Edan, "The Humble Magnificent" is a
rapper. He's a
producer. He's a
DJ. He's the complete package. He can cut, scratch, and rock the mic. Oh, did I mention he can do
all of those things at once?
Edan's first official release, 2002's
Primitive Plus is marked by equal parts
reverence for old school hip hop and
childish humor. But his sophmore effort, 2004's
Beauty and the Beat was a huge leap forward. The lo-fi aesthetic remained, but the chunky,
sometimes very recognizable beats of the first album were replaced by
sweeping psychedelic samples and liberal use of
analog tape delay. Edan
describes his style as an attempt to "put Syd Barrett's face on Biz Markie's body" with "Kool G Rap's brain."
Edan has yet to release a follow up to
Beauty and the Beat as an MC (though he has made
a few notable
guest appearances), but he has
released a couple
of mixtapes as a DJ. In 2009, Traffic Entertainment Group (a music distribution company that holds the rights to classic hip hop record labels such as B-Boy Records, Delicious Vinyl, Threshold Recordings, Chocolate Industries, Cold Chillin, and many more) gave Edan access to its entire back catalog to create a mixtape. The result was a sprawling 30 minute epic called
Echo Party.
He regularly tours europe, dazzling his audiences with his famous "
Johnny the Fox" routine.
posted by PHINC at 6:48 AM on July 13, 2012 [2 favorites]