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Time
Birth nameChris Steele
OriginDenver, Colorado, United States
GenresAlternative hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper
InstrumentKeyboard
Years active2000-present
LabelsDirty Laboratory Productions
Websitethisistime.bandcamp.com

Chris Steele, better known by his stage name Time, is an American indie hip hop artist from Denver, Colorado.[1] He is one of the original members of Dirty Laboratory Productions.[1] He is also one half of the hip hop group Calm.[1] Aside from music, Steele is also an investigative journalist.

Life and career

Time released his first album, Litterture, in 2004.[1] He then went on to release the album, Anti-Smiles, in 2006 under the moniker Calm with producer Awareness.[2] Denver Westword gave the album a favorable review, commenting that "[although] Anti-Smiles reflects the dark side of our collective psyche, it's also a statement of hope in the face of fear and self-doubt."[3] In 2007, he released his solo album, The Fantastic Reality.[4] Benzine Magazine gave the album 3 out of 5.[5]

Time released his solo album, Naked Dinner, in 2009.[6][7] It featured guest appearances from Damon Jevon, Sole, C-Rayz Walz and Extra Kool.[8] The album was described by Denver Westword as "a dark affair tonally reminiscent of There's a Riot Goin' On, with a similar socially critical agenda."[9]

In 2010, Time released 12 EPs in 12 months called the 12 Headed Hydra series for free download.[10] In 2013, he released Newstalgia, an album featuring contributions from the likes of Ceschi, Jake One, Factor, Budo, Man Mantis, and Xiu Xiu.[11]

As a journalist, Chris Steele has written for The Examiner as a progressive politics reporter.[12] He has written on topics ranging from UFO's to the death of Fred Hampton.[13] In 2011, he has received attention for writing in favor of the Occupy Wall Street movement and was interviewed on Mike Feder's XM radio show Occupied Territory.[14]

Style and influences

Time's vocal style has been compared to Josh Martinez, Buck 65, and Sage Francis.[15]

Discography

See also: Calm discography

Albums

  • Litterture (2004)
  • Anti-Smiles (2006) <(small)>(as Calm.)
  • The Fantastic Reality (2007)
  • Naked Dinner (2009)
  • Hydravision (2013) (with Giuseppe)
  • Newstalgia (2013)
  • How to Sew Wounds With Words (2016) (with Ephelant)

EPs

  • 1 Headed Hydra: Nutty Castle (2010)
  • 2 Headed Hydra: Unusual Flying Ostriches (2010)
  • 3 Headed Hydra: Scarlet Corpse (2010)
  • 4 Headed Hydra: They Got Legs (2010)
  • 5 Headed Hydra: The Good Disease (2010)
  • 6 Headed Hydra: 152 (2010)
  • 7 Headed Hydra: Third Eye Glaucoma (2010)
  • 8 Headed Hydra: My Delorean Summer (2010)
  • 9 Headed Hydra: Nine of Spades (2010)
  • 10 Headed Hydra: Coffins and Cadillacs (2010)
  • 11 Headed Hydra: The Great Coffee Experiment (2010)
  • 12 Headed Hydra: Fly-Fi (2010)

Mixtapes

  • The Beautiful Benchwarmers (2007)
  • The Roasted Like Eva Freestyle Mixtape (2008)
  • The Nevermind Mixtape (2008)

Guest appearances

  • Extra Kool - "Put Your Nylons On" and "We, Myself, and I" from The Chronicles of an American Waster (2009)
  • Sole - "Put On" from Nuclear Winter Volume 1 (2009)
  • Sole - "Blood Libel" from Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel (2011)
  • Akira the Don - "Full Metal Alchemist" from Manga Music (2011)
  • Akira the Don - "Too Sweet to Be Sour" from Unkillable Thunderchrist (2012)
  • Extra Kool - "Empty Rooms Pt. II" from Cool-Ade (2013)
  • Sole - "303 Ways to Die" from No Wising Up No Settling Down (2013)
  • A Thousand Vows - "Ice-Nine Earth" (2013)
  • Sole - "Blood Libel 2" from Crimes Against Totality (2013)

Engineering

References

  1. ^ a b c d Murphy, Tom (October 31, 2013). "Time makes memories with Newstalgia". Denver Westword.
  2. ^ Selbo, Jordan (December 19, 2006). "Calm :: Anti-Smiles :: Dirty Laboratory Productions". RapReviews.
  3. ^ Murphy, Tom (April 12, 2007). "Calm - Anti-Smiles - Dirty Laboratory". Denver Westword.
  4. ^ Jost, Matt (December 4, 2007). "Time :: The Fantastic Reality :: Dirty Laboratory Productions". RapReviews.
  5. ^ Richard, Benoit (December 20, 2007). "Chroniques Express 45". Benzine Magazine.
  6. ^ Herrera, Dave (October 6, 2009). "Q&A with Time (1/2)". Denver Westword.
  7. ^ Herrera, Dave (October 6, 2009). "Q&A with Time (2/2)". Denver Westword.
  8. ^ Chandler, Justin (September 15, 2009). "Time :: Naked Dinner :: Dirty Laboratory". RapReviews.
  9. ^ Murphy, Tom (October 8, 2009). "Time - Naked Dinner - Dirty Laboratory". Denver Westword.
  10. ^ Lamz, Cory (July 14, 2011). "A first look at Time's new video for "Why My Money Ghost" from his 12 Headed Hydra series". Denver Westword.
  11. ^ Uddenberg, Brett (September 19, 2013). "Premiere: Time Streams 'Newstalgia' LP". URB.
  12. ^ Eyl, Eryc (February 11, 2011). "The Mile High Makeout: Hip-hop artist Time completes year-long, 12-part opus". Reverb.
  13. ^ Hubbell, Noah (May 24, 2013). "Listen to "They Call Us the Irish," a new track from Time's forthcoming album, Newstalgia". Denver Westword.
  14. ^ Feder, Mike (November 30, 2011). "Why are the police out-of-control?". Occupied Territory.
  15. ^ Fish, Bob Baker (June 8, 2006). "Time – Litterture (Dirty Laboratory)". Cyclic Defrost.
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