Equinox Records and Fake Four Inc.
present
2Mex, Ceschi, DJ Scientist & Playpad Circus
Europe Tour 2009
In October 2009 the Berlin based record label Equinox Records will proceed the successful story of its first European Tour in 2007. This time, the legendary 2Mex (of the Visionaries) and Ceschi will be the headliners. Furthermore, Playpad Circus and DJ Scientist - two more great artists - are completing the tour line-up respectively.
2Mex (USA / Visionaries, OMD,
Songodsuns)
Whether you’re familiar with his catalog or not, it’s safe to say that
2Mex (aka SunGodSuns) is an
underground legend. His long list of contributions and collaborative work is
staggering. 2Mex pledges allegiance to Visionaries,
Of Mexian Descent, Sungodsun, Afterlife, Project Blowed,
The Shapeshifters, Look Daggers and The Returners and possibly is one of the most prolific underground
rappers ever, with at least 35 CD releases and too many guest appearances to
count (including guest appearances on albums by Atmosphere, Abstract Rude,
and many others). Through hard work and determination, while touring the globe
many times over, he has built a cult-like following that tries to keep up with
his massive output. This tour brings 2Mex back to Europe where he is going to
present new tracks from his upcoming albums on Grimm Image Records and on Sage Francis’ label Strange Famous.
Ceschi (USA / Anonymous Inc. /
Equinox / Fake Four)
"Words could not credit the talents of Ceschi, whether it's
rapping, singing, or composing" (Erasoul.com)
Ceschi (pro-nounced Chess-Key) is one of the most unique and best live
performers today. Being able to rap, sing, play the guitar, threaten the keys
of his casio while simultaneously making beats with his feet on drum pads, he
ignites every crowd with ease. Whether it's a big stage or a small pub, you can
always count on Ceschi to go all out, resulting in an emotional and exciting,
yet unconventional mixture of a classic Hip-Hop show (being backed by DJ
Scientist on turntables) and his accoustic performances.
Even though Ceschi constantly performs in the US with better known
artists he still is quite unknown in Europe. Some may know him for his
experimental post-psych-rock-hop-jazz-fusion outfit Anonymous Inc., a group formed by Ceschi and his brother David in
1994 that came into recognition in 2001 because of genre bending collaborations
with underground hip hop rule breakers such as Circus (of Shape Shifters), Dose
and Sole (of Anticon).
Others may know Ceschi as a member of the now defunct Toca, a Los Angeles based group whose
lineup included Xololanxinxo (Of
Mexican Descent) and longtime Shape Shifters collaborator Tommy V - Toca was known for a standout debut appearance on 2005's
"Project Blowed 10 year anniversary album" and for a critically
applauded album of genre bending pop fusion featuring collaborations with some
of LA's finest rappers including Aceyalone,
Pigeon John, Busdriver, Ellay Khule
and more.
On top of all of this, Ceschi has a promising solo career jump started
by the 2004 Beyond Space Entertainment release of "Fake Flowers", an
album that some consider to be a "rare accomplishment in hip hop"
(ugsmag.com) and "one of the most beautiful releases of [2004]"
(movemusics.com). On his 2006 release, "They Hate Francisco False",
Ramos merged Beatles-esque melodies over crunk drums, heartfelt hip hop, folk
ditties, unpretentious poetry and overall honesty to create what some consider
to be a timeless morsel of an album. The
decidedly genre-less pieces that make up "They Hate Francisco False"
retain a fluidity that feels completely natural and unfeigned. Erasoul.com
stated that "Francisco False" is "One of those albums you just
have to hear."
His next album "Fallen Famous" (to be released on Equinox
Records in late 2009) will contain powerful hip hop anthems such as "Count
On It" and "That Same Old Love Song" (feat. 2Mex and Awol One), as
well as soulful folk-hop styled compositions such as "Bad Jokes" and
"Bridge" where Ceschi paints a semi-fictional story of a one-man-band
by the name of "Julius and The Bearded Savior" who stars in an
ongoing tale of stardom, deception and failure within an unappreciative music
industry.
Fresh off of a nationwide US tour with Sole and Myka, running his own
record label "Fake Four Inc", and releasing some of his strongest
music to date, in 2009 Ceschi's name will spread further than ever before. So make sure to catch him on his European
tour with Equinox and remember the name!
DJ Scientist (GER / Equinox
Records)
With Equinox Record's label founder DJ
Scientist one of the most respected German DJs and beat producers enters
the stage. Starting his DJ career in 1995, he has performed and toured with artists
such as Sage Francis, The Pharcyde, Noah23, M.I.A., DJ Faust & DJ Shortee, Sole, Subtitle, DJ Static and
many others. In his life shows he is combining hard hitting drumbreaks with
smashing psych guitars and a touch of old school hip-hop samples.
Besides investing every minute to keep the label business running and offering
high quality music to the sophisticated Equinox listeners he still finds time
to follow his passion as a producer. DJ Scientist is responsible for the
instrumental part of Ceschi’s new album “Fallen Famous” (released on
Equinox/Fake Four in late 2009) and continues to work on various new projects.
Playpad Circus (GER / Equinox
Records)
At the very young age of 10, Playpad Circus already started making
electronic music with a computer and a keyboard. After being a DJ for several
years, he decided to concentrate more on his career as a producer. Since then,
he made remixes for a diverse bunch of hiphop and indie/electronica acts such
as Subtle (Lex Records), Odd Nosdam (Anticon), 2econd Class Citizen (Equinox),
Bleubird (Endemik) and Audio88 while he currently is working on a new solo
project and an EP with the Canadian rapper Noah23.
Still at the beginning of his carreer, his unique arrangement skills and
production techniques yet made him an established figure in the German electronic
and experimental hiphop scene. And besides all that, Playpad Circus is also
known as an in demand engineer and mixer working for several artists and labels
in Berlin and beyond.
Playing live, Playpad Circus is combining, controlling and remixing a
huge variety of breakbeats, loops and electronic sounds, creating a tremendous
mashup-monster, the dancefloor won't forget.