Scalper is Nadeem Shafi, born and raised in East London of Pakistani descent. First seen in Aotearoa New Zealand at WOMAD 1997 as the vocalist for the British band Fun-da-mental. Now based on the wild West Coast of Auckland, having moved here in 2007. Scalper is Hip Hop like you’ve never heard it before. Moody, gritty beats with introspective lyrics that conjure visions of epic proportions, and an electrifying live performance that demands attention.
Influences
Everything and Nothing.
Sounds Like
Scalper is Hip Hop like you never heard it before. Samples, live instrumentation and beats, all chopped and stewed with lyrics that conjure visions of epic proportions.
"The perfect blend between typical cold-wave bass, "magic" mesmerizing piano & Dark-apocalyptic folk.Flavour subtle of the lyrics and sound decorum haunted which will make you happy : This is the taste of "Loneliness" by Steve Morell : just Great." JIM NO1R.
Bonjour Scalper Thanks for the friendly add Like your sound and the good energy in your music Best wishes from France (Follow me on twitter.com/pascal95 ) Pascal
FUJAKO came out of the clash of Jonathan Uliel Saldanha and Nyko Esterle, two producers obsessed with echo and bass. The first one, raised in Portugal and part of the collectives Soopa and Mécanosphère, deals with sonic alchemy, and is also known as HHY. The second one, raised in France, part of the Radon collective and a rider of the sound waves, is also known as Ripit. Both met to summon music of unlooped hip-hop, filled with spectres of haunting dub and ecstatic scapes.
LANDFORM, their first record (out on Wordsound Digital) was born in a small stone house studio in the burnt forests and mountains of Portugal, between paradise and the gate of hell, made from soundscapes and beats recorded on mostly acoustic instruments, created in an hostile -yet natural- environment. After the initial production phase in the woods, LANDFORM was then haunted by the voices of several guests such as Sensational, Seraphim, Native, Cheravif and Scalper, as well as by the additional trash turntablism of DJ Urine.
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Cheers from France,
~ Mr No1r ~