Pocket Dwellers
Pocket Dwellers | |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Labels | Blue Note |
| Members | Dennis Passley Nigel Williams John Griffith Marco Raposo Gord Shields Christian McKibbin Sheldon Moore |
The Pocket Dwellers are a Canadian seven-member experimental hip-hop group from the Toronto area.[1] The band's main genre is hip-hop, but their music is influenced by jazz, funk, soul and breakbeat.
History
The Pocket Dwellers began forming together in 1996. They released their first full-length record in 2000 after they signed a recording deal with Song Corp. That year the band performed at EdgeFest in Toronto.[2]
Song Corp went bankrupt in early 2001, leaving Dwellers' second album Digitally Organic with no promotion.[3]
The next release was the album recorded live during sold out performances at a club in Toronto called the Reverb. The recording was released under Urbnet records.
In 2005 they signed with Blue Note/EMI and released PD-Atrics. The recording was more hip hop based and involved less live instrumentation than had been employed in the past.[4] In 2006 the band was nominated for a Juno award for best new group.[5][6]
Members
- Dennis Passley "Deknow" – tenor saxophone
- Nigel Williams "N.I.Gel" – vocals
- John Griffith "Quest" – saxophone, flute
- Marco Raposo "Red" – drums[7]
- Gord Shields "Jupiter" – bass guitar
- Christian McKibbin "Holy C" – guitar
- Sheldon Moore "S-luv" – turntables
- guest musicians:
Discography
Albums
- Limited Edition - EP (1998)
- Digitally Organic (August 29, 2002)[8]
- Lifecheck (August 19, 2003)
- PD-Atrics (October 4, 2005)
- Conception: The Mix Tape Volume 2 (2005)
References
- ^ Larry LeBlanc (30 December 2000). "Song Corp launches Foreplay". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 91–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Pocket Dwellers Tour Canada & The States". Chart Attack, Aug 9, 2001.
- ^ Bankruptcy leaves industry reeling. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 26 May 2001. pp. 50–. ISSN 0006-2510.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "The Sum of Pocket Dwellers' Parts". Exclaim!. By Susana Ferreira, Jan 01, 2006
- ^ "Nickelback leads in Juno nominations". CBC Arts Feb 15, 2006
- ^ "Pocket Dwellers come into their own"[dead link]. By MARK DANIELL -- For JAM! Music, February 28, 2006
- ^ "Pocket Dwellers find new horizons". Queens University Journal, September 27, 2005
- ^ "Pocket Dwellers Digitally Organic". Exclaim!, By Del F. Cowie. Dec 01, 2000
- Pocket Dwellers at allmusic.com
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