Audiopharmacy
ABOUT AUDIOPHARMACY:
The music goes deep. It is a blend of many cultures but has stemmed from roots of hip hop and experimentation. The production consists of many live world instruments. tabla, spanish & middle eastern style guitar, congas, flute, sax, sarod, didgeridoo, turntables, violin, balaphone, electronics...the list goes on. The lyrics are conscious... conversations on life.. and death. Politics, planetary self destruktion, etc. (lyrics are rapped, sung, or sometimes spoken word.) Here, many styles are found within: middle eastern, dub/roots/reggae, hip hop, downtempo, the list goes on... The music, emotion communicated through sound... Check the website, the MySpace page, or better yet peep a live show.... and listen with an open mind.
BAND HISTORY:
For those who don't know, the group started back in '94. Teao and Zygoat made music under the name II Sense (two sense). In '97, they combined with Defiance and Laxman to form Kaotic Souls, one of the only experimental and conscious hip hop acts in San Jose, Ca at that time. The group eventually grew to the supa size of about 30 members... all spirtually connected artists. Finally in 2002, they created the name Audiopharmacy Prescriptions, as all the broken down subgroups converged as the Audiopharmacy family. Audiopharmacy Prescriptions the indie label came next, going on to become a label which supports and signs unknown kin met along the path, consciousness and community the only ruling laws...
BAND MEMBERS:
Teao ruan/guitar/turntablism/melodica/mandolin/production
Zygoat emcee/poet/illustrations/mpc
Pasha emcee/poet/production
Laxman emcee/poet/percussion
Ras K'dee poet/mc/vocal melodies
Turtle turntablism/congas
I Sense drums
Keepyahjoy bass/melodica/tabla/keys
Dianamite vocals, blacking vocals
Elsu flute/saxaphone/congas
Stepwise sampler/keys