Random Adjective:
AKA -- Chloé Smith is an independent artist who hails from Ottawa, Ontario. She began singing at a very young age. She began singing jazz publicly at 17.
While she was living in Victoria, British Columbia she thoroughly explored the open mic
circuit and began her development as a spoken word artist and lyricist.
Blank Space:
AKA -- J.Alex Murray is an independent artist, known across Canada as a talented: lyricist, spoken word artist and beatboxer.
http://www.myspace.com/314blankspace
Sounds Like
"Propelling themselves like wind thru throats into unique vibrations of sound, The Soapbox Poets have taken Biz Markie's urging to "make the music with your mouth" and transformed it into a unique brand of beatbox driven soul. Chloe Smith's deep, throaty vocals harken the energy of a mountaintop wind channeled into earthy song and scat, while Blank Space keeps the beat sounding like he swallowed a sampler and some drum machines - dropping the beat only to drop lyrical science on his clients. and these clients are anybody who takes the time to listen. The Soapbox Poets take their unique sound of spoken word a la jazz to the streets, to the bars, to the cafes and anywhere else they go. Their voices are asking to be heard, and they are well worth hearing."
Midnight Vocals: Random Adjective BeatBox: Blank Space Remixed by The Soapbox Poets
New Twist (Cover) of Old Jazz Standard "'Round Midnight"
Random Adjective + Blank Space = The Soapbox Poets
Random Adjective and Blank Space met in the summer of 2004 and attended several open mics together though performed as solo artists. They enjoyed open jams together with other local artists but it wasn't until Alex's return to Victoria from the Outspoken Wordsmiths Cross-Canada tour that they decided to form the explosive duo known as The Soapbox Poets.
"With Random Adjective's unique jazz & soul stylings infused with infectious thought
provoking lyrics from both parties combined with Blank Space's mood altering,
catchy and driving beats they deliver a sound like no other."
Duty Troubles The Soapbox Poets Vocals: Random Adjective
BeatBox: Blank Space
Remix by The Soapbox Poets
Sample lyrics from blues standard, "Trouble in Mind"
Feelin' Good Random Adjective BeatBox & Vocals: Random Adjective
Nina Simone Cover
MARCH ON THE ROCKS!
The NMA is proud to bring the "March on the Rocks!" tour to an island near you. We've gathered together some of our hottest talent in order to blast your ear-holes with relentless beatbox bad-assness & soul-satisfying wordplay.
Prepare to be blown away by some of the hottest talent you haven't heard yet.
Proverbial: Yukon's freshest hiphop export. The Soapbox Poets: Beatbox-driven Soul. The Outspoken Wordsmiths: Beatbox Harmonix & Subversive Spoken Word. Odditory Presence: Face Music & Poetry for the Slightly Disturbed. TemPeStilence: Raw Punk Intensity.
Hey you guys! I'm coming into Victoria this week, and I'm going to play at the Solstice Friday night! I hope I see you both somewhere! Wishing you happiest thoughts whereever you are, Jolene :)
Hey Chloe, I just wanted to stop by to tell you, you have a beautiful voice, and I liked your little clover piece... I have a bunch of writes in my blog. Feel free to browse anytime; there might be something in there you'd be inspired by.
Right on, those recordings sound great - not much time right now cause i gotta head to calgary but i'll check it out again later. You back on the coast soon?
as you know !!We found a Chocolate Factory, like any other from any other city, that throws out chocolate.
Just cause it can't sell.... even though it's still completely edible!! !! an we wrote a song about it, called it "Chocolate Dumpster" and spoofed the tune from Tom Waits track "Chocolate Jesus" take a listen! visit the site if you like what you hear! (you may want to skip through, or listen, our other tracks if your just interested in the Chocolate Dumpster song...)
Chloe is a soul near to my heart. We make music and love together. I am inspired by her and think she has a beatifull voice. there are many lessons i have learned through our experiences that come out in our music.
Thank you for your patience. Your music is decidant.
!I have never had so much fun creating and makin music before!
Working with Chloe in this duo is challenging my beatboxing and freestylin on a daily basis to reach everchanging limits. Our fusion of "Beatbox Driven Soul" is raising my awareness of music and increasing my comfort zone in creating more.
Stay tuned for more free downloadable tracks and updates on the Soapbox Poets album release in '08. http://myspace.com/thesoapboxpoets
Till then check out: http://myspace.com/314blankspace http://myspace.com/outspokenwordsmiths http://myspace.com/nmadistro
Awesome! The world can *always* use more acapella and beatboxing. You should check out "Episode 2 - Spiders & Beatboxing" from "Pocket Co. TV", we think you'll like it. The beatboxing is towards the end of the show (it's under 5 minutes).
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