![]() ![]() It was a departure from rap writing into microclimates of experimental pop but then completely not also. The album was produced entirely by Loden and had features from Cocorosie and Mike Ladd. In 2012, BD released Beaus$Eros through Fake Four. They released their debut 10 Haters in 2011. He followed this by joining Hellfyre Club and forming Flash Bang Grenada, a two-man group made of Nocando (founder of Hellfyre Club and original resident of Low End Theory) and himself, created solely to let their musings on popular rap themes run amok. It was a free mixtape featuring collaborations with Flying Lotus, Anti-Pop Consortium, Sister Crayon, Daedelus and Open Mike Eagle. Producer eDIT (who becomes the head of Glitch Mob) featured Busdriver on "Crunk De Gaulle" (also featuring TTC) off his Alpha Pup debut, Certified Air Raid Material.Ĭomputer Cooties came out in 2010 after BD parted with Anti. During these years, rap producer culture was in flux in LA and the newly founded Low End Theory began gaining momentum. Both albums featured production from DJ Nobody, Nosaj Thing, Free the Robots and Boom Bip. Through them he released RoadKillOvercoat in 2007 and Jhellibeam in 2009. This was followed by Busdriver’s official 3rd album, Fear of a Black Tangent, released via Big Dada in the EU and on Mush in the US.īusdriver’s label dealings grew outside of the rap arena in 2007 when he signed to indie-punk mega-label Epitaph and eventually, it’s more indie-music driven sister label, Anti. In 2004, Busdriver began his relationship with Big Dada by releasing with them the Daddy Kev-produced mini-LP, Cosmic Cleavage. The project amassed a small cult following all its own and aligned Driver’s taste with the output of LA’s electronic music scene. Their album toyed with daring disjointed production and dexterous rap writing in a way that Busdriver hadn’t in the past. During this time he was also emceeing at the Hiphop/Drum’n’bass night weekly Concrete Jungle with Daddy Kev, Myka 9, edit and DJ Hive.Īfter the new success of Temporary Forever, Busdriver signed with Mush records to do a collaborative album with beat/production guru Daedelus and quirky rap talent Radioinactive in 2003. Sleeper hit "Imaginary Places" turned him into one of many beacons of left-leaning hip-hop at the moment. Not until his second self-released record, Temporary Forever, came out in 2002 did Busdriver step on the world stage. From his years as a cyher phenom at Project Blowed to his years as a recording artist on Epitaph to his current role as co-head of Hellfyre Club, Busdriver has always challenged rap in the most particular and thoughful of ways.īD’s first record, Memoirs of the Elephantman, was self released thru Afterlife records (a Project Blowed subcrew at the time)in 1999. Busdriver is fixed as one of LA music’s most dynamic indie artist.
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