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The Banger List

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These are some select tracks I have produced/composed over the last 10 odd years.

Producer/Composer Discography

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kristoff krane

The "Definition Sickness" album is available now at: http://tinyurl.com/DefinitionSickness 

Stand outs in the indie-rap haven of Minnesota, No Bird Sing combines the talents of emcee Joe Horton, drummer/producer Graham O'Brien, and guitarist/producer Robert Mulrennan. With Definition Sickness, the trio has maintained the integrity of their live-band roots while exploring a more produced sound that ranges from stark minimalism to lush expansiveness. 

The first single, “DON’T THINK”, is a brooding track where Horton shares vocal duties with SFR label head SAGE FRANCIS. Other guests on the album include FIX cohorts Crescent Moon (Kill the Vultures) and Kristoff Krane, as well as Sadistik, Chastity Brown, James Diers (Halloween, Alaska), Aby Wolf, Adam Svec and Molly Dean.

NBS released their eponymous debut to critical acclaim in 2009. Their 2011 follow-up, "Theft of the Commons", along with the US tour dates that followed, served to expand their loyal, burgeoning fanbase across the Midwest and beyond. 

Their SFR debut,  Definition Sickness, offers a meditative commentary on modern life, owing much to leftist political theorists like Howard Zinn as well as Eastern-leaning philosophers like Alan Watts and Lao Tzu. Musically the dark, transcendent instrumentation of the record creates a rich and varied soundscape that will immediately entice fans of multiple genres. Repeat listeners will be rewarded by both the layered lyrical themes and the ear candy that’s provided by the nuanced sonic compositions. 

"If you took away the vocals, you'd never know it was hip hop," admits drummer/producer Graham O'Brien. "We're just investigating the relationship between hip hop and other genres—taking the spoken, rhythmic word and putting it in other places."  

"That's what creativity is," vocalist Horton says. "It's coming to this point where you don't know exactly what you're doing and having to figure out what to do. The second you're not doing that, you're just rehashing old shit."
http://StrangeFamousRecords.com

the FULL ALBUM is HERE

"Don't Think" - NO BIRD SING feat. SAGE FRANCIS

Check out the video HERE: http://youtu.be/6LVMSDPNObE
BLUE is the second leak from Sage Francis' SICK TO D(EAT)H mixtape which is available now at http://tinyurl.com/SickToDeathSFR
Beat produced by Reanimator. Scratches by Buddy Peace. Single artwork image by Trait Cross. The full track list for #SickToDeath and a breakdown of each track, along with some additional updates from Sage Francis available here: http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/blogs/sage-francis-blog/sick-to-death
"True enough."

SICK TO DEATH mixtape

"BLUE" - Sage Francis (2013)

Guante + Dem Atlas - Limb from Limb (Ganzobean Remix)

The Blends

Buy on iTunes: http://bit.ly/South_iTunes
Buy on CD / Vinyl: http://bit.ly/Southsiders
Watch the video: http://bit.ly/BitterVid

Official Atmosphere Page: rhymesayers.com/atmosphere
Atmosphere on Instagram: instagram.com/atmosphere
Atmosphere on Twitter: twitter.com/atmosphere
Atmosphere on Facebook: facebook.com/atmosphere

Rhymesayers on Instagram: instagram.com/rhymesayers
Rhymesayers on Twitter: twitter.com/rhymesayers
Rhymesayers on Facebook: facebook.com/rhymesayers

#southsiders #bitter


Atmosphere - Bitter

From the "Copper Gone" album, available in all formats at Strange Famous Records: http://tinyurl.com/CopperGoneSFR 
Sage Francis tour dates: http://tinyurl.com/SageShows

The music is produced by Strange Famous label-mate, PROLYPHIC (horns by Joshua Trinidad.) Lyric video available here: http://youtu.be/-utMO586HCg
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www.StrangeFamousRecords.com

BUY ALBUM

"Vonnegut Busy" - Sage Francis [COPPER GONE]

Colors

On tour Spring 2014
4/12 - Duluth, MN - Pizza Luce
4/17 - Eau Claire, WI - House of Rock
4/18 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock
4/19 - Rochester, MN - Whiskey Bones
4/25 - Decorah, IA - Smiley's
5/1 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
5/3 - Green Bay, WI - JD's Bar
5/8 - Minot, ND - Pangaea House (AA) // Souris River Brewery (21+)
5/10 - Mankato, MN - What's Up Lounge
5/25 - Soundset Festival

www.tokiwrightandbigcats.com
www.twitter.com/mrwrighttc // www.twitter.com/bigcatsbeats
www.facebook.com/tokiwright // www.facebook.com/bigcatsbeats

Echinacea

'Flash Flood' is the debut single from F I X. 

Watch Video: bit.ly/1vvBiXX 
Purchase: https://ftoitox.bandcamp.com

Producers: Anatomy and Graham O'Brien. 
Engineering: Adam Krinsky at Bellows Studio. 
Vocals: Crescent Moon, Joe Horton and Kristoff Krane.

Flash Flood

Old Man (Bleed Dry) [prod. by Hive]

Moon and Pollution, the new electronic pop duo featuring singer Molly Dean and producer Graham O'Brien (No Bird Sing), announce debut album 'The Box Borealis' dropping via F I X on January 27th, 2015.
www.ftoitox.com/moonandpollution/

Moon & Pollution - Alter Eagle

B. Dolan & producer Buddy Peace have just unveiled the first leak from the highly anticipated HOUSE OF BEES VOL. 3 mixtape, ahead of this November's tour through the UK + Ireland.  "NATURAL BORN TROUBLE" enlists the help of none other than the confrontational comedian NEIL HAMBURGER for the drop, and features a snarling B. Dolan reminiscing on a lifetime of truancy. 

Some people go looking for trouble, and some never have to.  In "NATURAL BORN TROUBLE," Dolan let's us know the latter hasn't worked out all that bad for him.  

"Behavior is modified, commodified and stopped  
Everyone's an authority, amateur league cops 
Informing on one another, instructed to keep watch
Deviate from the norm and walk around feeling marked,
then realize there's a freedom in being a man apart; 
They can't take nothing from you when trouble is all you got." 

HOUSE OF BEES VOL. 3 will release this winter ahead of B. Dolan's official LP, due in the first half of 2015.   Fans in England, Ireland and Scotland can get a first look at 2 years worth of new material this November, when Dolan will headline and be joined by a live band featuring BUDDY PEACE each night.  SCROOBIUS PIP and WARRENPEACE will also be along for that tour, for which tickets are selling rapidly. 

Here are the full dates:

Nov 3rd - Bristol - Thekla 
Nov 4th - Birmingham - Hare & Hounds
Nov 6th - Reading - The Bowery
Nov 9th - Brighton - The Haunt 
Nov 10th - London - The Nest
Nov 12th - Liverpool - Kazimier 
Nov 13th - Leeds - Wardrobe 
Nov 14th - Glasgow - Nice n Sleazy 
Nov 15th - Edinburgh - Sneaky Pete's 
Nov 19th - Cork - Cypress Ave 
Nov 20th – Dublin – Workman’s Club 
Nov 21st - Sligo - Fifth on Teeling 
Nov 22nd – Galway – Roisin Dubh 

Ticket links and full details are available here: 
http://bdolan.net/b-dolan-headlines-speech-development-tour-w-live-band-in-uk-irelan/
"Natural Born Trouble" illustration by Matt Guack.  
 http://StrangeFamousRecords.com

B. Dolan Merch

B. Dolan - Natural Born Trouble (produced by Buddy Peace)

F I X - Firewalking 

F I X Store: http://bit.ly/11h3tzg

Vocals: Joe Horton, Crescent Moon
Beat: Graham O'Brien, Anatomy

Mixed at Bellows Studio
Mastered by Huntley Miller

Firewalking

Grieves- Scar gardens off the album Irreversible 

Grieves- Scar Gardens

RITUAL

Bad Hand

from "The Mighty Ocean & Nine Dark Theaters"

Meet Me Here Later

Do You Believe In A Life After Thugs?

ASHES (feat. Greg Grease)

deM atlaS - DWNR

Available at Fifth Element: http://bit.ly/DWNRCD
& iTunes: http://bit.ly/DemDWNR

Tracklisting: 
01. Watabout
02. I Don't Care
03. Dandelions 
04. All We Got
05. Drive North
06. Down In The Low
07. Candy (Know Wat Can Be) 
08. Wannabe A Kid Again
09. Time Of Our Lives


deM atlaS - Drive North

A mash-up (or something) between Sage Francis and Blockhead. The acapella is from Sage Francis - Hoofprints in the sand, and the instrumental is from Blockhead - Insomniac Olympics.

Sage Francis/Blockhead mash up.

7 Years by Lukas Graham from the self titled album available now! 


Lukas Graham

7 Years

Vocals by Kristoff Krane 
Produced by Graham O'Brien
Mixed by Graham O'Brien & Adam Krinsky
Mastered by Huntley Miller

iTunes 

Out Of Line

SOLDIER BOY KILL EM is from the "Distraction Pieces" LP available on MP3/CD at http://bitURL.net/DistractionPieces 
Also available on iTunes.

B. Dolan joins Scroobius Pip on his "Distraction Pieces" Euro Tour this Oct/Nov. Details on that tour and all other SFR shows available at: http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/sfr-tour-dates/

SOLDIER BOY KILL EM was produced by Aupheus, Worgie & Yila.
"YOUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!"

www.StrangeFamous.com
www.BDolan.net

SOLDIER BOY KILL EM - Scroobius Pip feat B. DOLAN

Connecticut-based hip-hop and indie folk artist Ceschi teamed up with Minnesota-based producer/percussionist Graham O'Brien for the song "Awakening," which is the opening track on our Songs from the City Earth, Vol. I comp. 

Ceschi w/ Graham O'Brien - Awakening

The first single from Sadistik & Kristoff Krane's "Prey for Paralysis" album  on Crushkill Recordings.

Order: http://www.accesshiphop.com/store/?itemid=21479
"Higher Brain" video: http://bit.ly/unxVG8
Free download of "Higher Brain": http://bit.ly/verQky

Sadistik & Kristoff Krane - Higher Brain

Sadistik – Savior Self ft. CasOne, Kristoff Krane, Alexipharmic, and Eyedea

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Sadistik – Savior Self ft. CasOne, Kristoff Krane, Alexipharmic, and Eyedea

Sadistik & Kristoff Krane - Pyramid Song

Heavy Hitters featuring our friends Illuminous 3 and Tuss produced by Dj Name 

Heavy Hitters (feat. Illuminous 3 & TUSS)

Music Produced & Composed by Graham O'Brien

Vocals and Lyrics by Adam Svec

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE0ln3jRCfs

Video Directed by Jon Steinhorst

Notes by John Steinhorst, the God.

Cast yourself upon the mirror, confront your inner doomsday.
Years in the making, Doomsday Mirrorcast began as a simple audio-video "art project." I wanted to record Graham O'Brien performing a drums-only piece of original music. Needless to say, "Just Drums" was shot, edited and Whammo! Done. Right? Wrong. We weren't quite satisfied. We both liked the piece for what it was, but like a painting that slowly reveals itself as layers are added and removed, Graham and I both wondered… What If?

WHAT IF:
• the audio evolved beyond just drums? became multi-instrumental? more musical?
• the visuals were dirtied up?
• the music became a complete song? with lyrics? by Adam Svec!
• the vocal performance was shot? and cut in with Graham's drumming?

What if:
• You didn't worry so much about what others think?
• You stopped beating yourself up all the time?
• You took action instead of thinking about it?
• You spread your wings and flew -- what's to fear?

Call it a passion project, call it an art project, call it what you will; but don't call it a music video. Music videos are usually made long after a song has been written, recorded, marketed and sold. This all happened in one long creative smear. It's not a wise commercial way of working, but we'd rather make art than commercials. Usually. While the commercials put food on our tables, this satisfies our spirits. Somewhat. Until the next one.

Doomsday Mirrorcast feat. Adam Svec

Ces Cru - Guntitled feat. Mac Lethal

Recycle Maker Feat. Kristoff Krane (FREE TRACK DOWNLOAD)

Kristoff Krane - Picking Flowers Next To Roadkill
Produced by Strange Matter
Recorded Mixed and Mastered by Matthew Lusk
Art by Kristoff Krane and Sharri Keller

Kristoff Krane- Work Feat. Slug

www.emilywellsmusic.com

From Park Chan-wook’s upcoming movie 'Stoker', out March 1, 2013.
Becomes the Color

I became the color
i become the daughter and the son
When the feast is over
welcome to another one

Lay my body down down
down upon the water
wrapped up in the clothes of my mother and my father
o this is longing
i want to be complete
I was waiting round in a little jump seat
i had a hunger
a mouthful of interludes
Youll do anything just to get rescued
I had longing
isn't that the key
take take taste taste sweet
They said I'd gone south
I'd gone asunder
They don't know hunger or what I been under
They were all laughing
thought i was debris
I was just free

We were ready to behave
But there's no freedom
w/out no cage

Whatever you think you've become
Don't worry bout it dear it's where you come from.

O no no, take me from my misery
There's no such, thing as living comfortably
There's no such, thing as going home
I'm not formed of myself alone
All the other others they'll just fade to black
When you think you have me's when i don't look back
Keep on laughing, callin after me
Keep on laughin, I'm just free

We were ready to behave
But there's no freedom
w/out no cage

Whatever you think you've become
Don't worry bout it dear it's where you come from.

Emily Wells - Becomes The Color (from STOKER)

Let's Roll is the second single from Zzbra, a collaboration project with fellow Vancouver artist Moka Only. Check the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtPB8DVLCx8

Let's Roll

Borrowed Time

From "Hands Tied"
Produced by Dimitry Killstorm

Now We Know

Download this song at: http://tinyurl.com/SageFrancisUbuntu
Name your own price. Proceeds will go toward helping the children who are addressed in this song. 
VIDEO: http://youtu.be/rIH0EnsnADo
LYRICS AND MORE AT: http://tinyurl.com/SageFrancisUbuntu
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BACKGROUND STORY:
As it is World AIDS Days and I have thought about these children every single day since being acquainted with them almost two years ago, I decided that I can no longer sit on this song. In January of 2011 I visited Durban, South Africa to help mentor and provide care for HIV-infected children. For me, it was a crash course education on their situation, culture, history, and various forms of treatment (or lack there of.) With a reported 5.6 million people living with HIV, South Africa has the highest HIV infection rate in the world. That is mainly due to misinformation propagated by the government as well as the people's lack of access to education and proper medical care. With so many people dying of AIDS in this area, many children are often left to fend for themselves in overcrowded "orphanages", many of which have no electricity or running water according to what I witnessed. 

My trip to Durban and the surrounding rural areas was organized by people who were filming a documentary on a community of people who were receiving alternative treatment along with their normal ARV (anti-retroviral) treatment. I joined a group of national and international poets whose task it was to make a connection with the children and communicate their story to the world. Toward the end of my stay I wrote a song called UBUNTU (Water Into Wine) which I was initially hoping to release as a companion piece to the film. The documentary will probably do a much better job of explaining the vast array of emotions we all went through, but as it still isn't completed I figured it might be best to just release the song now. 

The artwork for UBUNTU is a portrait of Nonoti, one of the younger girls who made a deep and everlasting impression on everyone she met. We lost Nonoti to HIV-related complications earlier this year, so along with the children I name in this song, and all the great people I met during my stay in Durban, a special dedication goes out to her (R.I.P.) 
If you're ever given the opportunity to visit Africa and provide a helping hand, I highly recommend it. You will learn more than you could ever imagine about yourself, humanity and the world in general. You can view pictures of my trip to South Africa and the children this song is about here:  http://tinyurl.com/SageSouthAfrica2011

Much love and many thanks to everyone involved!
-Sage Francis
http://SageFrancis.net
http://StrangeFamousRecords.com
FB: http://facebook.com/SageFrancis
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/SageFrancis

DOWNLOAD THE SONG HERE

*NEW* Sage Francis - UBUNTU (Water Into Wine)

Our 'Hey Now' EP is out now: http://po.st/HeyNow

Our debut album 'If You Wait' is out now!

Vinyl: http://po.st/IfYouWaitLP
iTunes: http://po.st/IfYouWait
CD: http://po.st/IfYouWaitCD

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Metal & Dust

Hey Now

The Paper Kites - Bloom (Bonus Track)

F I X is the Minneapolis-based collective of boundary pushing hip-hop artists Kill the Vultures, No Bird Sing, and Kristoff Krane. 