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| Idoalist |
|  | | Aliases: | This artist is (or was) also known as: [William Higgins] | | Country: | Netherlands |
| Website: | http://idoalist.web-log.nl |
| Releases: | [Breinbereik : De Muzoekolutie] [Electribulation] [Fossil Seediments] [Hara Ki Netics] [Shou and Yin's Guide to Tea, Beats and Cultural Revolution] [Hondsdagenbeats : Beats voor de Ziel door Idoalist] | | Info: | William Higgins is the Idoalist, he founded Heilig IJs with
Renger Boersma (Lion Cub) and released their first album in
1997. This album was the start for the Dutch Holyhiphop
scene. Albeit a small scene, the Idoalist can be seen as one
of the founding fathers together with Lion Cub and Rik
Zutphen (Eye Deeh) from the crew Vorm.
Albums
Idoalist stopped being active in the hip hop scene in 2004
after three albums as Heilig IJs/Holy Eyes. Besides these
records, he has made more albums unknown to the public. But
since 2005 they are online for the fans to enjoy.
Path
Coming from a difficult family background, a new stepfather
changed his life, and showed him a rigid form of
christianity, music became a hobby and an important tool for
self expression. Therefore his albums are an emotional
journey through his state of mind, about life, society and
hip hop. Every album is a part of the phase towards his
final departure of this unique musicalstyle he had chosen,
hip hop.
Inspiration
His music is heavily influenced by Japanese culture,
symbols, philosophy and by daily life activities like
videogaming.
Statement
Idolist came to the point that he did not feel part of "the
culture" anymore. For him as he states on his website:
"Het doel was voor hen hiphop zelf, voor mij was het doel
de inhoud." The goal was hip hop for them, [but] for me it
was the content (editor). The person, William Higgins, did
not feel part of hip hop as a cultural phenomenon, but used
the music only to express his own relevant thoughts and
concerns.
Copy cats
The MC also felt that the music and the culture in The
Netherlands was too much based on the American roots as he
boldly states: "Ik ben geen neger. Geen Amerikaan. Ik haat
Mickey Mouse en MacDonald's". I'm no negro, no American.
I dislike Micky Mouse and MacDonald's (editor).
The problems expressed and lifestyles portrayed by American
hip hop artists are not similar to the Dutch situation.
Idoalist missed the original interpretation of the
musicalstyle as he did find with the Dutch act the Osdorper
Posse from Amsterdam. [This act is the founder of the Dutch
hip hop scene as a whole. The style, rapping in the native
language Dutch, is called "nederhop".]
She'erith Nation
So Idoalist founded She'erith Nation, a collective of MCs,
to express a form of hip hop closer to the Dutch identity.
They released the Vechtstreken EP in 2004.
Origine
Idoalist needed to find his focus in life and used hip hop
to understand, who he was and where he stood as a human
being in this society and culture. William Higgins is still
making music as a composer, but he is not producing hip hop
anymore.
William's Quotes:
"Wees echt wie je bent, zet je eigen identiteit neer,
streef naar originaliteit, laat je doel hoger zijn dan het
propageren van een subcultuur."
"Vergeet nooit dat inhoud niet afhankelijk is van de vorm
waar je het in giet."
Be, who you really are, express your own identity, strive
for originality, let your goal be higher than propagating a
subculture. (editor)
Don't forget that content is not depending of the form
you're expressing it with. (editor)
Musical
William Higgins has made the music for the musical Nicky
Cruz : the Urban Opera, which is performed in The
Netherlands in 2006 and 2007. The musical is based upon the
book Run Baby Run. The book is written by Nicky Cruz and
Jamie Buckingham. The musical script of the musical is
written by Johan Scholtens. The story is about Nicky Cruz's
life as a gangmember coming into contact with a pastor.
Photo: The Idoalist in action on Flevo Festival 2004.
Souces: Musicalnicky.nl |
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| Release: | Breinbereik : De Muzoekolutie |
|  | | MyHHHdb | |
| Media: | [Digital Download] | | Released: | 2003 |
| Recordlabel: | Indie (Independant Release) |
| Info: | 1. Nieuwe ontwikkelingen: de opening van de Ring van Rang en
Drang.
2. Real Real Revolutions.
3. ReciproCITY Inventment. It's the money, the Loot of all
Evil
4. Kinetic Stasis Fabrismo. Metafibro van het
Unifirst-beleave behind what is a burden
5. Dansviering van de ijzeren huid.
6. Massacre of me
7. Make me a Name of Snow
8. Ava Veda
9. Migration Age |
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| Release: | Electribulation |
|  | | MyHHHdb | |
| Media: | [Digital Download] | | Released: | 2003 |
| Recordlabel: | Indie (Independant Release) |
| Info: | 1. De Universalia (Ido versie)
2. Ex Libra
3. Wisdom cries out
4. Ikiro Kuroi
5. De Nar-bard
6. Misery never missed me
7. Hiphop met een zotskap op - instrumental
8. Battered, bruised, betrayed
9. Wilskracht (Ongepocht)
10. Ikiro Kuroi - instrumental
11. Battered, bruised, betrayed - instrumental |
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| Release: | Fossil Seediments |
|  | | MyHHHdb | |
| Media: | [Digital Download] | | Released: | 2003 |
| Recordlabel: | Indie (Independant Release) |
| Info: | Tracks form 1998-2003.
1. Prologue
2. Tell me the wind
3. Feoh Phenomenon
4. The Voice after the Ice-Age
5. Funny Mood
6. Racing home in 1990
7. Farewell to Shadowland
8. Royshopp
9. Mythos |
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| Release: | Hara Ki Netics |
|  | | MyHHHdb | |
| Media: | [Digital Download] | | Released: | 2003 |
| Recordlabel: | Indie (Independant Release) |
| Info: | 1. Op die manier
2. Yumei Sentai
3. Mokyou Senta
4. My Hara
5. Liefde faalt niet
6. Holy mountain
7. Hantai Hogen
8. Love never fails
9. The eve of the battle
10. La perle perdu |
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| Release: | Shou and Yin's Guide to Tea, Beats and Cultural Revolution |
|  | | MyHHHdb | |
| Media: | [Digital Download] | | Released: | 2002 |
| Recordlabel: | Indie (Independant Release) |
| Info: | 1. You must go to the East my son
2. The Long Scratch
3. Ni hao Shou!
4. Protect ya Rap
5. You're not Jackie Chan
6. Mic Knights
7. Master, what must I do?
8. Forbidden Spitty
9. Jade Princess, Clay Fighter |
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| Release: | Hondsdagenbeats : Beats voor de Ziel door Idoalist |
|  | | MyHHHdb | |
| Media: | [Digital Download] | | Released: | 2002 |
| Recordlabel: | Indie (Independant Release) |
| Info: | 1. Rock on
2. Dispatch
3. You hear
4. Don't go wasting
5. Dragoondock stomping grounds
6. Cold on the rocks
7. Just this once - featuring Leeuwezoon & Ido
8. Atsui
9. De Draai
10. New strength (Liefde faalt niet - instrumental)
11. Gedeelde grond
12. The Island of dr. Ido (mix)
13. Shoegazer hiphop |
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