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Atmosphere is a hip-hop group from Minneapolis centering around rapper Slug (aka Sean Daley). The son of a black father and a white mother who divorced when he was a teenager, Slug became entranced with hip-hop, graffiti, and breakdancing, and formed the Rhymesayers collective with two high-school friends — Siddiq Ali (Stress) and Derek Turner (Spawn). After some early gigs as Urban Atmosphere, where Slug DJed behind Spawn’s rhyming, the pair hooked up with producer Ant (Anthony Davis), as well as likeminded locals such as MC Musab, Mr. Gene Poole, and the Abstract Pack, forming an underground hip-hop clique dedicated to freestyling, clever and complex lyrics, and anti-gangsta positivity. In 1998, Atmosphere released their debut album, Overcast!, which quickly became regarded as an underground hip-hop classic thanks to Slug’s deeply personal, poetic musings, as well as Ant’s bare-bones — but inventive — production.
The next Atmosphere album was titled Sad Clown Bad Dub II, a 2000 set originally sold while the group was on tour. (Now out of print, it’s a highly sought-after collector’s item.) A year later, the group released Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP’s, a collection of three EPs built around the theme of Slug’s complicated relationship with his ex-girlfriend, the lost love of his life. The group has toured consistently, both at home and overseas; while Ant usually doesn’t accompany the group on the road, Mr.
The next Atmosphere album was titled Sad Clown Bad Dub II, a 2000 set originally sold while the group was on tour. (Now out of print, it’s a highly sought-after collector’s item.) A year later, the group released Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EP’s, a collection of three EPs built around the theme of Slug’s complicated relationship with his ex-girlfriend, the lost love of his life. The group has toured consistently, both at home and overseas; while Ant usually doesn’t accompany the group on the road, Mr.
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Seven's Travels
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You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
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Lucy Ford
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MonsWriter wrote:
This is amazing music!
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NightStar01 wrote:
Happymess.
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kobe47 wrote:
heard that Slug said they will release new LP somewhere in 2010, is it true?
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BrewCityBallas wrote:
you have continued to influence us to record music and dedicate ourselves to music! thank you atmosphere
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Meszahline wrote:
Pretty neat remix!
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DjTomkind wrote:
Check out this drum&bass remix of "In Your Glasshouse": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFwEqNcT6dI
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FreshOnez wrote:
Ant is so dope
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bichykle897 wrote:
Pour me another FTW
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Demise- wrote:
underrated[2]
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HamsterOfHell wrote:
overrated[2]
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shaolin86 wrote:
Seven's Travels FTW [2]. The more I listen to it, the more I love it. Denvemolorado is fast becoming my favourite Atmosphere track.
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FrankyRey wrote:
underrated.
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iheartflac wrote:
Seven's Travels FTW
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MedicatedDalle wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/FELT%2B%2528Slug%2B%2526%2BMurs%2529
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woojae wrote:
overrated.
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Derail6782 wrote:
What's the sample at the end of Lovelife from?
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JoshH01 wrote:
We need a picture with Slug & ANT. and Leak At Will was good, loving Felt 3...
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NightStar01 wrote:
i like leak at will better than felt 3 a tribute to Rosie Perez. not really feeling it. still good stuff but not that great. im just saying though.
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Wind3x wrote:
Poetic Rap at its best.
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BlueGhost60 wrote:
Leak at Will is decent. Great considering I paid nothing for it.
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Felt Holiday In-Store at Fifth Element
3 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/atmosphere
Come down to Fifth Element on November 17th and get your holiday greeting card photo taken with Slug, Murs and Aesop Rock in celebration of the release of FELT 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez. Everyone w.. …
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