Haiku is a solo artist but my crew is: 9livesklik: Eliphino (Bodhisatvva/family) Chief Wiggum (Rapper/rasta/my brother the sundance kid) Pro Optic (Rapper/hustler/dancer) Danger (conduit) D Bizzy, Dash (master of image) Lwazi (drunk) Distinction (let's pull bimbos) London family: Prose: Steady, effects, Philly, BBP for life! Extended family: Chu-I and all Dragon family (Too tall, AS IF, Sabira (Barbara), fatty fresh, The Leano, KingPin. etc.) LSI, Invisible, DMW, Synical, KidKanevil, Testament, Kombine, O-Bert (gangster) ......
overseer: Chavadeacon (mentor of sounds/bredrin)
extra special shout out to my number one beeatch michizzle who is returning from thailand soon (i didnt buy her she's coming partially out of her own will)
all the others ladies just gotta wait for your window...patience girls....
Influences
All the beautiful women of the world............
J. Dilla R.I.P. (Bodhisattva), Madlib (Pratyekabuddha), Kan kick, Lonnie Liston Smith, Oneness of Juju, Tribe + Tounges, Elzhi, MF Doom, Sun Ra, AEC, Lewis Parker, Beatminerz, Dwele, Common, Miles Davis, Gangstarr, Dr. Alimantado, Champions of Nature, Rza, J-Zone, Tribe records, Joe Tex, Axelrod, Timbaland, Little Beaver, Little Brother, Weather Report, Lacks, Wajeed, Slum Village, Med, Prince, Michael Jackson, Frank-n-Dank, 70's porn soundtracks, Eddie Henderson, Herbie Hancock, Phat Cat, Jimmy Hendrix, Floyd, Yes, Zappa, Johnny Cash, Pharoah Sanders, Cypress Hill, Capone-n-Noreaga, Biggie, Joni Mitchell, my own voice, Snoop, Theo Beckford, King Tubby, John Coltrane, PUTS, Wildchild, Kool Keith, Biz, Aerosmith and Pearl Jam, an old man fashioning a cayak out of a log, BBC radio 2+4, Pan pipe cover versions, Dizzy Gillespie, Patrice Rushden, joao donato, Jimmy Smith, Kenny Burrell, Theodore Unit, EPMD, Rakim, Arrested development, Baatin, Terra Firma, Isley brothers, Vamp, Rick James, the Proclaimers, Burt Bacharack?, Don Sebesky, Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway, Mobb Deep + Noyd, Marcus Belgrave, Lee Perry, Mad scientist, Ethiopeans, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Taskforce, Ray baretto, Percee P, Captain Beefheart, Tom Waits, Strange Fruit Project, MAW, Abdulla Ibrahim, De La, KRS, Dusty Springfield, Kandi Staton, Neil Young, Modern Jazz Quartet, Bobby Hutcherson, Ron Carter, Keith Jarret, McCoy Tyner, Mj Cole, More Fire, Mos, Billy Brimstone, Jeru Afu Ra + perverted monks, Black Sheep, Matching Mole, Likwit crew, Sonny Stit, Ray Charles, Milt Jackson, Bob Dylan, Andy Bey, Ghostface, R Kelly, Ashanti, Kool and the Gang, Mansel, AWB, Big Pun, Van Morrison, Pharcyde, Soul II Soul, The Bangles, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Dennis Brown, Barry White, Art Blakey and the Jazz messengers, Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, D.I.T.C., Pete Rock, heavy D, Hi-Tek, Paul Simon, Gza, al green, pharoah sanders, king creole, george duke (when he's on it)
2001, Solaris, Space is the Place, Barton Fink, Life Aquatic, Old Boy, Last of the Mohicans, Shawshank, Star Trek 1, The Empire Strikes Back, Waynes world, Waynes world 2, Anchorman, Roadhouse, All Seagal movies, Seven Samurai, North by Northwest, Thin Red Line, porn movies,
the Mulamadhyamakakarika: the fundamnetal stanzas on the middle way, Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara, Micheal Rosen's your thinking about donuts, Zen Flesh, Zen bones, on the road, Mahayana Buddhism, The elements of the philosophy of right, football comic books, superted comic books, spiderman and batman comics, bananaman, The Sirius mystery, Chariot of the Gods, The Forest People, God: an ultimate autobiography, Satan: his hiss and tell memoirs, Haiku, Zen, History of Western Philosophy, Stone Junction, BFG, stig of the dump, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, the 20 verses of Vasubandhu, the Investigations, Dharma bums,
Heroes: Roberto Baggio Antonio Conte the three bodies of Buddha, Animals, Lonnie Liston Smith, James Yancey R.I.P., seaside granny 'buried in your tomb and deified', Patrick Stewart, Will Ferrell... Marcello Lippi, rick james, yo mamma, my future wife the mother of my children, my self in the future.
Sounds Like
movement
Record Label
Haiku productions/9lives records/drum major tbc...
Hailing from the musical melting pot of Leeds Haiku is a founding member of the Woo! school of hip hop and original affiliate of the nine lives family. A pioneer of interstellar space travel, calm abiding insight meditation, and tantric funk, Ku is said to have gained initiation into the art of freestyle following visitations from various animal deities. Im Guided by a Brahmini kite, swhy blue meanies cant see me right?
Judge him not on the manner in which he conducts himself (with the subtlety of an anvil) as a lover, boozer, schmoozer and mover for to do so would detract from his position within the Madhyarappa linage as a scholar-monk holder of the perfection of rhythm sutras, master of bodhicitta, and follower of the middle path.
Unimpressed with the dominant schools of hip hop in the U.K. Haiku, his mentor of sound Eliphino and fellow linguists Whighum and Optik seek to re-establish the elemental foundation of eloquence and rhythm lacking in the bling generation, while cheekily indulging in the ways of the world: I met The Man, and hes cool.
Following an un-sanctimonious temporary exile from the north Haiku famously set up green man studios in an abandoned warehouse in seven sisters serving as an escape from the hell that is London: on my way down to the big smoke/where the night time sky line spits woe, Im chilling It was here that the seminal diary of a private detective was recorded, consisting of warped cautionary tales sent back from a bleak bladerunner-esque future.
An advocate of hardware Im no Luddite, I would if I could he works with the industry standard MPC2000 poor mans orchestra Haiku has also been known to use everyday appliances to great effect, and hypnotise on the pan pipes. Rumoured to have authored numerous esoteric teachings hidden in unknown realms, the in your face recluse speaks quietly down microphones Whys everybody shouting?
What does he have to add to hip hop? the mission is clear when Ive reached/ a status of greatness and made beats/ that compete with the sound of heaven/ many years from now when Im shrouded in legend Ill leave rap.[find] enlightenmentthats why I live my life quite like I do till my death bed when Ill write the final Haiku.
Well then, I give you the man, the enigma, a mystery rolled in a tobacco leaf.
article by Horace Windpoll: the art of the working classes 2004 OUP.
Sources: talk of the town ep.
diary of a private detective ep.
the fundamental wisdom of the rhythm way lp.
Thanks for ur continuing support, Vagabondz is back with another instalment of that stuff u need..Tuesday the 16th of October at the Faversham Leeds. This time we got a sick serving of Hip Hop, Reggae, Dub, Drum And Bass and Ragga...Come down an check it out...
Bless Fam
VAGABONDZ @ the Faversham 1-5 Springfield Mount, Leeds LS2 9NG 10pm till 3am £5 before 11 £6 after Extra 2k of bass provided by Evergreen Sound System
Thanks for ur continuing support, Just to let u know the next vagabondz is coming up on Tuesday the 18th of September at the Faversham, Leeds. Bringing you the best in Live; Dub, Hip Hop, Dubstep and D&B... Get ur skanking shoes on and come down.. Rock up and see live music from some of the hottest talent in the North.
Gentleman's Dub Club Leeds' heavyweight live dub collective bringing pure fire to the dance floor.
INC & Medison 4 time jump-off champion INC alongside hip-hop maestro DJ Medison.
Ruckspin Leeds' drum and bass master representing Central Beatz and Ranking Records.
Lupus Lethal dubstepper.
Evergreen b2b Landlord Big stinking dub.
Live spray painting from ATG and London Front Line's Mighty Monkey and a chance to win the canvas
VAGABONDZ @ the Faversham 1-5 Springfield Mount, Leeds LS2 9NG 10pm till 3am £3 before 11 £5 after Extra 2k of bass provided by Evergreen Sound System
im in s.africa at da mo on hols chillin jus been at da beach all day..bk in 2 wks - the only way i can think is to do it thru phonos. korg to 505 (sampling) than out into the mpc (sampling) out to the mixer headphones, korg shud come thru all 3. u need like 4 phono leads - optic has the 12 track in leeds if u wanna get some shit down...PEACE!!
Where:: Trash (formerly Mixing Tin) 14 Albion Arcade Leeds, NE LS1 United Kingdom View Map
Me and Joe are celebrating our birthdays and want everyone to come and enjoy an evening of fantastic music. Dom Broadly a close friend also has his birthday around the same time so is in on the act
Limited to 200 tickets, my brother and I are throwing a party for our 22nd and 24th birthday's respectively. That's the main reason but it's always good to get everyone under one roof and much like Stinky's '04 and Faversham '05 we expect a full house!
The Jetsons (Rock / Indie) www.myspace.com/thejetsonsband
Cheif Wigz and the 9-lives-cliq (Hip-Hop) www.myspace.com/httpwwwmyspacecomninelivesls
Dirty Diggers (Following on from their debut album go to HMV and buy it) www.myspace.com/dirtydiggers or www.dirtydiggers.co.uk
and an exclusive back to back featuring Distinction and Eliphino the party has got plenty to offer www.myspace.com/djdistinction www.myspace.com/eliphino22
We request your presence and it would be great to see everyone.
There is a £3 ticket charge before 9pm for the night to be on a Saturday, if you come later than this you will be charged more as the establishment want the money!!
We hope you can all make it to make a truely memorable night
Please RSVP for a ticket as there are only 200 available
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hello will! SORRY this reply has taken so many hours. next time you are up here give us a shout for christ's sake. i am going to leave in october i think x
Yey! Meg's gonna come too...will be ace. I'll let you know details and that next week. I'm moving up to Glasgow...going back to college to learn how to make silver jewellery! xx
im coming on the 2nd, the 3rd is Kweli then im off Bournemouth on the 4th...so try and get the 2nd off to chill with your old pal tom...whats the new job??back on the game?
Will! I am leaving London in about 2 weeks and gonna be having a party at my flat on the 6th July to celebrate/commiserate depending on your point of view. Can you come? xx
