Food for Animals

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Food for Animals
Origin Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, USA
Genres Hip hop
Indie hip hop
Noise music
Years active 2001–present
Website http://www.foodforanimals.com/
Members
Nick Rivetti, Andrew Field-Pickering, Daniel Helmer, Sterling Warren

Food for Animals is a band formed near Washington, D.C.. The group features Vulture Voltaire (Andrew Field-Pickering), Ricky Rabbit (Nick Rivetti), Dr. Dan (Daniel Helmer), and HY (Sterling Warren). Their music is generally categorized as indie hip hop and subcategorized as noise music. The current albums feature a sound best appreciated by "those with a high tolerance for serial grime and a taste for the sharper, harder edge of hip-hop".[1]

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[edit] History

Field Pickering, a Washington, D.C. DJ, and Ricky Rabbit[2] formed the band [3] and quickly booked gigs along the East Coast,[4] shows which occasionally caused comparisons with Public Enemy[5] and found praise from critics.[6]

[edit] Discography

  • Belly (2007, HOSS/Cockrockdisco)
  • Scavengers (2004, Muckamuck Produce/Upper Class)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pitchfork Review
  2. ^ Pitchfork News
  3. ^ Muckamuck
  4. ^ DOA Music Magazine Review
  5. ^ City Pages
  6. ^ PopMatters review

[edit] External links

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