Doomtree, Toki Wright
Thu. 02/23 | 9:00PM @ Bottom Lounge (map)
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- Doors 8:00 PM / Show 9:00 PM 18 &Over, valid ID required for entry. http://doomtree.net No Kings is the second all-crew release from the Doomtree collective, the prolific pack of Minnesota musicians known for their explosive live shows, their ferociously DIY ethic, and their blatant disregard for the conventions of their genre. All seven members of Doomtree have built solo careers as rappers, producers, or DJs. (Roster cheat sheet: P.O.S, Dessa, Sims, Cecil Otter, Mike Mictlan, Lazerbeak, Paper Tiger.) Individually these artists receive press from outlets like The York Times, NPR, Spin, Rolling Stone, and The Utne Reader. When they take the stage together, theyre an unstoppable storm of knuckle tattoos, fedoras, high-tops, and sensible flatstheyre funny together, desperately serious together, and their loyalty to one another is evident to everyone whos seen a show. Doomtree has a well-earned reputation for aggressive, innovative production that spans genre and eraborrowing from punk, classical, obscure rock, experimental, and foreign styles. Even for Doomtree, this new project is bold. If No Kings were a movie, it would be a cross between The Lost Boys and Tron. Or maybe a Quentin Tarantino take of Lean on Me: youth and innocence with a surreal and futuristic, pulp twist. Lyrically, the record rejects the youth culture of fashion magazines, and replaces it with stories and images that might be better set at an anarchists summer camp: escapades in subversion and free thinking. Contagious synth lines spike and dive, layers of percussion create a constant forward motion, infectious melodies loop on horns and distorted guitars, sub-bass hits your chest, then your gut, then the residents of the apartment below you. Ultimately the title, No Kings, is a call for both rebellion and respectobey no monarchs, seek no thrones. There are 808s in Neverland. There are no kings in Minneapolis. And Doomtree continues their ascent the same way they began: one city, one club, one show at a time. Doomtree will tour extensively in support of the albumwith a grueling North American routing, a SXSW showcase, and potential European and Australian dates.
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3 months agoThe Minneapolis hip-hop collective Doomtree mixes elements of punk rock and DIY culture with their blazing rap tracks to stirring effect. more at avclub.com
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