Artist description It is M.C. Murph on vocals, keys, production, etc. What a talent! *grin*

Music Style EclectiHop - a new genre based in and branching away from hip-hop

Musical Influences Everything from Young M.C. to NIN

Similar Artists *laugh*

Artist History M.C. Murph has been recording rap/hip-hop diddys since 1989,when it first started in the bedroom with pause loop tapes and a boombox...since then, two CD's have been released, Martyrs And Heroes and Artistic Apocalypse...

Group Members M.C. Murph

Instruments Keys, drums, guitars, synths, vocals, etc.

Albums Martyrs And Heroes, Artistic Apocalypse

Press Reviews I was just about to give up hope. The last twenty hip hop and rap albums I had received were annoying. Not much more than foot pumps for giant inflatable egos singing about how big their penis' are and how women actually purchase tickets and stand in line for a ride. That is obnoxious, embarrassing and boring. Along comes M.C. Murph to the rescue! His music is ethereal and penetrating, his messages are positive, and his lyrics seem to be about the world around him (as opposed to the world as it WORSHIPS him, which is the angle most acts come from now). Melodic singing is juxtaposed with some of the most rhythmically complex rapping to come along since The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphopricy. While M.C. Murph's topics aren't as politically diverse as The Heroes', they are certainly as immediate and important. M.C. Murph isn't a newcomer (he has many years worth of production credits), but he hasn't received the attention he deserves. Hopefully this CD will find an audience... perhaps one that's tired of the same ol' same ol'. -DJ Johnson, Cosmik Debris --------------------------------------------------------------------------------...either Murph is an exception or else rap has moved into new directions since i was last paying attention. While this is definitely a rap album, it doesn't rely on shamelessly cribbed, lengthy samples of someone else for the backbone, and actually includes drony synths (!) and a varied vocal attack (rapping, singing, shouting, not shouting, etc.) so your eyes don't glaze over from 12 songs in a row that essentially sound the same. No, there's more variety here than on most rap albums i've heard lately, and it manages to straddle the thin line between rap and pop without losing sight of its essential rap roots. Murph doesn't have a voice that's immediately recognizable (like, say, Chuck D or Ice-T), but it hardly matters, since he certainly has far more range of styles than most. One of the best tracks, "Martyrs and Heroes," orchestral synths accompany his crooning before flowing into an actual rap, followed by a crooning chorus... and then everything drops down to just the beat before building back up. Most hep. The same vocal strategy (minus the synths) crops up again on "Tears in the Window" and "Knock," but then on "Go For the Snow" the vocal stylings start to get more menacing, then reference the falsetto gospel sound, then segue into almost-whispered spoken word, going round and round as the beat marches on. And he even (finally) gets around to shouting on "Spiderweb." The vocal moves changes so often and so rapidly that you start to think Murph must be the Man of a Thousand Voices, all right.... Other surprises include the scratching offset by a slow jazz piano riff in "Share the Real"; the jumpy bounce of "Little Alcatraz"; and the fuzzed out guitar heaviness rampant all over "Spiderweb." What's not a surprise: The big, booming bass throughout the disc, capable of making speakers levitate (or your car, if you prefer to grok your tunes while attempting to mow down granny ladies), which is fine with me. Happening stuff. -Moon Unit, Dead Angel see http://www.nquit.com and click on "reviews" for more...

Location Albuquerque, NM - USA

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