Push Button Objects
{{Short description|American hip hop producer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Push Button Objects
| image =
| birth_name = Edgar Farinas
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|12|07}}
| birth_place =
| origin = Miami, Florida, United States
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| genre = Hip hop, glitch hop{{cite web|url=http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/2003/07/ghetto-blaster/|title=Push Button Objects: Ghetto Blaster|work=XLR8R|first=Cameron|last=Macdonald|date=July 4, 2003}}
| occupation = Producer
| instrument =
| label = Chocolate Industries, Skam Records, Schematic Records
| associated_acts = Ko-Wreck Technique, DJ Craze
| website =
}}
Edgar Farinas (born December 7, 1974), better known by his stage name Push Button Objects (abbreviated PBO{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/he-said-he-said-6347618|title=He Said, He Said|work=Miami New Times|first=Mosi|last=Reeves|date=June 5, 2003}}), is an American hip hop producer from Miami, Florida.{{cite web|url=http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/112|title=Push Button Objects featuring Del, Mr. Lif and DJ Craze - 360 Degree Remixes|work=Dusted Magazine|first=Daniel|last=Thomas-Glass|date=March 31, 2002|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322133001/http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/112|archivedate=March 22, 2015}} He is one half of Ko-Wreck Technique along with DJ Craze.{{cite journal|first=Tony|last=Ware|title=IDM-inent: Intelligent dance music, Southern-style|journal=CMJ New Music Monthly|date=September 2000|page=66}} Push Button Objects has released recordings for labels such as Chocolate Industries, Skam Records and Schematic Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/push-button-objects/ghetto-blaster.htm|title=Push Button Objects - Ghetto Blaster|work=Stylus Magazine|first=Todd|last=Hutlock|date=September 1, 2003}}
Career
In 1997, Push Button Objects released the self-titled debut EP, Push Button Objects, on Schematic Records.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/push-button-objects-ep-mw0000910693|title=Push Button Objects EP - Push Button Objects|work=AllMusic|first=Sean|last=Cooper|accessdate=January 30, 2015}}
In 2000, his first album, Dirty Dozen, was released on Chocolate Industries.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/push-button-objects-mn0000858589/biography|title=Push Button Objects - Biography|work=AllMusic|first=Sean|last=Cooper|accessdate=January 30, 2015}} It contained material from two EPs, Cash and Half Dozen, as well as previously unreleased tracks.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dirty-dozen-mw0000256794|title=Dirty Dozen - Push Button Objects|work=AllMusic|first=Mark|last=Pytlik|accessdate=January 30, 2015}}
In 2003, Ghetto Blaster, his album featuring vocal contributions from Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, Aesop Rock, Vast Aire, and Doseone, was released on Chocolate Industries.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6522-ghetto-blaster/|title=Push Button Objects: Ghetto Blaster|work=Pitchfork Media|first=Rollie|last=Pemberton|date=September 4, 2003}}
Style and influences
Push Button Objects's musical style has been compared to Prefuse 73 and RJD2.{{cite web|url=http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/879|title=Push Button Objects - Ghetto Blaster|work=Dusted Magazine|first=Daniel|last=Thomas-Glass|date=July 14, 2003|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321235803/http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/879|archivedate=March 21, 2015}}
Discography
=Albums=
- Dirty Dozen (2000)
- Ghetto Blaster (2003)
=EPs=
- Push Button Objects (1997)
- Cash (1997)
- Unauthorized (1998)
- Half Dozen (1999)
- A Day in a Life (1999)
- Ko-Wrecktion (1999) (with DJ Craze, as Ko-Wreck Technique)
- Ko-Wrecktion Remixes (2000) (with DJ Craze, as Ko-Wreck Technique)
- Tosstones (2000) (as Guineo)
- 360 Degrees Remixes (2001)
=Singles=
- "360 Degrees" (2000)
- "Fly (You Ain't)" (2002)
- "360 Degrees (Prefuse 73 Remix)" (2003)
References
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External links
- {{Discogs artist|Push Button Objects|Push Button Objects}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035631/http://www.chocolateindustries.com/pbo/index.php Push Button Objects] on Chocolate Industries
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Category:American electronic musicians