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| Calmplex |
|  | | Country: | United States |
| Website: | http://www.calmplexhiphop.com |
| email: | calmplex@calmplexhiphop.com |
| Releases: | [Blackbook 2005 : B Sides First] [Blackbook 2002] | | Info: | Marshall Couture also known as Calmplex is a new member of
Dirt's dynamic team of MCs Shadow of the Locust. He
released another album in his Blackbook series "Blackbook
2005 : B-Sides First". He is working on his solo debut
album therefore the series should be seen as his "musical
sketchbook".
The Start
Calmplex started with hiphop in high school. During lunch in
his school cafeteria he overheard a table of classmates
freestylin' and he was immediately hooked. He and his
friend Abioseh went home that day and started writing
rhymes. Soon they put together a crew and began creating
songs under the name Left Side.
Student
Calmplex then spent nearly two years writing rhymes, making
beats and rockin' shows as part of an expanded crew called
Jah Arsenal.
Now a full-fledged student of hiphop, Calmplex took his
newfound skills to Zion Bible Institute where he studied
Theology. It wasn't long before his passion for hiphop, now
fused with intense Biblical studies, drove him to seek out
other MCs to collaborate with.
Skills
Between classes, on weekend and whenever they could squeeze
in a few more minutes of frantic creativity, Calmplex and
his new crew Harmonious Minds, were hard at work improve
their skills: both in the booth and on stage.
After several members of that crew dropped out of college it
became difficult for Calmplex to continue with the group, so
he pulled back and set out to refine his own skills. During
this time of heightened creativity he got his hands on as
many different styles of hiphop as he possibly could in
search of inspiration.
Dirt
The problem was, the more he listened to what was being
released the more discouraged he became. It seemed that
there was very little that could appeal to his need for
cutting edge beats and aggressive lyrics and flow. Knowing
that he was more than capable of putting out better quality
music than what he had found, Calmplex stumbled across the
San Diego based emcee Dirt. He was absolutely amazed at
Dirt's deep spiritual content, sharp soundscapes and unique
flow, and it wasn't long before he formed a relationship
with the MC.
Shadow of the Locust
Immediately after hearing some of his beats, Dirt invited
Calmplex to join him in representing his nationwide crew
Shadow of the Locust.
Recordlabel
Calmplex joined his friend Charles "Codak" Maze to partner
in a record label called The Labaddictz, this was announced
December 27th, 2006. Their goal is to bring the best in hip
hop, house, trance, DNB and break beats. This joint venture
means that Calmplex will not run his own production company
Upside Down Projects anymore.
Crew
On May 24th, 2007 it was announced that Calmplex and The Man
Prefekt teamed up to form the group GUN.
New Project
Calmplex already works on another Blackbook album entitled
"Codak Moments".
New projects
Besides his debut album he will be working on another album,
which is a mix of rock and rap. It will be released under
the bandname Jimi Marshall. The name Jimi comes from his
musical partner in this project and Marshall is Calmplex in
charge of the rapping and samples.
Sources: MySpace blog The Man Prefekt: See What I've Been
Up To, May 24th, 2007 |
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| Release: | Blackbook 2005 : B Sides First |
|  | | MyHHHdb | |
| Media: | [Audio CD] | | Released: | 2005 |
| Recordlabel: | Indie (Independant Release) |
| Info: | Track 1 - Beat by Express, Lyrics by Calmplex, Noiz. All
representing Shadow of the Locust.
Track 2 - Beat by Wut Metaphysical, Lyrics by Calmplex, Wut
Metaphysical, Scratches by DJ Catch Wreck.
Track 3 - Beat by DJ Catch Wreck, Lyrics by Calmplex.
Track 4 - Beat by Dr. Goo, Lyrics by Calmplex.
Track 5 - Beat by Codak, Lyrics by Psalmist 2k, Calmplex.
Track 6 - Beat by Dr. Goo, Lyrics by Calmplex.
Track 7 - Beat by Codak, Lyrics by Calmplex, Codak,
Scratches by Codak.
Track 8 - Beat by Calmplex, Lyrics by Calmplex, Scratches by
DJ Needle Knievel.
Track 9 - Beat by Dr. Goo, Lyrics by Calmplex.
Track 10 - Beat by Kritical, Lyrics by Calmplex.
Track 11 - Beat by Calmplex, Lyrics by Calmplex, Bobby
Bishop, Scratches by DJ Needle Knievel.
Track 12 - Beat by Express, Lyrics by Calmplex, Express
representing Left Side.
Track 13 - Beat by Engleburt, Lyrics by Calmplex.
Track 14 - Beat by Calmplex, Lyrics by Calmplex, Kaos.
Track 15 - Beat by Kritical, Lyrics by Stu-Dent,
Calmplex.
Track 16 - Beat by Miscellaneous Artists, Lyrics by Calmplex
for the first audio tournament at www.micwar.com
1. Control the Mic
2. Devastation Time
3. Air Conditioning
4. The Anthem
5. Knowledge on the Pages
6. Pompitous
7. Apocalypse
8. Episode I
9. Get Up
10. Help Me
11. Breakin My Heart
12. Rep Right
13. The Vibes
14. Inna Tight Situation
15. Anonymous Love
16. Mic War Battles |
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| Release: | Blackbook 2002 |
|  | | MyHHHdb | |
| Media: | [Audio CD] | | Released: | 2002 |
| Recordlabel: | Indie (Independant Release) |
| Info: | 1. Lift Up The Light
2. Trouble Ahead
3. In Awe
4. 911
5. World Is Like
6. Everything Else
7. Close 1's |
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