Mr T Experience - Shards Vol. 1 - VINYL LP

Vinyl LP pressing. Mr. T Experience, Shards Vol 2. is the second of a two-volume collection of rarities, live tracks and outtakes-versions of songs previously scattered on any numerous of B-sides, and compilations. Shards Vol 2. is the first-time that these tracks have been assembled in a complete -a must for fans and collectors of Mr. T Experience's catalog of songs. The Mr. T Experience (sometimes abbreviated MTX) is a punk rock band formed in 1985 in Berkeley, California. They have released eleven full-length albums along with numerous EPs and singles and have toured internationally. Their music is best classified as pop punk and is intentionally playful, comical, and satirical, often dealing with issues of love and relationships.

MR. T EXPERIENCE, Shards Vol. 3, is the third of a three-volume collection of rarities and outtakes-versions of song previously scattered on numerous B-sides, and compilations. As the last of this series, the tracks represent rarities from often obscure titles throughout the mid-90's-considered the most prolific period of MR. T EXPERIENCE'S musical output. Shards Vol. 3. is the first-time that these tracks have been assembled in a complete -a must for fans and collectors of MR. T EXPERIENCE'S catalog of songs.

After 25 years of living his dream as one of hip hop's most respected producers, Hi-Tek is digging back into his roots with a brand new trio of instrumental vinyl LPs in 2023. InchBeatbox Studios (1995 MPC 60II)Inch is the first of the series, each featuring a selection of restored and remastered beats, carefully chosen from an archive of DAT tapes. These LPs manage to both provide a window into Tek's development and to shine light on the work of an already enormously-talented musician whose beats would've sounded right at home on classic releases from the mid-1990s. Having learned to make beats off of borrowed equipment as a teenager, the aspiring DJ/producer born as Tony Cottrell achieved a break of sorts when he was hired in 1995 to manage one of the rooms at Beatbox Studios, a sprawling complex in the Clifton neighborhood in Cincinnati. It became the go-to-spot in town for emerging talent, giving him a chance to learn about the intricacies of recording and to sharpen his communication skills with artists to maximize their performance The gig also gave Tek plenty of down time to practice on and to master the studio's Akai MPC 60II while making his own music. It was around this time he began to collaborate with the top rap talent in Cincinnati, and he started regularly visiting New York City to plant seeds for new relationships in the industry. Though his work eventually evolved far beyond the styles present on InchBeatbox Studios,Inch here you'll find many signature elements of that era's contemporary New York sound some snappy drums reminiscent of A Tribe Called Quest or Easy Mo Bee, plenty of horn stabs a la Pete Rock or Lord Finesse, and the kind of dark pianos and filtered basslines that producers like the Beatminerz were steadily employing. These were his biggest influences at the time, and that was the sound of 1995. As it turns out, that classic sound remai