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Unexpected Records
Unexpected Records is a Dutch record label founded by composer/producer Perquisite, who was part of the hiphop duo Pete Philly & Perquisite. History The label was founded in 2001, in Amsterdam, with the main goal of focusing on Hip hop, Nu jazz and Groove based music. Their best selling albums so far have been ' Mindstate' and ' Mystery Repeats' by Pete Philly & Perquisite, 'Lovestruck Puzzles' by Kris Berry & Perquisite and 'High On You' by Jeangu Macrooy. Unexpected Records has collaborated with various labels and distributors worldwide, including PIAS and Epitaph Records in Europe, P-Vine Records in Japan, ANTI- Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph Records. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes gospel (Mavis Staples), country (Merle Haggard), hip hop (Sage Francis, The Cou ... in the US and Music Aroma in Korea. Artists The label has released albums with or collaborated with the following ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perquisite (musician)
Pieter Perquin (born 13 April 1982, Amsterdam, Netherlands), better known under the pseudonym Perquisite, is a Dutch musician, music producer and composer. Biography In 1996, at the age of 14, Perquisite started making hip-hop beats. Due to his classical musical background he often incorporated classical and jazzy elements into his creations. In 2001 he started his own record label Unexpected Records and made his debut with the ''Outta Nowhere EP'', in collaboration with Dutch jazz saxophonist Benjamin Herman. After this, he composed and produced another solo EP, ''Double Vision'', which was released in 2002. In 2003 Perquisite started collaborating with Dutch rapper/MC Pete Philly, and together they had their breakthrough as the hip-hop duo Pete Philly & Perquisite. They released two studio-albums, 'Mindstate' and 'Mystery Repeats' and toured around the world with their live band for five years straight. They played multiple festivals, including Lowlands, North Sea Jazz and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Philly & Perquisite
Pete Philly & Perquisite was a hip hop duo from Amsterdam, Netherlands consisting of Pedro Philip Monzón (born May 28, 1980 in Aruba) as the MC/vocalist and Pieter "Perquisite" Perquin (born 1982 in Amsterdam) as the cellist, producer and composer of all the music. Their music is best described as hip hop with influences from jazz, broken beat and soul. They usually performed live together with DJ PCM (Misha van der Winkel), Remco Keijzer on saxophone, EWI and flute, Kasper Kalf on double-bass and Ruben Hein on keys. ''Mindstate'' Pete Philly and Perquisite both had musical careers before they met in the autumn of 2002. Pete Philly was part of funk formation Gotcha! and hip-hop group Nicotine and in 2002 took part as a solo performer in the 'Grote Prijs van Nederland' where he won the award for best musician. Perquisite released two solo EP's (2001 & 2002) on his own label Unexpected Records on which he worked with jazz musicians like Benjamin Herman (nl) and David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the City Region of Amsterdam, urban area and 2,480,394 in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now designated a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amsterdam was founded at the mouth of the Amstel River that was dammed to control flooding; the city's name derives from the Amstel dam. Originally a small fishing village in the late 12th century, Amsterdam became a major world port during the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, when the Netherlands was an economic powerhouse. Amsterdam is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nu Jazz
Nu jazz (also known as jazztronica, or future jazz) is a genre of jazz and electronic music. The music blends jazz elements with other musical styles, such as funk, electronic music, and free improvisation.Definition from Sergey Chernov, June 7, 2002, in The St. Petersburg Time Overview Nu jazz typically ventures further into the electronic territory than does its close cousin, acid jazz. Nu jazz can be very experimental in nature and can vary widely in sound and concept. The sound departs further from its blues roots than acid jazz does, and instead explores electronic sounds and ethereal jazz sensualities. "The star of Nu jazz is the music itself and not the individual dexterity of the musicians." See also * |
Groove (music)
In music, groove is the sense of an effect ("feel") of changing pattern in a propulsive rhythm or sense of " swing". In jazz, it can be felt as a quality of persistently repeated rhythmic units, created by the interaction of the music played by a band's rhythm section (e.g. drums, electric bass or double bass, guitar, and keyboards). Groove is a significant feature of popular music, and can be found in many genres, including salsa, rock, soul, funk, and fusion. From a broader ethnomusicological perspective, groove has been described as "an unspecifiable but ordered sense of something that is sustained in a distinctive, regular and attractive way, working to draw the listener in." Musicologists and other scholars have analyzed the concept of "groove" since around the 1990s. They have argued that a "groove" is an "understanding of rhythmic patterning" or "feel" and "an intuitive sense" of "a cycle in motion" that emerges from "carefully aligned concurrent rhythmic patterns" t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindstate (Pete Philly And Perquisite Album)
''Mindstate'' is the debut album by Dutch hip hop duo Pete Philly and Perquisite released in early 2005. It was critically acclaimed and received a Zilveren Harp in 2006. Also in 2006, Mindstate was released in the United States, Canada and Australia. In some of the instrumental parts of the album, Jesse van Ruller is featured on guitar. Talib Kweli is also featured, on the track Hope. His comment on their work is that "They're musically light years ahead of the game." Track listing #"Intro" – 0:53 #"Relieved" – 2:45 #"Insomnia" – 3:10 #"Motivated" – 4:36 #"Eager" – 4:07 #"Lazy" – 3:38 #"Respect" – 3:24 #"Cocksure" – 2:52 #"Conflicted" – 1:50 #"Grateful" – 3:53 #"Mindstate" – 5:56 #"Mellow" (featuring Senna Gourdou) – 6:28 #"Paranoid" – 5:16 #"Cheeky" (featuring Cee Major) – 4:52 #"Grateful II" – 1:34 #"Hope" (featuring Talib Kweli Talib Kweli Greene (; born October 3, 1975) is an American rapper. He earned recognition early on through his collab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery Repeats
''Mystery Repeats'' is the second full-length album by Dutch hip hop duo Pete Philly and Perquisite. The album was released on 7 September 2007 in the Netherlands and Japan on ANTI- Records Anti- is an American record label founded in 1999 as a sister label to Epitaph Records. While Epitaph's focus has mostly been on punk rock, Anti-'s roster includes gospel (Mavis Staples), country (Merle Haggard), hip hop (Sage Francis, The Cou .... Track listing #"Clap Kick Flow" #"Womb to Tomb" #"Fish to Fry" #"Hectic" #"Q&A" #"Believer" #"Awake" #"Traveller" (featuring Erminia Córdoba) #"Last Love Song" #"Freestyle" #"Third Degree" #"Balance" (featuring GMB) #"Empire" #"High Tide" #"Mystery Repeats" #"Time Flies" Chart References External links Shooting the album cover videofrom MySpaceTV 2007 albums Anti- (record label) albums Pete Philly and Perquisite albums {{2007-hiphop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeangu Macrooy
Jeangu Macrooy (; born November 6, 1993) is a Surinamese singer-songwriter. He was born in Paramaribo and has been living in the Netherlands in the eastern city Enschede in the region Twente since 2014. Macrooy's music is described as modern soul. His audience is in the Netherlands, Suriname, and increasingly in Belgium, France and Germany. He was due to represent host nation the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam with the song " Grow", but the contest was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, he represented the country in the 2021 contest with " Birth of a New Age". Career Early career In 2011, together with his twin brother Xillan, Macrooy formed the band Between Towers. Their first and only album, ''Stars on My Radio'' came out in 2013. After having studied at the Conservatory of Suriname in Paramaribo for two years, he moved to the Netherlands in 2014 to study songwriting at the ArtEZ Conservatory in Enschede. 2015–2019: A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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