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Saturday Night Killing Machine (EP)
''Saturday Night Killing Machine'' is an extended play (EP) by Pakistani musicians Adil Omar and Talal Qureshi, before the official launch of SNKM SNKM (an abbreviation for Super Natural Kings & Masters, formerly Saturday Night Killing Machine and Sonic Nocturnal Kinetic Movement) is a duo of Pakistani musicians Adil Omar and Talal Qureshi, with both artists sharing production, songwriting an .... It was released independently in 2015. The EP includes 5 tracks, the most notable being ''Nighat & Paras'' which was released with a music video marking Adil Omar's directorial debut. Track listing References 2015 EPs {{ep-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adil Omar
Adil Omar (born 17 May 1991) is a recording artist, rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter from Islamabad, Pakistan. He released his debut album and film, '' Transcendence'', on 8 July 2018. In addition to being a solo artist, he is also involved in songwriting and production for other artists. Biography and early life Omar was born in London, England, but grew up in Islamabad. He lost his father at the age of 10 due to alcoholism and saved his mother's life at 11. In 1998, Omar's father was falsely imprisoned which was revealed in a series of prison letters posted to Omar's social media. He had a stutter which he learned to manage through rapping. He was in and out of multiple schools and eventually dropped out at 17 to pursue a career in music. Music career Career beginnings Omar was raised on Pink Floyd and other classic rock from birth and got introduced to hip-hop at age 5 with Tupac Shakur. He was then inspired by Dr. Dre to become a hip hop artist at the age of 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talal Qureshi
Talal Qureshi is a Pakistani record producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ. Life and career Talal Qureshi was born on 2 April 1988 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Qureshi came across the video game MTV Music Generator on PlayStation which pushed him to start writing music at the age of 13. Later his family moved to Karachi, Pakistan. He released his first single "Phase Shift" in 2007. In 2012, he released his debut EP "Equator". In 2013, He released his second EP ''x1988''. 2014 In 2014 Qureshi released the single "Too Much To Handle" and his remix of Mooroo's "Tasveer". 2015 In 2015, Qureshi formed SNKM with Adil Omar and the duo released "Nighat & Paras", played at SXSW and various cities in the US and then collaborated and performed with Diplo and Elliphant for their first ever Pakistan show in 2016. 2016 SNKM debuted at Mad Decent Block Party 2016 alongside Diplo, Kesha, Marshmello and others and continued to play shows through until 2018 with Major Lazer, Skrillex and others. Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alternative Hip Hop
Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music that encompasses a wide range of styles that are not typically identified as mainstream. AllMusic defines it as comprising " hip hop groups that refuse to conform to any of the traditional stereotypes of rap, such as gangsta, bass, hardcore, and party rap. Instead, they blur genres drawing equally from funk and pop/rock, as well as jazz, soul, reggae, and even folk." Alternative hip hop developed in the late 1980s and experienced a degree of mainstream recognition during the early-to-mid 1990s. While some groups such as Arrested Development and The Fugees managed to achieve commercial success before breaking up, many alternative rap acts tend to be embraced by alternative rock listeners other than hip-hop or pop audiences. The commercial and cultural momentum was impeded by the then -also emerging, significantly harder-edged West Coast gangsta rap. A resurgence came about in the late 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |