Aspects are an English hip hop group from

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; the outfit's core members being emcees El Eye, Mantis and Bubber Loui.

Career

The band formed in 1996 and were once part of a larger collective of artists known as FSH (Fantastic Super Heroes). Aspects, formerly Earthbound Aspects, were born of the Hip Hop movement in their native city and the culture's well documented renaissance at that time. After a number of EPs,Aspects
discogs. Retrieved 12 January 2012. Aspects released their debut album ''Correct English'' to critical acclaim in 2001. The album featured the singles "Best Music" (also containing "Intrigue" remixed by

DJ Vadim Vadim Alexandrovich Peare (russian: Вадим Александрович Пир, Vadim Aleksandrovich Pir ...

) and "My Genre." On its release "My Genre" became Single of the Week in the ''

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''. The group gained international exposure with the song and the accompanying video was rotated on BBC Radio 1 in the UK and MTV Europe respectively. At this time the group appeared on and recorded exclusive radio sessions for Dan Greenpeace and

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and the late

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(see

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), among others. The title track and third official single, "Correct English" never appeared on the album but was released as a double A side (along with "We Get Fowl"). It is a collaborative track with Task Force. In 2007

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magazine (issue 214) ranked Aspects' ''Correct English'' No. 28 in the 50 Best British Albums Ever. After the demise of their original stable, Hombre Records, Aspects were signed to Antidote Records (a subsidiary of

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), who released their sophomore LP ''Mystery Theatre?'' in 2004, along with singles for "Impact" and "Off The Lip". The latter entered the

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at No. 16 and the UK Top 200 at No
81
"Off the Lip" is a "Surfin' USA" for the UK Hip Hop generation" according to a review published in

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, "making them one of only a handful of UK acts to produce genuinely original Hip Hop." Their third studio album, ''Left Hand Path'' was released in 2013. It was described by

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as, "a masterful collage of gothic moods and virtuoso rhyming". Upon its release, Clash considered the material "a relieving alternative to conventional, safe music" and "playfully groundbreaking". The group have performed extensively and were attached to UK tours from

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and The Bees. Aspects have recorded and collaborated with numerous artists, among them

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, Junior Disprol, Hundred Strong, Mr. Jason of Porn Theatre Ushers,

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, Quantic, The Bees and

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Personnel

Members: *El Eye (Ian Merchant), MC *BeelziBubber Loucifur a.k.a. Bubber Loui (Alexander Parsons), MC *Old Mantis a.k.a. Probe Mantis a.k.a. Leather Apron (Benjamin Weaver), MC *The Printer's Devil a.k.a. Monkey Moo (Rory Donnelly), beatbox Other founder/affiliate members: *Specify (Ryan Jarrett), producer *7STU7 a.k.a. Stanley Matthews a.k.a. Big Stu (Stuart Matthews), engineer *Nu Balance (Nick Burt), DJ *Nick Fury (Scott McDougal), producer *Salsa (Phil Rees), production, design and media *Tech 12 (Ben Walters), tour manager, tour DJ

Studio albums

2001: ''Correct English'' (2001, Hombré)
2004: ''Mystery Theatre?'' (2004, Antidote/Sanctuary)
2013: ''Left Hand Path'' (2013, Psycho Boogie)

EPs

2012 EP (Hombré, 1998)
Revenge Of The Nerds (Hombré 1999)

Singles

*"Sounds Of Earth" (Hombré 2000) *"Best Music" (Hombré, 2001) *"My Genre" (Hombré, 2001) *"Psychoboogie" (White Label, 2001) *"We Get Fowl/Correct English" (Hombré, 2001) *"Impact" (Antidote, 2004) *"Off The Lip" feat. The Bees (Antidote, 2004) *"The Freedumb Song" (White Label, 2005) *"BeaTTape" (White Label, 2012)

Mixtapes

''Rockrap'' (2005)
''Kings' English'' (2013)

References

External links

Aspects Discogs discography
{{Authority control English hip hop groups English dance music groups Musical groups from Bristol