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Wendel Patrick
Hip Hop / Jazz / Electronica

"Sound: now available on Itunes..Amazon.com..Emusic"

Baltimore, Maryland
United States

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Last Login:  11/18/2008
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   Wendel Patrick: General Info
Member Since11/16/2005
Band Websitewendelpatrick.com
Band MembersI play everything. (i.e. no sampling)


InfluencesCrazy stuff in my head, Nina Simone!!, Jungle Brothers, Rakim, 'Trane, Thelonius Monk, Squarepusher, Prefuse 73, Marsalis bros., Dionne Farris, Mos Def, Art of Noise, Numark, Eric B, KRS-1, Ron Carter, Cecil Taylor, Cut Chemist, Keith Jarrett, Big Daddy Kane, Stetsasonic, Public Enemy, Ella Fitzgerald, DJ Shadow, Turbo and Ozone, Miles Davis, Improvisers of all shapes and sizes, Jobim, Brian Blade, empty stomachs and wallets...
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Type of LabelIndie




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   About Wendel Patrick




Wendel Patrick :: Sound: ----RE:UP Magazine review by Beau Lamontagne----


Wendel Patrick died a week after he was born a month premature back in 1973. So how does he have a full-length album released in 2007? Wendel Patrick is the righteous alias of Kevin Gift, Wendel's twin brother who survived the childbirth - not a bad way to pay homage to the departed.

Gift is a classically trained pianist who grew up in Venezuela and Jamaica, where he played in reggae bands with his other siblings. Now residing in Baltimore, Gift has produced Sound:, which has nary a trace of obvious piano licks nor island vibes, it's pure beat-ridden downtempo and hip-hop with sprinkles of drum and bass throughout. Gift's strong musical background makes for a great safety net to support his experiments in rhythmic sounds and time signature (for most producers in these genres it's usually the other way around). "Stonesthrow" (clever song title) weaves in and out of skippity drum and bass and classic Shadow breaks, playfully fooling your ears when the song slips into double-time. While not shy with the two-step beat, most of the drum and bass found on Sound: is of the delicate nature - like Squarepusher when he's nice or LTJ when he's not hoarding every ambient sound possible.

Like any proper "producer" today, Gift puts lyrics over a handful of his beats, enlisting MCs Salim (also representing B-more) and Napoleon Solo to spit on two songs each. The most original of these vocal tracks is "My CD Has a Scratch II," where Salim's flow - sounding like a mellow Ghostface - is amusingly interrupted by the stuttering bas kicks and hi-hats with a tease of tasteful jazz chords that make it more than just a skit interlude. "Mass Media II" has a nice guitar hook and the drum-set break sits in the pocket while Salim rolls along effortlessly, calling out the forced franticness of nightly news broadcasts.

According to Gift, the record is essentially sample-free, yet he segments his own sounds using the same blueprint of a break-oriented song. This makes Gift's meanderings sound not like a novice noodling around in the studio, but like a perfectly placed sample from a dusty record of old. Sound: just gets better and better upon each listen and it's easy to tell that Gift is no one trick pony. Keep your eyes and ears on this one.



Wendel Patrick :: Sound: ----URB Magazine review by Cherri Moon----


"Patrick was born to a Trinidadan father and a Jamaican mother and, by the tender age of four, was taking piano lessons in his family’s new country, Venezuela. This global influence may not be an audibly prominent force in his music, but it’s certainly an undercurrent. So is the memory of his twin brother, who did not survive their premature delivery, and whose name Patrick uses as a music maker and artist.

Sound: is an atmospheric album akin to skipping stones or a pebble being dropped in a river with circles that reverberate from the impact. It’s not heavy, but it is deep, often reminding the listener of that haunting, dusty DJ Shadow sound of abandoned houses and attics filled with old belongings and memories before a bright new day emerges through a newly opened window. A perfect, effusive and certainly trippy record to spin on a Sunday afternoon. ****"



Pianist Kevin Gift's alter ego Wendel Patrick is rapidly making a name for himself as a producer to be recognized. Wendel Patrick fuses together different elements of jazz, electronica and Hip Hop to create lush musical collages that are entirely and undoubtedly his own. Visit www.wendelpatrick.com.


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sungod77





Nov 10 2008 12:33 AM

Thanks for the add bruh! You got some dope ass tracks on your page! I was freestyle singing to that thirteen track, thats hoottt! Keep doin you!
AMAZON FRIENDS





Sep 12 2008 12:48 AM

Yo I really love your thoughtful approach Sir. Big Respect for the way. Plus I like what you said about how artists tend to keep to ourselves for so much of our creation and how myspace helps link us up... and inspire us as well I guess. We sure need to get the community/communal issues to the forefront by participating and getting together and doing great things for the Universe.
Love always, Jessica
OSNR Booking & Promotions





Oct 19 2008 4:14 PM

View Pics on Slide of NAPOLEONSOLO and ISWHAT?! being interviewed with Actor DENNIS HOPPER in France for FRANCE CULTURE NATIONAL RADIO !!!
Audio available soon !!!

http://www. radiofrance. fr/chaines/france-culture2/emissions/rendez_vous/fiche. php?diffusion_id=67008

Salut Dennis ... You know what's up !!! ... ISWHAT?!
Now check out Wendel Patrick's Sound !!!
Kocha





Oct 12 2008 5:23 PM

Yo Wendel Patrick,

Jus came by to show some love!

Much success with your shows!

Grrrrrrreetings
jillene





Oct 1 2008 11:37 PM

holy crap i havent been on myspace forever, haha i know its bad to beak other rappers but 50 cent doesnt even have a moral or purpose for his music
Mf Rock





Sep 16 2008 12:43 PM

Hey Wendel,
Wwhhaatts uuuupppp?
Hope everyhings good on your End!
Rock on!
NapoleonSolo





Sep 21 2008 6:43 PM

yo! .. sounding dope as ever fam
JAY ELECTRONICA PLEDGE RMX!!...<Rebel Cons>





Oct 11 2008 12:22 PM

how r things goin 4 you??

havent heard from ya n awhile so i assume u must be workin ya ass off or travelin... i caught Daedelus at the hexagon a month ago, it was amazing. and im goin 2 see ehlzi at Sonar on Nov. 8...New music up too!! check out da tracks and lemme know wut u thnk..Thanx Rebel Kid
Koye Berry





Sep 22 2008 3:02 PM

I really love those horns (or what sound to me like horns if they're not horns) on "The IV." Slick.
Midnight Visionary


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Sep 4 2008 7:21 PM

Yo Wendel just bought ur album on itunes big ups I love ur music check out my beats!!!
!Gonzo!





Aug 8 2008 6:54 PM

thanks for the add, your music is amazin
IRONBEETLE


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Aug 8 2008 3:05 PM

WOW! I'M PUTTING YOU IN MY TOP 40, THIS IS HIP HOP, THIS IS MUSIC , STOP BY ANYTIME PEACE.....
paul raw





Aug 8 2008 10:34 AM

Thanks for the request man. Some fantastic music you've got right here. I listened to it all & really felt 'thirteen' & 'stonezthrow' in particular. Great quality musicianship, love the vibe.
Big Respect from London
DJ STROWZ the 1 and only DIALECT....





Aug 8 2008 2:46 AM

ILL SHIT..........

PROPS......
**$cArCITY_[bp05]_K.W.E.S.T. aka BrokenFinguz**





Aug 6 2008 1:32 PM

yo..just wanted to thank u again for ur friendship! incredible sounds in here Patrick! music has born again in ur hands poppa!! luv ur style, listened all the mornin to ur stuff, it healing!!

nuff respect from hungary

brokenfinguz
NoFrenDo





Aug 6 2008 1:45 PM

Great tunes. Big ups to original production.

<---Peep the Mile High Hip Step Sounds of Nofrendo!

Peace, Much love and respect
SynerJetics





Aug 1 2008 9:11 PM

You most likely already know this, but you are Awesome.
LUNICE





Aug 1 2008 2:14 AM

Amazing dude..
Mr. J





Jul 31 2008 7:15 PM

WOW!! Really very good sounds!

I love it. Keep the good job.

Peace to you and yours
B.Carli





Jul 29 2008 11:14 PM

Very pleased to meet you. I can't decide what track I like the most. I'll be back for more listens.
markEmark





Jul 29 2008 7:35 PM

wow your music is on point... i love it.. thanks again for finding me
CorteX





Jul 29 2008 2:50 PM

Great songs!
Thank you for the request.
kathy





Mar 18 2008 6:36 PM

beautiful...i love it.
Avan Rijs





Jul 28 2008 9:18 PM

thank you so much for adding.

in the message box it mentioned all my inspirational artist, and your all them combined man.

x
2N2





Jul 27 2008 12:08 AM

Have a great weekend, Wendel! Peace!
Tamika Handy





Jul 24 2008 8:22 PM

Thanks for the add.
Love it!!!
Inconsequential





Jul 26 2008 10:31 PM

Good stuff man, good stuff. Thanks for bringin me some new music.
SUBTLEFOE





Jul 24 2008 7:52 PM

hell
YEAH!
what up
PAT?
kwaiken


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Jul 23 2008 3:25 PM

hey man!!!

nice to know u,....really good tunes!!!

greetings from Spain
Matt





Jul 23 2008 6:59 PM

yeah very good man. sounds good hit me up if ya ever come down to portland oregon area.
Midnight Visionary


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Jul 23 2008 11:33 PM

Another ill cat from maryland, thank u so much for the request man im blown away by ur music man it made me want to go make a track. Respect for playin all ur music out, my first ep i used samples but now i am just throwin everythin together myself. Keep workin man ur doin ur thing, hit me back and wait up for my new album coming soon.

Peace,
Midnight
Margoo





Jul 23 2008 10:36 AM