Lazerbeak
| Lazerbeak | |
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 Lazerbeak performing in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2012. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aaron Mader |
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, singer, guitarist |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Doomtree |
| Associated acts | Dessa, Cecil Otter, P.O.S, Sims, Mike Mictlan, Paper Tiger, The Plastic Constellations, Mixed Blood Majority, Lizzo, F.Stokes |
| Website |
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Aaron Mader, better known by his stage name Lazerbeak, is an underground hip hop producer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a founding member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree.[1] He was a guitarist and vocalist of the indie rock band The Plastic Constellations.[2] He is also a member of Mixed Blood Majority alongside Crescent Moon of Kill the Vultures and Joe Horton of No Bird Sing.[3]
History
Lazerbeak released Hand Over Fist, a collaborative album with Mike Mictlan, in 2008.[4][5]
His first solo album, Legend Recognize Legend, was released in 2010.[6][7]
He entirely produced Sims' second solo album, Bad Time Zoo, in 2011.[8][9] He also produced Sims' Wildlife EP.[10]
Lazerbeak released the solo album, Lava Bangers, in 2012.[11] It contains 20 instrumental hip hop tracks.[12]
Discography
Solo
- Legend Recognize Legend (2010)
- Lava Bangers (2012)
Mike Mictlan & Lazerbeak
- Hand Over Fist (2008)
F.Stokes and Lazerbeak
- Death of a Handsome Bride (2009)
Lazerbeak & Edison
- Kill Switch (2012)
Mixed Blood Majority
- Mixed Blood Majority (2013)
- Insane World (2015)
Doomtree
- False Hopes (2007)
- Doomtree (2008)
- Doomtree Blowout / False Hopes 13 (2008)
- FH:XV (False Hopes 15) (2009)
- Doomtree Standards Mixtape (2010)
- Affiliyated (2011)
- No Kings (2011)
- All Hands (2015)
Productions
- Mike Mictlan – "Euthanasia", "Marq'd 4 Death", "Soul Survivor", and "...The End" from False Hopes Eight: Deity for Hire (2005)
- Dessa – "Mineshaft" and "Press On" from False Hopes (2005)
- Sims – "15 Blocks", "So It Goes", "May 1st", and "Osmosis" from Lights Out Paris (2005)
- Mac Lethal – "Calm Down Baby" from 11:11 (2007)
- Sims – "Pay No Mind", "TC AG", and "Birds and Earthworms" from False Hopes XIV (2009)
- P.O.S – "Let It Rattle", "Purexed", "Graves (We Wrote the Book)", "Goodbye", and "Been Afraid" from Never Better (2009)
- Dessa – "The Crow" and "Dutch" from A Badly Broken Code (2010)
- Sims – Bad Time Zoo (2011)
- Sims – Wildlife (2011)
- Astronautalis – "Thomas Jefferson" from This Is Our Science (2011)
- P.O.S – "Fuck Your Stuff", "They Can't Come", "Lock-picks, Knives, Bricks and Bats", and "Fire in the Hole/Arrow to the Action" from We Don't Even Live Here (2012)
- Dessa – "Skeleton Key" and "Fighting Fish" from Parts of Speech (2013)
- Lizzo – Lizzobangers (2013)
- Johnny Questionmark – "Whiskey" from Falling in Like (2014)
- F.Stokes – "Caps" and "Gots to Save You" from Liquor Sto' Diaries (2014)
References
- ↑ Pippen, Scotty (October 8, 2010). "Interview: Lazerbeak’s "Legend Recognize Legend"". URB.
- ↑ Alstyne, Rob van (September 22, 2010). "Lazerbeak debuts Legend Recognize Legend". City Pages.
- ↑ Riemenschneider, Chris (January 8, 2013). "Lazerbeak, Crescent Moon, Joe Horton mix it up as Mixed Blood Majority". Star Tribune.
- ↑ Woods, Emilee (January 20, 2009). "Mike Mictlan & Lazerbeak :: Hand Over Fist :: Doomtree Records". RapReviews.
- ↑ "Mike Mictlan and Lazerbeak – Hand Over Fist". URB. January 6, 2009.
- ↑ Staples, Derekon (August 23, 2010). "Lazerbeak announces debut solo project". Consequence of Sound.
- ↑ weworemasks (October 14, 2010). "Lazerbeak - Legend Recognize Legend". AbsolutePunk.
- ↑ Uddenberg, Brett (June 9, 2011). "Sims – Bad Time Zoo (Review)". URB.
- ↑ Gordon, Scott (February 21, 2011). "Beats & Rhymes: Sims’ Bad Time Zoo". ALARM Magazine.
- ↑ Martin, Andrew (August 29, 2011). "Lazerbeak, Sims: 'Wildlife' (EP)". Prefix.
- ↑ Behm, Jon; Keller, Josh; Elabbady, Ali (January 24, 2012). "Lazerbeak: Lava Bangers Review (Three Takes)". Reviler.
- ↑ Robbins, Winston (February 3, 2012). "Album Review: Lazerbeak – Lava Bangers". Consequence of Sound.
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