Analog Brothers
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Analog Brothers
- Genres: Rap
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Ice-T has shouted out Ultramagnetic MCs on records and in the press for years; thus it's not surprising that the O.G. hooked up with Kool Keith in the Analog Brothers. Ice assumes the alias Ice Oscillator while Keith adds Keith Korg to his long list of personas (Black Elvis, Dr.Octagon, Dr. Dooom). It's not surprising to see Rex Roland either -- he worked with Keith on his porno-fueled Sex Style album and sang the hook on Ice's seminal 1988 single "I'm Your Pusher." Mark Moog and Silver Synth also bring their considerable talents to the table. The "analog" in Analog Brothers refers to the group's old-school sounds of the future; Moogs and 808 and 909 drum machines are the instruments of choice, all recorded in Rex Roland's analog studio. Analog Brothers have a sound and flavor all their own, even different than other "pimp"-styled acts like Too Short and UGK. In other words, the trademark eccentricity of a Kool Keith project is present in abundance. "2005" was the first single off the group's debut LP Pimp to Eat. ~ Matthew Kantor, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2000 |
| Labels | Ground Control Records |
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| Kool Keith Ice T Marc Live Black Silver Pimp Rex |
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Analog Brothers is an experimental hip-hop crew featuring Ice Oscillator also known as Ice-T (keyboards, drums, vocals), Keith Korg also known as Kool Keith (bass, strings, vocals), Mark Moog also known as Marc Live (drums, violyns and vocals), Silver Synth also known as Black Silver (synthesizer, lazar bell and vocals), and Rex Roland also known as Pimp Rex (keyboards, vocals, production). Its album Pimp to Eat featured guest appearances by various members of Rhyme Syndicate, Odd Oberheim, Jacky jasper (who appears as Jacky Jasper on the song "We Sleep Days" and H-Bomb on "War"), D.J. Cisco from S.M., the Synth-a-Size Sisters and Teflon.
While the group only recorded one album together as the Analog Brothers, a few bootlegs of its live concert performances, including freestyles with original lyrics, have occasionally surfaced online. After Pimp to Eat, the Analog Brothers continued performing together in various line ups. Kool Keith and Marc Live joined with Jacky jasper to release two albums as KHM. Marc Live rapped with Ice T's group SMG. Marc also formed a group with Black Silver called Live Black, but while five of their tracks were released on a demo CD sold at concerts, Live Black's first album has yet to be released.
In 2008, Ice-T and Black Silver toured together as Black Ice, and released an album together called Urban Legends.
In addition to all this, the Analog Brothers continue to make frequent appearances on each other's solo albums.
Discography
- 2005. A.D. (single) (2000)
- Pimp to Eat (Ground Control/Nu Gruv) (2000)
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