The Placebo Effect

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Along with our "A Moment In Rhymesayers" mini-doc video series on the Rhymesayers YouTube channel, which is telling the history of the label, we've also been posting rare images from some early Rhymesayers events on our Instagram page. This week, we've focused on the Factory Film event series at The Mighty Fine Cafe.

Coincidentally, we just found a commercial for this event yesterday, while digging thru ANT's old 4-Track tapes. It was produced by ANT with vocal antics by Slug, as well as some comically-ominous ad libs from Beyond, towards the end. A small portion of this was featured on the Headshots "Effort" tape. Don't bother calling that number or mailing in your demo to that PO Box, as those contacts were abandoned years ago. But, what do you know about AOL.COM?!

Watch The Video Series: http://bit.ly/RSE20YT
Check The Rare Photos/Flyers: http://instagram.com/rhymesayers

Atmosphere - Factory Film Commercial (1996)

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