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Down Easy
A 4 track ep () — released August 15th 2005 on RAMP RECORDS
The lead single 'Down Easy' experiments with singing, a style the Count hasn't tried since Pre-Life Crisis, it has a more of a mellow country & funk sound to it.
Some DJ, others make beats. Heads everywhere spit lyrics either off the dome or noted, and many are even recognized as true MC's who actually manage to rock a crowd here & there. Few get by juggling two or more facets; and even a small number happen to be classically or self-taught piano players, drummers and strummers. Count Bass D does it all. And the fact that he also does it well, makes him the best in the business, pound-for-pound.
Count has been working to prove this since his decade-old debut, Pre-Life Crisis (Sony), where he recorded the only live rap album to date using all instrumentation. Not only did he compose every note, pen lyrics, contribute the cuts and scratches--but he played most of the instruments.
By the release of his third solo-project, Dwight Spitz (2002), Count had mastered the art of the MPC sampler and now contributed a raw reflection of traditional Hiphop beats & rhymes. The underground market hailed it, as it captured the essence of the culture. Rolling Stone (February 2003) defined Dwight Spitz as a 'headphone masterpiece'.
BEGBORROWSTEEL--scheduled for worldwide release early 2005 through UK-based Ramp Recordings--contains elements of Dwight Spitz, but more refined and a touch more experimental. More novel than Art For Sale (1997), BEGBORROWSTEEL is a clear example of a talented musician balancing rap music on his pinky finger. Count is presently in a Padded Room With a View plotting to take 2005 by storm with a half dozen new projects, including another full-length.
Most recently, Count has been working with Futureman of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones on an innovative collaboration. Complete recordings with songstress, Dionne Farris and noted beat-maker, J. Rawls are in the can. Scheduled for early 2005 are joint projects with pal, MF DOOM; Prince Paul protégé, Paul Barman, and writer, Oriana lee. In between time, Count continues to shower the industry with an abundance of head-nod beats and clever verses.
Having previously partnered with an eclectic range of artists, including: the Beastie Boys, Victor Wooten, Vitamin C, Matt Mahaffey (Self), MF DOOM, J-Live, and Van Hunt; Count continues to expand boundaries. Touted in independent Hiphop circles as one of the best producers on the MIC, Count Bass D consistently produces large quantities of quality music. Since day one he has labored with the intent of establishing a proper rep among credible musicians worldwide.
Someday. Somehow. He will be crowned. Pound-for-pound. The toughest musician in Hiphop history.
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Count Bass D is hip hops equivalent of Coltrane or Sun Ra - Owen Stock CMJ
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