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The music of Polarity/1 is exactly what the name suggests: conjoined opposites - a mash-up of new: cutting edge electronica/hip hop/nu-jazz and old: roots music of America (blues, funk, country, early jazz), Brazil (samba, pagode, etc.) and West African groove science. “Polar succeeds in his mission of forcing you to pay attention and not lull into the sounds you ‘expect’ to hear,” noted StarPolish.com
After a few years of playing percussion in samba bands at S.O.B.’s and other venues, Polar landed in hip hop which combined his interests in grooves, samples and wordplay into one form. He and rapper D.A.V. became Medicine Crew. In the aftermath of 9/11 Polar was asked to do a remix for Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Project released on a compilation by Tommy Boy Records.
His experience of 9/11 which was perpetrated in his neighborhood led to a collaboration with multi-platinum Pakistan rock band Junoon resulting in their hit song ‘No More’. Polarity/1’s CD, ‘Speechless’, which was nominated Best Electronica Album by Just Plain Folks, included four instrumentals choreographed by New York’s Battery Dance Company in November 2006. He’s scored four feature-length documentaries directed by Danny Schechter, including composing and performing the theme songs.
After a few years of playing percussion in samba bands at S.O.B.’s and other venues, Polar landed in hip hop which combined his interests in grooves, samples and wordplay into one form. He and rapper D.A.V. became Medicine Crew. In the aftermath of 9/11 Polar was asked to do a remix for Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Project released on a compilation by Tommy Boy Records.
His experience of 9/11 which was perpetrated in his neighborhood led to a collaboration with multi-platinum Pakistan rock band Junoon resulting in their hit song ‘No More’. Polarity/1’s CD, ‘Speechless’, which was nominated Best Electronica Album by Just Plain Folks, included four instrumentals choreographed by New York’s Battery Dance Company in November 2006. He’s scored four feature-length documentaries directed by Danny Schechter, including composing and performing the theme songs.
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Yankin' the Food Chain
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Love Is Hard full track | 4:33 |
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Audioplasm (Polarity/1 & Rubio) - Guillermo Ate My Lunch
20 Oct 2009 | from polarity1.livejournal.com/
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MusicDishTV: Polarity/1's "The Marvin Stomp" Performed by the Battery Dance Company…
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Polarity/1's "Plunder": A Song for Our Times (Free MP3)
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Music From Polarity/1 Featured In "Plunder," An Upcoming Documentary by Danny…
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- Polarity/1 posted a news item ‘MusicDishTV: Polarity/1's "The Marvin Stomp" Performed by the Battery Dance Company…’. September 2009
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musicdish wrote about Polarity/1 in MusicDishTV: Polarity/1's "The Marvin Stomp" Performed by the Battery Dance Company…. September 2009
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musicdish wrote about Polarity/1 in Polarity/1's "Plunder": A Song for Our Times (Free MP3). August 2009
- Polarity/1 posted a news item ‘Polarity/1's "Plunder": A Song for Our Times (Free MP3)’. August 2009
- Polarity/1 posted a news item ‘Music From Polarity/1 Featured In "Plunder," An Upcoming Documentary by Danny…’. August 2009
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musicdish wrote about Polarity/1 in Music From Polarity/1 Featured In "Plunder," An Upcoming Documentary by Danny…. August 2009
- Polarity/1 posted a news item ‘From New York to the World: Koko Dozo Spreads Global Funktronica’. July 2009
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MusicDishTV: Polarity/1's "The Marvin Stomp" Performed by the Battery Dance Company…
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Polarity/1's "Plunder": A Song for Our Times (Free MP3)
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Music From Polarity/1 Featured In "Plunder," An Upcoming Documentary by Danny…
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