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Yummy ( Oishii )
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Yummy ( Oishii )
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Released: Jan 1, 2010
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    Yummy ( Oishii )

    3:05

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    Diggin

    4:07

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    You Are Who

    3:01

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    Thousand Years

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    Breathe Easy

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General Info

  • Genre: Electroacoustic / Indie / Pop

    Location BM

    Profile Views: 26021

    Last Login: 10/5/2010

    Member Since 9/18/2009

    Website www.taylorrankin.com

    Record Label Nishiran Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    “Bend, slap, scratch and scream at it – then you’ll know how to play the violin.” –Taylor Rankin. Taylor Rankin’s music brings you to a magical place where funk, reggae, hip hop, gospel, pop, rap and blues all cling to the whirling dervish spinning inside his mind. His voice slides seamlessly from baritone to falsetto, pinching and winking at every note in between, while he literally reaches inside his violin, pushing it to new limits – caressing, smashing, coaxing it to sound like a DJ scratching the finest vinyl, an electric guitar, a bass, drum, flute, and even, on occasion, a violin. .. Working with only his voice, his violin and drummer ( the groovin Dwight Hart ), Rankin moves over and makes room for you to get in on his joyride of sound. From his first performances busking as a 12-year-old to working alongside famous choreographers to touring and recording with musicians such as Wyclef, Mary J. Blige, Erikah Badu, Collie Buddz, and Heather Nova, Rankin has been on a relentless musical journey and he wants you along for the ride. Every experience is unique, ranging from the epic to the sublime to the dirty, bumping, low-down, groovy sounds that only a half-Japanese Bermudian-Canadian can possibly create. .. The door is open. All you have to do is step inside… .. “Rankin is the instrument and his sound throws you from one moment to the next – he woos you in with his voice, convinces you to get close, to slide up beside and move with him – then smacks your ass with his violin.”

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    TAYLOR RANKIN - Violin, Vocals, FX ------ DWIGHT HART - Percussion, Drums

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“Bend, slap, scratch and scream at it – then you’ll know how to play the violin.” –Taylor Rankin.
Taylor Rankin’s music brings you to a magical place where funk, reggae, hip hop, gospel, pop, rap and blues all cling to the whirling dervish spinning inside his mind. His voice slides seamlessly from baritone to falsetto, pinching and winking at every note in between, while he literally reaches inside his violin, pushing it to new limits – caressing, smashing, coaxing it to sound like a DJ scratching the finest vinyl, an electric guitar, a bass, drum, flute, and even, on occasion, a violin.
Working with only his voice, his violin and drummer ( the groovin Dwight Hart ), Rankin moves over and makes room for you to get in on his joyride of sound. From his first performances busking as a 12-year-old to working alongside famous choreographers to touring and recording with musicians such as Wyclef, Mary J. Blige, Erikah Badu, Collie Buddz, and Heather Nova, Rankin has been on a relentless musical journey and he wants you along for the ride. Every experience is unique, ranging from the epic to the sublime to the dirty, bumping, low-down, groovy sounds that only a half-Japanese Bermudian-Canadian can possibly create.
The door is open. All you have to do is step inside…
“Rankin is the instrument and his sound throws you from one moment to the next – he woos you in with his voice, convinces you to get close, to slide up beside and move with him – then smacks your ass with his violin.”



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