Tuesday, January 06, 2009

DiViNCi - Peacez 2 Be and Instru-frag-mentalism

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DiViNCi

Peacez 2 Be and Instru-frag-mentalism

DiViNCi is a masterful jack-of-all-trades when it comes to music and art. His commanding skill, versatility and style span a broad, yet impressive, spectrum. An extremely capable engineer, producer, programmer, poet, improvisational performance artist, musician and instrumentalist, DiViNCi catapults sampledelic experimental beatdowns to stratospheric hip-hop extremism.

Primarily a solo performer, Divinci lends his considerable talents to the East Coast’s sensational Sol.Illoquist of Sound. Peacez 2 Be & Intru-frag-mentalism is a 27-track masterpiece, meant to demonstrate his agile dexterity and creative ability. DiViNCi is perhaps the only artist daring enough to use two MPC2000XL’s (a hybrid sampler/drum machine) as an instrument. Oftentimes such devices are pre-programmed with numerous sequences but not when this man is at the helm.

Watch his engaging operation as he hops wildly about and manipulates these machines with charismatic precision. He discharges every last ounce of energy while dropping the dope groove with his hands, face and feet! A truly exhilarating showman to be sure, he is never a showoff. Peacez 2 Be & Instru-frag-mentalism attempts to capture this eccentric individual’s raw intensity.

Divinci has an astonishing ear for sound and knowledge of architecturally intriguing beats. Some tracks appear to be interludes between more elaborate compositions on this colossal cut collection, and influences include jazz, funk, eclectronica, hip-hop, soul and ambient. Favorites include “Chaka Bomb,” “Past? Future! Now,” “FLDM,” “Gnat,” “Push Beat” and “Suummmfrrring w/ CW3.”

If you doubt DiViNCi's credibility, consider some of the high caliber hip-hop heads he’s shared the stage with: KRS-One, Atmosphere, Pharoahe Monch, Cee-Lo, Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep, Phife Dawg, Lyrics Born, Sage Francis and Nappy Roots.

You can contact the author at: eli@agouti.com

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