Debaser (rap group)
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Debaser is an American two-man hip-hop group from Oregon, United States,Markstrom, Selena [https://archive.today/20130201034444/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/registerguard/access/1169732781.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Nov+17,+2006&author=Serena+Markstrom+The+Register-Guard&pub=The+Register+-+Guard&edition=&startpage=E.4&desc=Sandpeople+gather+the+crew+together "Sandpeople gather the crew together"] Register-Guard 15 November 2006 and are part of the crew Sandpeople. The duo consists of Ethic (MC) & Sapient (MC/Producer) and was founded in late 2005. Their name is a direct reference to the definition of the word debaser, not to be confused with the popular song Debaser by the Pixies.
History
Ethic & Sapient both grew up in the city of Eugene, Oregon where they were family friends at a young age. It wasn't until 2005 that the two began making music together and the group Debaser was quickly formed the same year.{{cite news|last=Jarman|first=Casey|url=http://wweek.com/editorial/3626/13981/|title=The Gift of Gab|newspaper=Willamette Week|date=5 May 2010|access-date=8 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514063154/http://wweek.com/editorial/3626/13981/|archive-date=14 May 2010|url-status=dead}}
In early 2006, Debaser juggled driving from Eugene to Portland on weekends to record Sandpeople projects with doing shows in the Pacific Northwest & recording their debut album Crown Control,{{cite web|last=Selbo|first=Jordan|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2006_08_crowncontrol.html|title=Crown Control (album review)|publisher=Rap Reviews|date=29 August 2006}} which featured Opio (of Hieroglyphics), Luckyiam (of Living Legends), Grayskul and Sleep (of Oldominion). They began touring as a group regularly throughout the Western United States in 2007.
Debaser spent much of 2008 & 2009 working on music with their crew Sandpeople and touring. During that time, Sapient also focused on establishing himself as a producer. He has since made beats for tracks that featured Inspectah Deck of Wu-Tang Clan, Slug of Atmosphere, and Aesop Rock to name a few.
In late 2009, they released a follow-up to Crown Control as a free album named Back to Work.{{Cite web |url=http://sandpeoplemusic.com/?tag=back-to-work |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-04-11 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716002835/http://sandpeoplemusic.com/?tag=back-to-work |url-status=dead }} It was offered exclusively as a download on Sandpeople's website{{Cite web |url=http://sandpeoplemusic.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-04-11 |archive-date=2010-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305160847/http://sandpeoplemusic.com/ |url-status=dead }} and features Phat Kat, Rasco and Luckyiam.
Debaser released the album Peerless on May 4, 2010. The 14-song album features The Grouch,{{cite web |author=Shake |url=http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2010/04/08/debaser-of-sandpeople-dont-sleep-f-the-grouch/ |title=Don't Sleep |publisher=2dopeboyz |date=8 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411234210/http://2dopeboyz.okayplayer.com/2010/04/08/debaser-of-sandpeople-dont-sleep-f-the-grouch/ |archivedate=2010-04-11 }} Cage & Eyedea.
Before Debaser was formed, Ethic spent a little over one-year in Australia living in the city of Melbourne, Victoria. During his time there, Ethic collaborated with many of Australia's most heralded artists including Bliss n Eso who have featured the MC on two of their albums. He also appeared on the album Interview with a Madman by Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read, a man considered to be a part of "Australia's criminal folklore,"{{cite news|last=Elmore|first=Leonard|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/08/arts/08LEON.html?pagewanted=1|title='Chopper': Best-Selling Author, Real-Life Criminal|newspaper=The New York Times|date=8 April 2001}} and was a judge for the first ever MC battle between Australia & New Zealand.{{cite web|publisher=Resident Advisor|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=3499|title=Ecko Unlimited MC Battle For Supremacy|date=2 June 2003}}
Discography
= Albums =
- Crown Control (2006)
- Back to Work (2009)
- Peerless (2010)
=Singles=
- "Nothing but Silence" (12" vinyl) - Obese Records
=Compilations and appearances=
- Points of View - Sandpeople (2004)
- All in Vain - Sandpeople (2005)
- Axis - Pegz (2005)
- Interview with a Madman - Chopper Read (2006)
- Sandpeople Presents... - Sandpeople (2006)
- The One & Only - Al-One & Only One (2006)
- Roll Call - DJ Bonez (2007)
- Honest Racket - Sandpeople (2007)
- B-Sides, Vol. 1 - Sandpeople (2007)
- Flying Colours - Bliss n Eso (2008)
- B-Sides, Vol. 2 - Sandpeople (2009)
- Long, Story Short - EP - Sandpeople (2009)
References
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External links
- [http://sandpeoplemusic.com Sandpeople Website]
- [http://sapientkills.com/ Sapient Website]
- [http://sandpeoplemusic.com/debaser Debaser Blog]
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Category:American hip-hop duos