Passage (rapper)
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Passage | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | David Bryant |
| Born | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Origin | Oakland, California |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, Producer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Anticon |
| Website | www |
David Bryant, better known by his stage name Passage, is an alternative hip hop rapper based in Oakland, California. He is a member of Restiform Bodies along with Bomarr and Telephone Jim Jesus.[1]
History
[edit]Passage released his official debut album, The Forcefield Kids, on Anticon in 2004.[2]
He is also a member of Brothers Backword along with Mike Busse.[3] The duo released the Stupid Intelligent mixtape in 2009.[4]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Passage
- Moods & Symptoms (2000) (with Bomarr)
- The Forcefield Kids (Anticon, 2004)
- Worked On (Illuminated Paths, 2017)
- Restiform Bodies (Passage with Bomarr & Telephone Jim Jesus)
- Oubliette (2000)
- Restiform Bodies (6months, 2001)
- Sun Hop Flat (2001)
- TV Loves You Back (Anticon, 2008)
- Brothers Backword (Passage with Mike Busse)
- Malfunction (2010) [unreleased][5]
EPs, mixtapes, compilations, singles
[edit]- EPs
- Tennis, Piano and Other Primary Sightings [aka The Holy Phony Haunt] (2004)
- Pass Money Multi (2008)
- Pass and Touch (Marathon of Dope, 2011)
- Mixtapes
- Stupid Intelligent (2009) (Brothers Backword)
- Remix albums
- TV Loves You Back: Remixes (2013) (Restiform Bodies)
- Compilations
- The B-Side Suicide Pageant (2002)
- Newbliette (Subversiv Rec, 2004) (Restiform Bodies)
- Singles
- "I Want What You Want / Recycle America" (Weapon-Shaped, 2003) (Restiform Bodies)
- "Creature in the Classroom" (Anticon, 2004)
Appearances
[edit]- Guest appearances
- Bomarr - "Plywood Never Got Paid" from Beats Being Broke (2002)
- Deep Puddle Dynamics - "We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)" from We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes) (2002)
- DJ Krush - "Song for John Walker" from The Message at the Depth (2002)
- Telephone Jim Jesus - "Convertible Stingray" from A Point Too Far to Astronaut (2004)
- Pedestrian - "Anticon." from Volume One: UnIndian Songs (2005)
- Sole - "Isn't It Sad" from Songs That Went Tin (2005)
- Themselves - "Puzzled" from The Free Houdini (2009)
- Featured tracks
- "The Unstrung Harp" & "Poem to the Hospital" on Anticon Label Sampler: 1999-2004 (2004)
References
[edit]- ^ Rutledge, Bryant (2008-07-16). "Restiform Bodies "Bobby Trendy Addendum"". XLR8R.
- ^ Singer, Liam (August 8, 2004). "Passage: The Forcefield Kids". Pitchfork Media.
- ^ "Brothers Backword (Passage & Mike Busse) – Stupid Intelligent mixtape". UGSMAG. May 5, 2009.
- ^ Martins, Chris (May 5, 2009). "Meet Brothers Backword". Aural Standards. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013.
- ^ "Episode 55- David Bryant (Passage)".