Golden Age era hip hop ('89 - '94) ... Jazz ... Funk! Legendary Dj's like Premier, Scratch, and Turntablist DJ's like Qbert (Invisible Skratch Pickles) ... first generation ATL turntablists like Lord/Klever/Shotgun/Faust/Shortee ... All independent and up and coming music.!!!
Sounds Like
Unfortunately we get tagged as sounding like The Roots and Jurassic 5, but that's a bit inaccurate. A good description of our sound is this: Heady and progressive lyricism fused with jazz and funk influenced beats with rhythmic turntablist accents.
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Here's what we have coming up within the next week or so! Should be a blast. Make sure you come out!
Psyche Origami, 4 Turntables, 1 Mic – State of PO, 2009
4 Turntables: 1 Mic. A State-Of-The-Art Spin on the Foundations of
Hip-hop. Dubbed "head-change music," Psyche Origami's material walks
the thin line between "conscious" music and "party" music, with a live
show that brings the content of the records to an even higher level.
The three 12" singles cut from "Is Ellipsis," the first Psyche O full
length, enjoyed heavy rotation on college radio nationwide and were a
favorite of New York's SURE and California's Heavyweights record
pools. The singles were also a top seller in the US and Japan through
TRC Distribution. In 2004-05, PO toured 36 US markets. Due in large
part to the exposure gained through this aggressive tour schedule,
"Is Ellipsis" was picked up by RedEye Distribution and is available in
Virgin Megastores, Borders Books and Music, Best Buy and an assortment
of independent stores nationwide, as well as online through Amazon.com
, I-Tunes, and sandboxautomatic.com.
Sharing the stage with such heavyweights as Jurassic Five, Talib
Kweli, and Ludacris, Psyche O has started to make itself known for
entertaining shows that bring back the feel of the 'Golden Age' from
which it was spawn. This Atlanta bred act has also been fortunate
enough to have music featured on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim
programming as well as various MTV and VH1 reality TV shows!
"Get Gassed Up" is the second single to be released from the ambitious
PO sophomore effort, "The Standard": a thematic album that uses a
metaphorical gas station as a backdrop to convey thoughts centered
around the idea that if the body is a vehicle, what would the gas
station sound like that refueled it. "The Standard" is a mostly
lighthearted Hip-hop exploration of the human condition and of the
realities we create, and touches on themes such as convenience,
motivation, and service. 'The Standard' reached 1 on the CMJ Music
charts and held a top ten position for over 6 weeks. The 'Get Gassed
Up' single was picked up by Fat Beats Distribution in August of 2006.
After 'The Standard', Psyche Origami plans on extending its creative
range with a project that is less thematic, but just as powerful in
message and scope. "The idea is to keep the listeners on their toes.
Our fans are a demanding bunch, and each time we raise the bar to
satisy our previous fans as well as continuing to rope in new ones",
says Mr. Wyzard, emcee/producer of Psyche Origami. With that said,
look out for a new Psyche Origami album in 2009. Be sure to check www.psycheorigami.com for updates!
Our music video, "Nuff Teef", directed by Dosa Kim
Nuff Teef
"The Heat" (live) produced by El Chavo, courtesy of Jakarta Recods (order the 7 inch online now!!)
The promo spot we did for Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, for their show "Samurai Champloo":
"YES" (live), a brand new song that's unreleased as of now, and will be on our next album...here it is being performed at the show with Little Brother.
Hahaha I just can't make up my mind! BUT guess who turns 18 on september 22!!!!! ME!!!!! And guess who will be coming to your next show in ATL when I'm 18? MEE!!!!!! :D can you believe it? I've been listening to you guys since I was a freshman in high school. Now I'm a freshman in college and I still listen!
Well guys, be proud. I had an episode of freaking out over the sorry-ass state of modern music (hip hop to metal and everything in between) a while back and ditched all my profile music. The first song on my profile since (sans the vid of Dystopia and a prior one of the Seatbelts) is The Heat.
There we go. Your biggest fan has spoken: The Heat is the finest example of modern music from any genre ever. End of story. It's that good.
By the way... you guys are getting a label, I'll probably manage to get a label for my music, so like... we could tour together. A thrash metal band touring with a hip hop act. Sounds about right to me. Would be THRILLING!
word! going to check that show on the 5th! hope there isn't too much cigarette smoke in that spot because i don't know how much i can cope with that shit. paz
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