Mad Conductor is an
experimental hip hop
Progressive rap (or progressive hip hop) is a broad subgenre of hip hop music that aims to progress the genre thematically with socially transformative ideas and musically with stylistic experimentation. Developing through the works of innovati ...
band fronted by MC Devlin (Chris Tray) and with production by MC Kinney (Dan McKinney). Their sound mixes hip-hop with a wide array of styles, in a unique and often experimental way.
The band formed in 2005 after Devlin's former band, hardcore outfit
No Cash, broke up.
Originally from
Center Valley, Pennsylvania
Center Valley is an unincorporated community located one mile north of Coopersburg, at the intersection of Pennsylvania State Routes 309 and 378 in Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had ...
, the band relocated to
in 2008.
In 2012 the band successfully raised funds on
Kickstarter
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to record a full-length album titled
MC Rises.
They are currently back in Pennsylvania, recording and releasing new music on a regular basis while keeping up with ongoing gigs in the north east.
Discography
* Mechanical Claw EP (2005)
* Renegade Space Rock (2007)
* Members Only EP (2008)
* Central America EP (2010)
* MC Rises (2013)
* Space Rock Steady EP (2015)
References
American hip hop groups
Musical groups established in 2005
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