SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM was first born and disseminated in New York City by two musician/producers experimenting live and in the studio with disparate sounds close to their hearts. The top-secret experiment known as SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM took a drastic turn when it found its way to the internet in 2000. With over a half million songs downloaded on sites like mp3.com alone, the music spread around the globe like an uncontrollable virus and SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM took on a life of its own.
SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM fuses the DJ soundsystem tradition with dub studio techniques, bringing the studio flavor into the soundsystem to detonate an explosive new style of music and live performance that combines the flow and diversity of DJ sets with the energy and improvisation of bands and the sound manipulation techniques of the studio laboratory. Classic and original dub, roots, and dancehall reggae get mashed up with futuristic hip hop, broken beat, and space age drum and bass rhythms that are reworked and rearranged in real time collaborative interaction with a diverse crew of MCs, vocalists, and musicians. Simultaneously, the entire sound is mixed and manipulated live on the spot.
Emch, the man from the lab, dub chemist and SUBATOMIC mastermind, once wandered from Seattle around the earth. By the time he wound up in New York City, he head experimented heavily with sampling, electronic music, and primitive multitrack recording. Along the way he kept busy distorting guitars and vocals in grungy Sabbath influenced bands like Scorched Earth Affair and Fiver, mysteriously billed with groups as diverse as The Roots, 311, 24-7Spyz, Eek-a-Mouse, and Col. Bruce Hampton.
Tha Riddim Doktor, a top rankin’ NYC bass man, has recorded and performed with reggae, ska, jazz, funk, hip hop and drum & bass crews including Sugar Minott (Easy Star), Beanie Man, Stubborn All Stars, Skinnerbox, King Django (Epitaph), No Shadow Kick, and Sol-I (Shadow Records).
Daddy Lion Chandell, the roots warrior, represents the Jamaican reggae tradition with a legendary vocal sound reminiscent of Dennis Brown’s gritty Motown influenced style and the Abyssinians rich gospel harmonies and conscious, uplifting lyrics.
King Django, a seminal force in the American ska & reggae scene, has been touring the world for years, making his name internationally as a singer, ragamuffin MC, songwriter, instrumentalist, producer, and founder of Stubborn Records and Version City studios.
Naada translates as the sound of bliss permeating the universe, the hum created by the resonance of traveling along the Path of Union with the Divine. A fugitive from the Intergalactic Council, she transmits her message to the unknowing earth people through an enlightened mixture of singing and rapping.
Nemiss, Chicago born and Brooklyn based MC, is steadily redefining what it means to be a woman in rap music, making sure that image and appearance take a back seat to her intelligence and a lyrical flow that has earned critical praise and allowed her to share the stage with the likes of Common, the Roots, Gangstarr, Black Sheep, and Lloyd Banks.
Rhiannon has long been a catalyst on the electronic music scene, from the early jungle, hardcore and house scenes in Southern Cali to the infamous Lunatarium and loft parties of Brooklyn. She has built a reputation as an tireless organizer of events and community as well as a sought after vocalist, known to catapult live sets to the next level with her conscious lyrics and impassioned vocals.
Paige Scott hails from LA, London and NYC, where she primarily lends her sultry vocals to the deep house scene. She has worked with BT, P.Q.M., Johnny Vicious, Dave Aude, and recently wrote and recorded the hit “Is This For Real” with Audiofly (UK) remixed by Mas Collective for MO-Do Records (Italy).
Treasure Don, ghetto champion, undisputed crowd pleaser, and former star singer with the St. John Divine’s Boy’s Choir, brings fire to the microphone in the Jamaican dancehall tradition of Cutty Ranks, Yellowman, & Barrington Levy, flexing the same divine baritone that his preacher father once used to shake the foundation of congregations throughout the Bronx. Pure fiyah, original Jamaican, everytime!
Benny Beats is one of NYC’s hardest working reggae drummers and founder of the label Nomadic Wax, dedicated to African & Middle Eastern hip hop. He has toured the US and Europe and recorded as a drummer and percussionist with Dub Is A Weapon, Rock Steady 7, Glenn Brown, Yabby U, Sugar Minott, Skavoovie, the Epitones, and King Django.
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