Ill Harmonics
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Origin | Playdough Blake Knight Gib |
Website | becrecordings |
Ill Harmonics is a
History
Playdough and Blake Knight formed ill harmonics when the two met in Dallas, Texas, after the two met at their local church.[1][2][3] Both artists rap and produce in the group,[4] with Playdough also serving as a guitarist and Blake Knight as a keyboardist and bassist.[2] The duo released some demo recordings, and gained national exposure in 1998 when they made it to the Top 10 on MTV's The Cut.[5] The group was signed to Uprok Records and released their debut album, An Octave Above the Original Volume No. 1 that same year.[6] They also appeared with MG! The Visionary and Soup the Chemist on a sampler album, also released in 2000. Playdough also formed Phonetic Composition with Freddie Bruno, and both artists joined Deepspace5 in 2000.[7]
Ill Harmonics released their second album, Take Two, in 2002.[8] The album featured appearances from DJ Maj, Freddie Bruno, Earthsuit, and Marcos Curiel of P.O.D.[9] In 2004, Tony Gib, the brother of Blake Knight, joined the group as a drummer.[10] Now a trio, Ill Harmonics released Monkey Business, through Infuse, that year.[11] A fourth studio album, Modern Heart Exhibit, followed in 2007, also on Infuse and distributed through Spirit Music.[12][13] In 2012, the group released a single, "Loneliest Man", through Bishara Entertainment.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
- An Octave Above The Original Volume No. 1 – 2000[15]
- Take Two – 2002[15]
- Monkey Business – 2004[15]
- Modern Heart Exhibit – 2007[15]
Compilations
- Uprok Sampler (with MG! The Visionary and Soup the Chemist) – 2000[7]
References
- Salem Communications: 24. Archived from the original(PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ All Media Guide. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "aphire :: interviews :: playdough". Light Online. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (May 31, 2002). "Ill Harmonics Take Two". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ DeBarros, Anthony (June 1, 2002). "One to Watch: Ill Harmonics; Quality Is Job 1 for Hip Hop duo" (PDF). CCM Magazine: 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ DeBarros, Anthony (June 1, 2002). "One to Watch: Ill Harmonics; Quality Is Job 1 for Hip Hop duo" (PDF). CCM Magazine: 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ a b Fryberger, Scott (October–November 2010). "Deepspace 5 Interview, Deepspace 5 2010 Jesusfreakhideout.com Interview". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- Salem Communications: 62–3. Archived from the original(PDF) on May 25, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ McNeese, Kevin (January 30, 2008). "Take 2 by Ill Harmonics". New Release Today. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "Drummer Joins Ill Harmonics". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Bain, David (December 1, 2004). "Ill Harmonics – Monkey Business". Cross Rhythms (83). Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "Harmonic Exhibit: US hip-hop team Ill Harmonics release new album". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Inglis, Greg (July 21, 2007). "Modern Heart Exhibit – Ill Harmonics". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "Loneliest Man – Single by Ill Harmonics on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Ill Harmonics". Discogs. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
External links
- Ill Harmonics at AllMusic
- Ill Harmonics discography at Discogs