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Tuesday, December 01, 2009 

Factor – 13 Stories (A Prelude)

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01. Sounds Good To Me (Hip Hop) feat. Ellay Khule, Medusa and Joe Dub

02. Don’t Jock The Dead feat. AWOL One and Sole

03. Batteries Not Included feat. Onry Ozzborn

04. Black Fantasia feat. Sunspot Jonz

05. Keep It On track Now feat. Sleep

06. Money In The Bank feat. Existereo

07. In Through The Alley feat. Cam The Wizzard

08. Pulling The Wings Off Of Angles feat. Nolto

09. Vicious Cycle – Icon The Mic king

10. Luck Ducks feat. Def3

11. Tell Me feat. NoCanDo

12. Sinking Ship feat. Kay The Aquanaut

13. Sacrifice feat. Noah23

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Friday, August 14, 2009 
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Saturday, August 01, 2009 
http://www.urb.com/feature..s/1560/AwolOneInterview.ph..p

check it out!


http://www.okayplayer.com/..reviews/july-2009/awol-one..-_and_-factor-200907288518../


Say what you want about Xzibit (yo dawg!) but he deserves only respect for his prominent support of the West Coast. Even more so when it’s for such an album as diametrically opposed to his own oeuvre as Owl Hours. He’s the executive producer here and drops a reassuringly offensive verse on “Brains Out,” but his presence shouldn’t distract from Awol One and Factor’s achievement in creating one of the most challenging and provocative records released this year. 

As the title suggests, Owl Hours was created mainly at night, and is infused with those moments of uncertainty, introspection, paranoia (and inebriation) that come only when it gets dark. It’s an unsettling world full of contradictions and juxtapositions where tales of regret and recrimination sit next to (almost) celebratory anthems of friendship and empowerment. At the eye of the storm is the walking paradox that is Awol One. He’s at once both “the school bully and the school nerd”, going “up town, trying to get down, downtown, trying to get up”, defined by darkness, yet aware that “darkness reveals the light.”

This schizophrenia is mirrored by Factor’s excellent production, which embraces almost every direction apart from what you might call a ‘standard’ hip-hop sound. He veers from cold, pounding electro on “Official” to the folk-hop of “Back Then,” to the lolloping Hawaiian guitar and organ of “Destination.” It’s the perfect counterpoint to Awol’s deceptively offhand drawl and brings the album back from the brink of alienation that it flirts with on the opening “Glamorous Drink”.

While it successfully sets the tone for the rest of the album, its biting critique of someone intoxicated with alcohol and themselves and its bleak industrial beat really throw the listener in at the deep end. Thankfully you’re pulled up straightaway by the more upbeat “Celebrate,” whose chirpy piano hook lightens the mood without ever losing the slightly seedy, bitter tone that runs through all of Owl Hours. Even “Stand Up” and “Waste The Wine,” the other party tracks, retain a slightly drunk, out of control feel to them. 

But this doesn’t detract from their power, if anything it enhances it. Like Atmosphere, Awol spins tales of the seedy underbelly of life that don’t pull any punches. “Waste The Wine” is an ode to friendship, but there’s no place for any sentimental “friends forever” schmaltz here. Instead we’re presented with a slightly more down to earth scene where “my homie’s wasted, he peed his pants.” It’s friendship, warts and all, and underlines Awol’s determination to show life how he sees it, whether you like it or not. 

Plenty of people might not, but then they’ll be missing out on the poignant beauty of “Back Then” and the gently uplifting finale, “Sunset Sandwich,” that reminds us that every night, no matter how dark, is always followed by morning. Owl Hours is a record from a searingly honest and talented lyricist matched with a producer with a gift for creating catchy songs that don’t sound like much I’ve heard in hip-hop before. It might be out of your comfort zone, but that’s the point. If you’re “up for the challenge of going off-balance” set on “Waste The Wine,” then Owl Hours is very much for you. And to be honest, if Xzibit can dig it, so can you. 

- Will Georgi


the Phoenix...


Depending on your taste, Awol One is either the world's worst rapper or hip-hop's most inventive artist. He sounds like a stoned lacrosse player sweet-talking a cheerleader into performing her first blow job; if you're looking for spiritual, lyrical miracles, don't look here.

However, Awol's latest collaboration with producer Factor is a gorgeous synthesis on par with the Deltron 3030 of Del the Funky Homosapien and Dan the Automator, only without any single driving theme. From lead single "Celebrate," which would be a ripe soundtrack cut for a 1984 cocaine-relapse scene, to the driving anthem "Stand Up," with Aesop Rock and Myka 9, the beats and topics span the gamut. "Waste the Wine" with Tash and E-Swift is a deliberate party jam; "Sunset Sandwich" finds Awol waxing halfway philosophical: "I'm the class bully and the class nerd."

One surprising side note: Owl Hours was executive-produced by Xzibit, who's better known as the leather-throated ride-pimping West Coast MC from MTV. It's hard to believe that X flexed creative control over a one-of-of-a-kind project this catchy. But hey, I wouldn't mind broadcasting Owl Hours over one of his obnoxious truck stereos.
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009 
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Saturday, May 30, 2009 
peep it homies!! 
New Def 3 and Factor Video for "Stutter Step" on much vibe now request it ondemand@muchmusic.com or www.muchmusic.com or watch it online herehttp://watch.muchmusic.com/video-playlists/video-playlistsmuchvibe/clip177276#clip177276 , the first of many more to come! Def 3 and Factor "Drumbo" available in stores now at all major music outlets and online. Holla! 
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Sunday, March 01, 2009 
ALBUM IS FINISHED!!! it is dope dope dope it will be released July 21st on Fake Four Inc. It features Xzibit, Aesop Rock, Myka 9, Ceschi, Sunspot Jonz, Gel Roc, Jizzm, Enver, Tash and Eswift (Tha Liks) and Gregory Pepper! there will be alot more info and whatnot very soon ya'll

check out the teaser video for the song "Celebrate" on AWOL myspace--- www.myspace.com/awolone

there will also be a 12" coming out in April with a bonus kut etc... we will be promoting it on a tour in april in the usa with sole (anticon), Ceschi and Scotty Six-o

dates will be up soon for that tour and more info on "Owl Hours"...
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Sunday, March 01, 2009 

Current mood:  busy
alright so the album has been done for a minute now but it is finally coming out late march on Fake Four inc. / Side Road Records / OooHh thats Heavy! it is Cam the Wizzard, Subtitle a.k.a. Giovanni Marks and Myself Factor in a alter ego group dedicated to the party and staying fly.

be on the look out cover art - ghostshrimp.net dope dope dope

exact release date T.B.A.
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Saturday, January 03, 2009 
Myka 9 :: 1969
Fake Four Inc.
4 out of 5 stars
Reviewed on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 by Dan Vidal

The forgotten pioneer of alternative L.A. hip hop is back with another heavily concept-driven effort. The album is dedicated to the year of Myka’s birth, and it chronicles some of the many period influences that formed his eclectic style as an MC. As always, Myka steers toward jazz, funk, and soul oriented production, although in this case he leans more heavily toward the latter two for obvious reasons. He even throws a bit of disco flavor into the retro sound stew with “To the Sky,” where one of the more impressive examples of his intricate, carefully-crafted lyricism can be found. On “Options” he teams up with former groupmate Aceyalone to deliver tag-team rhymes over James Brownish horn hits. The laid-back ambling drums of “Monte Carlo” are reminiscent of Issac Hayes’ Shaft theme, while the melancholy electric guitar riff on the title track conjures up images of the psychedelic rock movement – that’s if Myka’s listing of rockers, cultural figures, and events from the era don’t already do it for you. Myka also bares some of his personal memories on tracks like “Cadillac Nights,” on which he free associates various moments of nostalgia involving Cadillacs, including an awkward fumbling in the backseat of an El Dorado with his first girlfriend. Another interesting thing about the track is that Myka delivers his lyrics as a spoken word poem, similar in style to artists from the time such as the Last Poets or Gil Scott Heron. Myka seems to have a bottomless well full of ideas and concepts. He’s successfully brought another of them one to life with this one.

http://www.urb.com/reviews/cd/feature.php?ReviewId=949
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Thursday, April 10, 2008 

Current mood:  stoked
Category: Music
Factor - Chandelier ***NEW FACTOR ALBUM

IT IS OFFICAL....NEW FACTOR ALBUM

FACTOR - CHANDELIER

1. Out Of The Same Thing feat. The Gaff
2. One Record
3. Home Again feat. Nomad
4. More Rude Then Handsome feat. AWOL One
5. The Leen feat. Josh Martinez
6. Electric Furs of a Lynx feat. Noah 23
7. Moonlight feat. Josh Fischel
8. Lonely City feat. Moka Only
9. New Day
10. Time Of The Year feat. Sadat X
11. Good Old Smokey (My Kanine) feat. Myka 9
12. On My Way feat. Kirby Dominant and Kirby Criddle
13. Had It Made
14. I Tried To Tell You
15. Wait and See
16. Pray feat. Ceschi
17. 21 Chump Street feat. Cam The Wizzard
18. Year Of The Rat feat. Epic
19. Last Nights Dream


it is going down in a major way....i am really excited about this album....more details will come soon but what i can say right now:


it will come out in japan on hue (june.6th)
http://www.myspace.com/huelabel

and for usa and canada it will come out on Fake Four Inc.
http://www.myspace.com/fakefourinc

there will also be a 7" picture disc coming out on Ooohh! thats Heavy
http://www.myspace.com/othrecordings

all releases will be Late June early July (exact dates coming soon)!
also tour info soon!

check out my profile song...it is the new awol factor banger chandelier preview!!!!
http://www.myspace.com/awolone

also video news coming...feat. myka9, ceschi, awol....stay tuned!

HOLLER 2008
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