The Opus
The Opus | |
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| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop[1] |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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| Website | theopus |
The Opus is an American hip hop record production duo from Chicago, Illinois.[2] It consists of The Isle of Weight and Mr. Echoes.[3] AllMusic described them as "two of the most brilliant beatmakers working in hip-hop circa 2003."[4]
The Isle of Weight (born Aaron Smith) and Mr. Echoes (born Kevin Johnson) first met while attending Proviso East High School together.[5] In 1994, the duo started making music together.[5] The duo handled the production work on Rubberoom's 1999 album Architechnology.[6][7]
Members[edit]
- The Isle of Weight (born Aaron Smith) - production[8]
- Mr. Echoes (born Kevin Johnson) - production[8]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- First Contact 001 (2002)
- Breathing Lessons (2003)
- Praying Mantis-Plus (2010)
Compilation albums[edit]
- Blending Density (2010)
- The Opus of the Opus Vol. One (2010)
- The Opus of the Opus Vol. Two (2010)
EPs[edit]
- 0.0.0. (2002)
- Movement One (2002)
- Movement Two (2002)
- Movement Three (2002)
- Movement Four (2003)
- Movement Five (2004)
- Earthwalkers EP (2004)
- Praying Mantis EP (2010)
- The Save Me Gallery (2010)
- March of the Termites (2012)
- Man Down (2017)
Singles[edit]
- "Live" (2002)
- "Madhouse" (2004)
- "Up & Away" (2011)
- "International" (2011)
- "A Stainless Steel Xmas" (2011)
Productions[edit]
- Rubberoom - Gothic Architecture (1995)
- Rubberoom - Architechnology (1999)
- Thawfor - Where Thawght Is Worshiped (2001)
- DJ Krush - "Trihedron" from The Message at the Depth (2002)
- Sonic Sum - "Films (The Opus Remix)" from Operazor EP (2003)
- Verbal Kent - "Alien Rock" from What Box (2004)
- Eliot Lipp - "Its Time to Leave (The Opus Remix)" from Brolabs (2011)
References[edit]
- ^ Stelloh, Tim (February 25, 2004). "The Opus: Breathing Lessons". PopMatters. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Herman, Max (March 27, 2007). "The Opus Blending Density". XLR8R. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Segal, Dave (March 23, 2004). "The Opus Breathing Lessons". XLR8R. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Spano, Charles. "Breathing Lessons - The Opus". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Downing, Andy (January 9, 2009). "Creating a dark, beat-rich Opus". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Margasak, Peter (February 5, 2014). "The Opus". Chicago Reader. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (March 1, 2004). "Opus Breathing Lessons". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Galil, Leor (September 25, 2019). "Keeping the beat". Chicago Reader. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- The Opus discography at Discogs