Solillaquists of Sound
Solillaquists of Sound | |
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Also known as | Solilla |
Origin | ANTI-/Epitaph |
Members | Alexandrah Sarton Asaan Brooks (Swamburger) Tonya Combs Glen Valencia Jr. (DiViNCi) |
Website | www |
Solillaquists of Sound, often shortened to Solilla, is an American hip-hop quartet based in Orlando, Florida. Its line up currently consists of MCs Alexandrah and Swamburger, poet Tonya Combs and producer/composer Divinci. Solillaquists utilize elements of melody and harmony in their vocals. The two lead vocalists also frequently employ a style of delivering many punctuated syllables in rapid succession sometimes in tight synchronicity. Most of their song lyrics feature socially conscious content[1] based on life-affirming, justice oriented views held by the group. They have attracted a dedicated following in underground Hip Hop for their sophisticated musical compositions as well as their unique vocal delivery and politically aware lyrics.[citation needed]
History
The group formed in August 2002
The group of friends raised funds to visit Alexandrah in Chicago and they all spent time performing for and with each other becoming very energized by the results. Within a week of the group returning to Orlando Alexandrah left her jobs, tied up all of her loose ends in Chicago and drove to Orlando to continue the collaboration. The foursome quickly recorded a full album, 4 Student Counsol, and released it through Nonsense Records, a local Orlando based label before ever having performed in front of a live audience as a group.[3]
Divinci, who serves as the group's producer/composer, created hip hop beats in studio with an
The group received a phone call from fellow intellectual rapper
Collaborations
The first single from their CD No More Heroes was a tribute to hip hop producer J Dilla called Death of the Muse. It featured J-Live, Chali 2na of Jurassic 5, and J Dilla's mother Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey. The track was made available for download in late 2008 with all proceeds going to J Dilla's mother. News of the tribute track ended up being one of the most viewed stories of 2008 on the prominent hip hop community okayplayer[5] and was called "the most awesome song in the history of awesomedom" by LA Weekly.[6]
Solillaquists of Sound enlisted the aid of fellow Orlando-based artist and frequent collaborator X:144 to create videos for the songs "Marvel" and "Gotham City Chase Scene" with low budgets but high production values[7]
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Solillaquists of Sound repeatedly utilize a
Members
- Alexandrah Sarton - vocals
- Swamburger - vocals
- Tonya Combs - vocals
- DiViNCi - producer
Discography
Studio albums
- 4 Student Counsol: Running from Precedence (2002)
- As If We Existed (2006)
- No More Heroes (2008)
- The 4th Wall: Part 1 (2012)
- The 4th Wall: Part 2 (2013)
Compilation albums
- N B Tween Worlds (2005)
- Tour de Solilla (2005)
- Tour de Solilla: Pt. Deux (2011)
Live albums
- Sol.illaquists Live (2003)
Singles
- "Fate-La" (2013)
Guest appearances
- The Gigantics - "Ball & Chain of Squares" from Die Already (2008)
- Nuclear Winter Volume 1(2010)
- Dark Time Sunshine - "Instructions to Numb" from Vessel (2010)
- Grayskul - "I Adapt" from Zenith (2013)
- Subconscious Culture - "What Separates Us" from What Separates Us (2021)
References
- ^ David Peisner (5 August 2009). "Preachy but potent trio rebut boom boom powism". Spin.
- ^ "BAND OF THE WEEK: Solillaquists of Sound". 2011-09-19.
- ^ Justin Strout (2006-09-21). "Philosophy of Love".
- ^ Bryan Childs. "Artist of the Day: Solillaquists of Sound". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ "Solilla Bio on Solilla.com".
- ^ Jeff Weiss (2008-09-15). "Solillaquists of Sound, J-Live and Chali 2Na Release a Tribute Song to J Dilla, Inspired By LA Weekly Article".
- ^ "Solillaquists of Sound "Gotham City Chase Scene" (New Music Video)". 2010-11-29. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
External links
- Official website
- Solillaquists of Sound on YouTube
- Artist page on ANTI-Records
- Solillaquists of Sound discography at Discogs