Ceschi
Ceschi | |
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Birth name | Julio Francisco Ramos[1] |
Also known as | Ceschi Ramos |
Born | [1][2] | July 24, 1981
Origin | New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
Genres | Hip hop, Folk punk |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer |
Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Fake Four Inc. Beyond Space Entertainment |
Website | ceschimusic |
Julio Francisco "Ceschi" Ramos (born July 24, 1981), better known as Ceschi Ramos, or mononymously as Ceschi (pronounced "chess-key"),[1][4][5] is an American hip hop musician based in New Haven, Connecticut.[6] He is a co-founder of Fake Four Inc.[4] He won the Connecticut Music Awards for Best Hip Hop in 2014.[7]
Life and career
Ceschi released his first solo album, Fake Flowers, in 2004.[8] They Hate Francisco False followed in 2006.[8]
In 2008, Ceschi and his brother David Ramos founded the record label Fake Four Inc.[4]
Ceschi released The One Man Band Broke Up, a collaborative album with German producer DJ Scientist, in July 2010.[9] It was described by Tiny Mix Tapes as "music for the saddest party in recorded human history."[10]
In 2014, Ceschi won the Connecticut Music Awards for Best Hip Hop.[7] He released Broken Bone Ballads, a collaborative album with Canadian producer Factor Chandelier, in April 2015.[11]
Discography
Solo albums
- Fake Flowers (Beyond Space, 2004)
- They Hate Francisco False (Net31, 2006)
- The One Man Band Broke Up (Fake Four Inc., 2010)
- Broken Bone Ballads (Fake Four Inc., 2015)
B-sides albums
- Forgotten Forever (Cooler Than Cucumbers, 2014)
with Toca
- Dancing with Skeletons (2003)
- Toca (Two Tone Elephants, 2007)
with Dead by Wednesday
- Democracy Is Dead (Stillborn, 2005)
- The Killing Project (Eclipse, 2008)
- The Last Parade (Eclipse, 2011)
Other collaborations
- Anonymous Inc. (Anonymous Inc., 2001) (with Anonymous Inc.)
- A.O.K. (Anonymous Inc., 2003) (with The Most)
- Knuck Feast (Grimm Image, 2007) (with Knuck Feast)
- Ceschi/Pat the Bunny split (DIY Bandits, 2016) (with Pat the Bunny)
Singles
- "Count on It" b/w "Bad Jokes" (2008)
- "Same Old Love Song" (2009)
Guest appearances
- Noah23 - "Pure Vibes" from Mitochondrial Blues (2004)[Music 1]
- Noah23 - "Scream" from Jupiter Sajitarius (2004)[Music 2]
- Noah23 - "Chicken Soup" from Cameo Therapy (2007)[Music 3]
- Noah23 - "Faded" from Rock Paper Scissors (2008)[Music 4]
- Awol One & Factor - "Back Then" from Owl Hours (2009)[Music 5]
- Factor - "The Fall of Captain EO" from Lawson Graham (2010)[Music 6]
- Common Grackle - "The Great Depression" from The Great Depression (2010)[Music 7]
- Cars & Trains - "Some Lonesome Street Corner" (2010)[12]
- Awol One & Factor - "Never Gonna Take Us Out" from The Landmark (2011)[Music 8]
- Noah23 - "Sea of the Infinite Wave" from Fry Cook on Venus (2011)[13]
- K-the-I??? - "No Closer to Autumn" from Synesthesia (2011)[Music 9]
- Sole - "Coke Rap" from Nuclear Winter Vol. 2: Death Panel (2011)[14]
- Sole and the Skyrider Band - "We Will Not Be Moved" & "Vaya Con el Diablo" from Hello Cruel World (2011)[Music 10]
- Bleubird - "Time 4 Real" from Cannonball!!! (2012)[Music 11]
- Kristoff Krane - "Mouth of the Beast" from Fanfaronade (2012)[Music 12]
- Dark Time Sunshine - "Hosanna in the Highest" from Anx (2012)[Music 13]
- Myka 9 & Factor - "Bask in These Rays" from Sovereign Soul (2012)[Music 14]
- Sadistik - "A Long Winter" from Flowers for My Father (2013)[Music 15]
- Sole - "Civil War" from No Wising Up No Settling Down (2013)[Music 16]
- Gregory Pepper & Madadam - "Cautionary Tales" from Big Huge Truck (2013)[Music 17]
- Factor - "Raise the Dead" from Woke Up Alone (2013)[Music 18]
- Loden - "Ceschi Is Seeing Straight" from The Star-Eyed Condition (2013)[15]
- Time - "Nona" from Newstalgia (2013)[Music 19]
- Josh Martinez - "My Jacket" from Blotto (2013)[16]
- Sleep - "Substances" from Oregon Failure (2014)[Music 20]
- Mike Mictlan - "Sell Out" from Hella Frreal (2014)[Music 21]
- Sole & DJ Pain 1 - "Snitch Nation" from Pattern of Life (2014)[Music 22]
- Jared Paul - "No Quits Till" from Get My Ghost (2015)[Music 23]
- Factor Chandelier - "Noise Band" from Factoria (2016)[Music 24]
- Sole & DJ Pain 1 - "Exodus" from Nihilismo (2016)[Music 25]
- Kay the Aquanaut - "Must Say" from 7 Vessels (2017)[Music 26]
- Modré Hory - "10:00" from Luxus Clan (2017)[Music 27]
- Factor Chandelier - "The Gospel" from Wisdom Teeth (2018)[Music 28]
- Moodie Black - "Lips" from Lucas Acid (2018)[Music 29]
Music references
- ^ "Mitochondiral Blues". Noah23. Bandcamp. July 27, 2004. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Jupiter Sajitarius". Noah23. Bandcamp. November 2, 2004. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Cameo Therapy". Noah23. Bandcamp. November 12, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Rock Paper Scissors". Noah. Bandcamp. September 23, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Owl Hours". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. July 21, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Lawson Graham". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. November 28, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "The Great Depression". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. December 3, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "The Landmark". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. January 13, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Synesthesia". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. June 20, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Hello Cruel World". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Cannonball!!!". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. January 24, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Fanfaronade". Kristoff Kran. Bandcamp. May 22, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Anx". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. July 24, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Sovereign Soul". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. November 18, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Flowers for My Father". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. February 19, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Civil War w/ Ceschi Ramos, Sean Bonnette, Skyrider". Sole. SoundCloud. May 2, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Big Huge Truck". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. June 18, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Woke Up Alone". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. July 23, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Newstalgia". Time. Bandcamp. October 29, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ ""Substances" - Sleep of Oldominion feat. Ceschi & Onry Ozzborn". Strange Famous Records. SoundCloud. April 9, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Hella Frreal". Mike Mictlan. Bandcamp. October 27, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "Pattern of Life". Sole. Bandcamp. August 26, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ "No Quits Till (Feat. Guante, Ceschi)". Black Box Tapes. Bandcamp. October 9, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ^ "Factoria". Factor Chandelier. Bandcamp. April 15, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Sole & DJ Pain 1: Nihilismo". Sole. Bandcamp. April 22, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "7 Vessels". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. June 16, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "10:00 feat. Ceschi". Hustle & Fitness. Bandcamp. November 24, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- ^ "Wisdom Teeth". Factor Chandelier. Bandcamp. February 9, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Lucas Acid". Fake Four Inc. Bandcamp. April 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
References
- ^ a b c Kaempffer, William (December 10, 2010). "Bail lowered for suspect in massive New Haven 'Christmas present' pot bust". New Haven Register. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ Ceschi (July 25, 2018). "No. My bday was yesterday actually". Twitter. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Fake Four Inc. - Ceschi". Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ a b c Kangas, Chaz (January 2, 2014). "The Prison Saga of Ceschi". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (October 18, 2010). "Ceschi - The One Man Band Broke Up". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ Hamad, Michael (March 24, 2014). "Hip Hop's Ceschi Ramos Celebrates Freedom With Hometown Appearance". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ a b Hymans, Julie Bess (June 12, 2014). "2014 Connecticut Music Awards + Grand Band Slam". Connecticut Post. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ a b Hamad, Michael (March 11, 2015). "New Haven's Ceschi Ramos Celebrates New Release At Toad's". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ Anderson, Rick. "Ceschi - The One Man Band Broke Up". AllMusic. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ Hemmerling, Joe. "Ceschi Ramos - The One Man Band Broke Up". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ Bein, Kat (February 2, 2015). "Ceschi's Time in Prison Helped Shape Broken Bone Ballads". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
- ^ "Cars & Trains - The Roots, The Leaves". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
- ^ Kawaii, Keith (April 4, 2011). "Noah23 - "Sea of the Infinite Wave feat. Myka 9 & Ceschi"". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ Klosowski, Thorin (August 1, 2011). "Download Sole's Nuclear Winter Volume 2 with Pictureplane, Greencarpetedstairs and more". Westword. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ Martins, Chris (July 10, 2013). "Loden and Doseone Release 'Future Confetti,' a Bursting Bag of Psych-Rap Righteousness". Spin. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (October 11, 2013). "Josh Martinez Announces 'Blotto' LP, Shares New Track and Books North American Tour". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Ceschi discography at Discogs