Sonic Sum
Sonic Sum | |
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Origin | New York, United States |
Genres | Alternative hip hop |
Years active | 1998–2004 |
Labels | Ozone Music, Tri-Eight, Definitive Jux, A Night on Canopy |
Members |
Rob Sonic Fred Ones Eric M.O. Preservation |
Sonic Sum is an American hip hop group from New York.[1] It consists of Rob Sonic, Fred Ones, Eric M.O., and Preservation.[2] The group was described by CMJ New Music Monthly as "hip-hop's Radiohead".[3]
In 2000, Sonic Sum released the first album, The Sanity Annex, on Ozone Music.[4] It has received critical acclaim worldwide.[5] XLR8R called it "one of the most criminally slept-on albums of the indie hip-hop boom".[6] In 2004, the group released the second album, Films, exclusively in Japan.[7] It was re-released on Definitive Jux in 2008.[8]
Discography
Albums
- The Sanity Annex (1999)
- Films (2004)
EPs
- Plaster Man (2002)
- Operazor (2003)
Singles
- "Downtown Maze" b/w "Skypirate" (1998)
- "Callarama Gala" b/w "Flatlands" (1999)
- "Himbro St." b/w "It's an Ashtray" (2000)
- "Rocket" b/w "Oscillator" (2001)
- "Films" (2003)
References
- ↑ Coleman, Brian (November 1999). "Sonic Sum - The Sanity Annex". CMJ New Music Monthly: 67.
- ↑ Macgregor, Jody. "Films - Sonic Sum". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ↑ Relic, Peter (October 2000). "Radiohead + Rap = Sonic Sum?". CMJ New Music Monthly: 10.
- ↑ Hart, Ron (May 22, 2000). "Sonic Sum - The Sanity Annex". CMJ New Music Report: 27.
- ↑ Cordor, Cyril. "Sonic Sum - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ↑ Herman, Max (April 29, 2008). "Sonic Sum: Films". XLR8R. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ McGarvey, Evan (May 8, 2008). "Sonic Sum: Films". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ↑ Mouallem, Omar (April 2008). "Sonic Sum - Films". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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