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Devendra Banhart Frank Bauer Johannes Beck Paolo Benvenuto Peter Beste Black Sun Productions Blu Dafne Boggeri BombTheDot Books On Tape Philip Brophy Cane CapoVolto Carlos Casas Riccardo Conti DDD Camilla Canida Donzella Dill Andrea Dojmi John Duncan Ericailcane Es/Sami Sänpäkkilä Jason Forrest / Donna Summer Gelitin Amos Gitai Globalgroove Mariusz Grygielewicz Estelle Hanania Laura Henno John Hooper Giuseppe Ielasi irr. app. (ext.) Kinkaleri Elyasaf Kowner Marzia Migliora Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo / ( r ) Mou, Lips! Mudboy O.lamm Ogino Knauss OvO Paper Resistance Gabriele Porta Qubo Gas Ugo Rondinone Moira Ricci Marc Richter & 2Bunnies Royal Art Lodge Davide Savorani Michael Segal Jim Shaw Shit & Shine Claudio Sinatti Socìetas Raffaello Sanzio Son Of Clay Carola Spadoni Sun City Girls Peter Sutherland Terre Thaemlitz The Buddy System Tu M' Twine Kaari Upson Un Caddie Renversé Dans L'Herbe Nico Vascellari Woods |
Raised on punk rock and related products, Todd Matthew Drootin got turned on to electronic music and hip-hop in the nineties. With Matt Dennebaum, he forms the duo Subverse, whose sole, self-released cassette Nobody Likes You (1998), although a fairly obscure item in itself, got them some well deserved kudos. Unfortunately, the band had to split shortly afterwards as their members moved to opposite coasts: Matt went to New York City, and Todd made a home out of Los Angeles. Fueled by this experience, Todd went solo under the name Books on Tape, a project in which he would craft his now instantly recognizable signature. Unlike many electronica producers (bedroom or otherwise), Todd is unafraid to do things you’re not supposed to do, like trying to recreate a guitar strumming effect in a sequencer, or laying his songs upon shockingly unorthodox rhythms. However, two important qualities can be found in equal measure in his entire oeuvre: energy and groove. Todd’s recorded activity has taken many shapes and turns already. Following a self-released CD, Take a Read on the Riding and multiple appearances in the backdrop of various popular MTV reality shows, Books on Tape was featured on weblabels No Type and Subverseco. Physical releases in various formats (CD-R, 10", 7") ensued, as well as a large number of live performances on the West Coast. In December 2002, the first widely available Books on Tape CD was released under the title Throw Down Your Laptops. As a companion release, No Type released a 10" EP featuring a different version of the song "Hey Typical!" plus unreleased material. Most recently, a CD, titled Books on Tape Sings The Blues, was released in September 2003 by No Type and Greyday Prouductions. In October 2003, Books on Tape made its first New York City appearance at the esteemed CMJ festival, garnering rave reviews. This was followed up by an eastern Canadian tour and more New York dates in early 2004. Books on Tape's notoriously raucuos live shows have occured on bills with such diverse and respected acts as Cursive, Restiform Bodies, Parts and Labor, TV on the Radio, John Frusciante and Flea, Daedelus, Stars as Eyes, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Rilo Kiley, The Good Life and many more. |
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