'tokoは音楽の中にはどんなことでもできる可能性があって、音楽のジャンル、シーンや文化の間の違いというものは、大きな音楽という枠組みの中ではとるに足りないことだと確信している。
"My music and style is basically about me doing whatever I want to do. What I want to do can change about every 5 minutes. That's why my music is hard to follow. That's why I don't have a career. And that's what makes me different from a billion other rappers in the world. Very few people like more than one of my albums, and that's fine by me..I'm thankful if you like at least one song.
In the end it's not just about the music, but the personal universe we create with it, and how we share it with others. My universe is one populated by Hindu gods, gothic lolitas, spaceships, vampires, cats, robots, ghosts and everything in between. It is a huge metropolitan area overgrown by trees, a symbiosis of ancient culture and eastern pop. I hope it's a place you can feel comfortable in. Or at least pleasantly uncomfortable..."
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