Published on
August 1, 2008 in
DJ Music and Producers.
Tags: Beats, Bossa, Deep Techno, Gilles Peterson, hip-hop, Jazz, Moonstarr, Mr. Scruff, Public Transit Recordings, Rainer Truby.
Moonstarr is indeed one busy cat. If he’s not busy on the phone holding things down on the biz side for his label Public Transit Recordings, the man’s hunkered down behind closed doors over his synths, drum machines, and samplers to bang out some killer beats. Moonstarr cites such diverse influences as 4 Hero, DJ Premier, and Underground Resistance. Everything he touches carries imprints of deep techno, jazz, hip hop, bossa, and broken beat, resulting in tracks that step far into the future. And it’s not like people haven’t noticed. Ever since Moon’s dropped the now-classic Dupont EP, he’s received love for his work the world over.
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Introducing Nomadic Massive, the energetic Hip Hop crew from Montreal.
Nomadic Massive is a cross cultural experience that gives you a unique take on hip hop music. The crew mixes together Latin American, French, Creole, Arabic and African influences with a solid underground hip hop base. Their Debut album Nomad’s Land is dropping Oct 23rd on PTR, each song is steeped rich in meaningful wordplay layered with ideas about social justice. Head nodding beats are provided by Lou Piensa, Scott C, Butta Beats and Ali Sepu.
Here is what people are saying about Nomad’s Land:
“…a beautifully packaged nine-track LP, superbly polished, kickin’ outta my speakers all crisp like it was made in a million-dollar L.A. studio…” — Ottawa Xpress
“..the nine track EP is a celebration of the limitless reach of hip hop culture..” — Montreal Mirror
Nomadic Massive @ Montreal Jazz Fest 2007
Ask for Nomad’s Land at your local store or check it on the PTR music store: Nomad’s Land
Or check them out live:
14 Mar 2008 9:00pm Studio Sweatshop Montreal, Quebec
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