Genres Hip-hop Labels Blue Note Members Marco Raposo | Years active 1996 (1996)–present Record label Blue Note Records | |
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Similar Ghetto Concept, The Philosopher Kings, Choclair, Francis Wolff, Saukrates Profiles | ||
Pocket dwellers listen to this
The Pocket Dwellers are a Canadian seven-member experimental hip-hop group from the Toronto area. The band's main genre is hip-hop, but their music is influenced by jazz, funk, soul and breakbeat.
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Pocket dwellers shine
History
The Pocket Dwellers began forming together in 1996. They released their first full-length record in 2000 after they signed a recording deal with Song Corp. That year the band performed at EdgeFest in Toronto.
Song Corp went bankrupt in early 2001, leaving Dwellers' second album Digitally Organic with no promotion.
The next release was the album recorded live during sold out performances at a club in Toronto called the Reverb. The recording was released under Urbnet records.
In 2005 they signed with Blue Note/EMI and released PD-Atrics. The recording was more hip hop based and involved less live instrumentation than had been employed in the past. In 2006 the band was nominated for a Juno award for best new group.
Members
Albums
- Limited Edition - EP (1998)
- Digitally Organic (August 29, 2002)
- Lifecheck (August 19, 2003)
- PD-Atrics (October 4, 2005)
Songs
Trust UsPD-Atrics · 2005
LifecheckLifecheck · 2003
Madshrapnomuffin2002