The Keyholes EP allows listeners a rich but limited glimpse through the doors of Oso Negro (Ontario, OR) & Ph8's (Taos, NM) minds. This sample-based, 5 track project is a loose extension of Oso's last album, The UNKIE O LP (Sept. 2014), on which Ph8 & his Po.10.cee brother Lissin did half the production work. Custom Keyholes art was created Dusk One, SLC, UT.
"Bad Love" - Track 1
The refrain "Jealousy and ego," continually resurfaces throughout the song, just as these traits readily reappear in life as sources of all problems Oso addresses in the track. Backed by a deep driving bass, ethereal vocal samples, and a snappy rhythm section, Ph8 provides a humming backdrop for the melodically delivered verses. Also of note is how Oso crafted nearly each line to mirror one another throughout the piece.
"Bedroom Funk" - Track 2
Ph8 whips up a whimsical beat based on bedspring samples, sounds of passion, and funky guitar and horns. Playing with words that relate rapping over beats with finding suitable partners in life, Oso, Zyme´One (El Paso, TX), and Art Maddox (Boise, ID) tongue-twist through this fun approach to a classic subject.
"Summer Wine" - Track 3
Ph8's strings and drum loops provide Oso with space to tell about life from the Plant Kingdom's perspective. All may seem quiet, but there is a never-ending battle raging, and all means justify the ends in this cut throat silent war waging just beneath our noses and beyond our perception.
"Salute (Producer Man)" - Track 4
Oso brings in some of Ph8's Po.10.Cee crew over another funky backdrop, featuring slamming kick and snare arranged alongside deep vocal drones, african horns, and plucky guitar and percussion. Ekym, Lissin, Oso, Doc, Liphe, and Ph8 each drop 8 bars, respectively, showing love to the musical pyramid's base- the beat producer. A catchy call and response hook gel this posse cut. Salute!
"Vision Quest" - Track 5
Being Ph8's favorite song on the project, it saw him push Oso to fully focus and fill in the various textures and geographies in this sonic landscape. Spaced out synths, sparse drums, whirling woodwinds, and a thick bass line underly the most directly personal song on the project, covering the process, love, and experience of working through life, stress, and music. This is a linear track aiming to provide an outward blossoming through space and time as it progresses towards an infinity.
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UNK FUNK EP prod by Mute Speaker OUT NOW
-feat scratches by DJ Hush, and collabo w Ekym1539 of Po,.10.Cee + Mike Wird. -stream the title track right here on reverbnation •GO TO osonegro.bandcamp.com •OR on all streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple, etc)
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KEYHOLES EP out now
The Keyholes EP allows listeners a rich but limited glimpse through the doors of Oso Negro (Ontario, OR) & Ph8's (Taos, NM) minds. This sample-based, 5 track project is a loose extension of Oso's last album, The UNKIE O LP (Sept. 2014), on which Ph8 & his Po.10.cee brother Lissin did half the production work. Custom Keyholes art was created Dusk One, SLC, UT.
"Bad Love" - Track 1 The refrain "Jealousy and ego," continually resurfaces throughout the song, just as these traits readily reappear in life as sources of all problems Oso addresses in the track. Backed by a deep driving bass, ethereal vocal samples, and a snappy rhythm section, Ph8 provides a humming backdrop for the melodically delivered verses. Also of note is how Oso crafted nearly each line to mirror one another throughout the piece.
"Bedroom Funk" - Track 2 Ph8 whips up a whimsical beat based on bedspring samples, sounds of passion, and funky guitar and horns. Playing with words that relate rapping over beats with finding suitable partners in life, Oso, Zyme´One (El Paso, TX), and Art Maddox (Boise, ID) tongue-twist through this fun approach to a classic subject.
"Summer Wine" - Track 3 Ph8's strings and drum loops provide Oso with space to tell about life from the Plant Kingdom's perspective. All may seem quiet, but there is a never-ending battle raging, and all means justify the ends in this cut throat silent war waging just beneath our noses and beyond our perception.
"Salute (Producer Man)" - Track 4 Oso brings in some of Ph8's Po.10.Cee crew over another funky backdrop, featuring slamming kick and snare arranged alongside deep vocal drones, african horns, and plucky guitar and percussion. Ekym, Lissin, Oso, Doc, Liphe, and Ph8 each drop 8 bars, respectively, showing love to the musical pyramid's base- the beat producer. A catchy call and response hook gel this posse cut. Salute!
"Vision Quest" - Track 5 Being Ph8's favorite song on the project, it saw him push Oso to fully focus and fill in the various textures and geographies in this sonic landscape. Spaced out synths, sparse drums, whirling woodwinds, and a thick bass line underly the most directly personal song on the project, covering the process, love, and experience of working through life, stress, and music. This is a linear track aiming to provide an outward blossoming through space and time as it progresses towards an infinity.
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Last Summer Dip Tour & KEYHOLES EP
Hitting the road w/ Z-Man and dj L Nasty from 9.9-19, thanks to the support of Sibbz longboards ( Sibbz.com ). Taking on NorCal, OR, & WA.
Stay tuned for the KEYHOLES EP dropping this fall, produced by Ph8 (Taos, NM).
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UNKIE O is on its way
New album and tour to support coming this fall. UNKIE O is here to tell you what you need to know and in a way you want to hear it. It's all love. Stay tuned.
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BUTCHERED EP ready to drop
Waddup? Ready for some boom bap? I was. So I teamed up w/ Phil A aka the Beat Makin MC on this new project. 4 tracks of headnod beats w/ more raw flows. Keeping it more in classic hip-hop mode this time, there is less emphasis on singing and more on straight rapping and having fun. http://www.osonegromusic.com - new website!
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HUNGRY BEAR album now available.
Hungry Bear dropped on 9.27.11 featuring production by Nick B, Worth, DJ on the 1, Owlright, and New Madrid Click. Also find fellow mic-rippers Jason da Hater and Charles Engels on the track "Nom de Salive." Artwork courtesy of the talented Noah Saterstrom (http://www.noahsaterstrom.com).
find it for download or streaming at http://osonegro.bandcamp.com , along w/ free downloads of my previous album Out The System, done w/ beats by DJ Toe.
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