the SHDW BOXN ep
The SHDW BOXN EP came about after overhearing an audience member at an original solo musicians night complain about seeing "yet another singer with an acoustic guitar" and i thought to myself, what else are they gonna do?
Which then lead me to, what else could they do?
Before asking myself, what could i do?
I began dreaming up a way for an MC to create a live solo hip hop performance, instead of just simply rapping over a pre-made backing beat. Enabling them to travel the world creating and performing live music without having to smuggle a band inside their carry on luggage.
The performance needed to stripped down to it's raw form, whilst still sounding good, and yet be interesting enough to catch and hold the fleeting attention of a passer by. At first i experimented with triggering live samples and vocals, then live bass over drum loops and vocals, but i wanted it to look, sound and "feel" more "live" spontaneous.
If only there was a way to beatbox live for yourself to spit over..
Everything changed after seeing artists like DubFX and Tomb Thumb using a loopers to create music by looping their own vocals on the fly, completely live.. I quickly proceeded to lose my fucking mind, as this "instrument" was just the thing i had been searching for. As soon as i got my hands on a Boss RC 505 It instantly opened the flood gates of new exiting possibilities in creating and performing live music.
The result is The SHDW BOXN EP.
A hip hop version of the original singer/songwriter.
Like a travelling troubadour, with paint stained fingers and a B-boy limp.
I tried to keep the EP as true to my live performances as possible, recording the beatboxing direct from the Loop Station without all the post production bells and whistles. Because "baby i like it raw!!"
No instruments were used, only vocals.
One man, a loop station and a head full of nonsense.
(check out the tracks below)
Which then lead me to, what else could they do?
Before asking myself, what could i do?
I began dreaming up a way for an MC to create a live solo hip hop performance, instead of just simply rapping over a pre-made backing beat. Enabling them to travel the world creating and performing live music without having to smuggle a band inside their carry on luggage.
The performance needed to stripped down to it's raw form, whilst still sounding good, and yet be interesting enough to catch and hold the fleeting attention of a passer by. At first i experimented with triggering live samples and vocals, then live bass over drum loops and vocals, but i wanted it to look, sound and "feel" more "live" spontaneous.
If only there was a way to beatbox live for yourself to spit over..
Everything changed after seeing artists like DubFX and Tomb Thumb using a loopers to create music by looping their own vocals on the fly, completely live.. I quickly proceeded to lose my fucking mind, as this "instrument" was just the thing i had been searching for. As soon as i got my hands on a Boss RC 505 It instantly opened the flood gates of new exiting possibilities in creating and performing live music.
The result is The SHDW BOXN EP.
A hip hop version of the original singer/songwriter.
Like a travelling troubadour, with paint stained fingers and a B-boy limp.
I tried to keep the EP as true to my live performances as possible, recording the beatboxing direct from the Loop Station without all the post production bells and whistles. Because "baby i like it raw!!"
No instruments were used, only vocals.
One man, a loop station and a head full of nonsense.
(check out the tracks below)
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