Sole and the Skyrider Band is an

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 confor ...

quartet based in

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. The band consists of rapper Tim Holland a.k.a. Sole, producer Bud Berning a.k.a. Skyrider, multi-instrumentalist

William Ryan Fritch William Ryan Fritch (also known under the moniker Vieo Abiungo) is an American musician, composer, and producer, currently residing in Oakland, California. He is a member of Sole and the Skyrider Band and has released several albums under his own na ...

, and drummer John Wagner. The band has released three albums on

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and Equinox Records.

History

In 2010, Sole and the Skyrider Band toured across the United States with Ceschi Ramos and Dark Time Sunshine. '' URB'' premiered the video for Factor's remix of the song "Mr. Insurgent" from their second album, '' Plastique'', on March 1, 2011. Sole and the Skyrider Band released their third album, '' Hello Cruel World'', on

in 2011. The band toured across the United States in the year.

Discography

Studio albums * ''

Sole and the Skyrider Band Sole and the Skyrider Band is an alternative hip hop quartet based in Denver, Colorado. The band consists of rapper Tim Holland a.k.a. Sole, producer Bud Berning a.k.a. Skyrider, multi-instrumentalist William Ryan Fritch, and drummer John Wa ...

'' (2007) * '' Plastique'' (2009) * '' Hello Cruel World'' (2011) Remix albums * ''Sole and the Skyrider Band Remix LP'' (2009) EPs * ''Battlefields'' (2009) * ''The Challenger EP'' (2011) Singles * "Hello Cruel World" (2011)

References

External links

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on

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on Equinox Records {{Authority control Anticon American hip hop groups