School Drunk, Aphex Twin, Eroll Garner, Pavemnt, Frank Zappa, Herbie Hancock, The Beatles, Dizzie Rascal, Al Green, Tortoise, The Cure, King Tubby, Bugz in the Attic, Jimi Hendrix, Boards of Canada, Stevie Wonder, Sonic Youth, Micheal Jackson, jamariquia, Parliment Funkadelic, Lee Perry, NOFX, Skinny man....The Boom Boom music my parents used to play. Thats enough
WORKING ON NEW ........ALBUM BUY MY OLD ONE (I QUITE LIKE IT)> FROM www.mrbasista.co.uk dont read the rest if you have friends.
Currently on BBC Intoducing tour and teaching Mcing, Djing etc to youth round the UK as part of the Defcon Workshop team (defconworkshops.org.uk).
Mr Basista, experimental freestyle lyricist and musical force, has released his debut solo album THUNK. The album is a culmination of his life’s musical experiences so far.
Since the age of 14 and his first mic battle, Mr Basista has been heavily involved in the UK music scene. An original member of the Defcon Crew, talented pianist, vocalist and producer, Basista has rapped and played alongside Britain’s hip hop elite.
Mr Basista’s sound takes influence from his varied and experimental life journey through music – he has hosted a number of Regular Live Nights, including hip hop radio show on Juice FM.
He has gigged live all over the country for the last decade, sharing a stage with Skinnyman, Nicky Blackmarket, Jehst, Mr thing, Phi Life Cypher, Blu rum 13, Task Force, Killa Kella, Dr Syntax, Terra Firma, K–lashnekoff & Foreign Beggars to name a few.
2005 saw him ripping up centre stage in a headline line set alongside Live Funk collective The True Ingredients at Ministry of Sound.
Basista’s passion burns not only for hip hop but he believes exists to be indulged extensively, from a little Dub step to electro, indie funk and jazz. Originally from South East London, Mr Basista now resides in Kent – Mr B has been writing, recording and producing his debut solo album, scribing his own experimental journey in the freestyle, unconscious mind…THUNK IS BORN.
Mr B simply says: ‘Fun, funky shit.’
THUNK is out now and available to buy on CD.
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I'm gonna be playing along side other Electro, Dubstep, Indie and Grime musicians at COOL SOUND - THIS IS OUR RAVE on the 15th August at Tunbridge Wells Forum. Its 7 pound on the door for a wicked night. Its gonna be a definate sell out!
So put on your glad rags and your skankin' shoes and come down! Hope to see you there...
Check out my new video for the single 'Slow Me Down', it's pretty different from your usual 'rap vid', as I try not to take myself too seriously! Hope you enjoy the mutiple costumes, this vid was a bag a fun to make!
We've two new T shirts on sale for you.
Either in the Track Records story - http://www.trackrecords.co.uk/store/index.php?area=7
or at Track Records Ebay store.
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tDS
John Varvatos is doing a competetion for a band to get signed and perform NYC Fashion Week. We thought , ok, there is no way we're going to get chosen considering all the bands sound like "bubble gum let's have thanksgiving dinner."
But being the artist I am and having the band I do, we we're like FUCK it. We'll submit.
Awesome news is, they Accepted us!
So now we have our foot in the race, but that is just the beginning.
If you are an advocate for CHANGE and are tired of the same BULLSHIT! Let's do this together!
Alan here.
Packing me boots, stringing me guitars and getting ready for the next two weeks. Don't be frightened to shout out any songs off the album you want to hear and don't forget the crazier you are the crazier we are.
Look forward to seeing you in the asylum at the end of the tour.
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