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Views Octopus Ep (Album) by Nosaj Thing
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Artist Biography For Nosaj Thing
Los Angeles Producer Jason Chung Crafts Stately Ethereal Synth-Based Instrumental Hip-Hop With Influences That Range From Boards Of Canada And DJ Shadow To Danny Elfman And Erik Satie. An L.A. Native Chung Was Inspired At An Early Age By The Hip-Hop Radio Stations That The Bus Driver Would Play On His Way To Elementary School And Particularly By The Beat Junkies' Turntablism On Power 106. In High School While Delving Into The Sounds Of Drum'n'bass And The Rave Scene And Playing Quad Toms In The School Drum Line He Figured Out How To Use His Father's Old PC To Start Programming Beats Of His Own. Further Along Chung Was Motivated To Move In More Experimental Directions By The D.I.Y. Rock Scene At L.A.'s Underground Venue The Smell Where He Made His Live Debut As Nosaj Thing In 2004. Through Online And In-Person Networking On Message Boards And Eventually At The More Beat-Oriented Music Spot Low End Theory Chung Came Into Contact With Likeminded Angelenos Including Flying Lotus Nobody Daedelus And Local Legends And Personal Heroes Like D-Styles And Daddy Kev. Following The Self-Released Views/Octopus EP In 2006 Whose Track "Aquarium" Was Later Used By Rapper Kid Cudi As The Basis Of His "Man On The Moon" He Signed With Kev's Alpha Pup Imprint For His Full-Length Debut Drift In 2009. Chung Has Also Contributed Beats To MCs Busdriver And Nocando And Made Remixes For Flying Lotus The Xx Daedelus Radiohead And Smell Staples Health. His Debut Album Drift Was Released By Alpha Pup In June 2009 To Unanimous Global Acclaim. Pitchfork Awarded An Excellent 7.9 Rating Calling The Album "gorgeously Haunted... Sonic Easter Eggs For A Thousand Listens." The Album Peaked At 5 On The ITunes Electronic Chart And Went All The Way To 1 On Bleep And Boomkat. The Success Of Drift Led To Nosaj Thing Being Featured In Magazines Such As Spin Fader XLR8R The New Yorker Nylon And URB. He Has Received Regular Airplay On BBC Radio 1 And Los Angeles' KCRW While His Engaging Live Set Has Made Him A Staple Of The Worldwide Underground Touring Circuit.
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Biography - Nosaj Thing
Los Angeles Producer Jason Chung Crafts Stately Ethereal Synth-Based Instrumental Hip-Hop With Influences That Range From Boards Of Canada And DJ Shadow To Danny Elfman And Erik Satie. An L.A. Native Chung Was Inspired At An Early Age By The Hip-Hop Radio Stations That The Bus Driver Would Play On His Way To Elementary School And Particularly By The Beat Junkies' Turntablism On Power 106. In High School While Delving Into The Sounds Of Drum'n'bass And The Rave Scene And Playing Quad Toms In The School Drum Line He Figured Out How To Use His Father's Old PC To Start Programming Beats Of His Own. Further Along Chung Was Motivated To Move In More Experimental Directions By The D.I.Y. Rock Scene At L.A.'s Underground Venue The Smell Where He Made His Live Debut As Nosaj Thing In 2004. Through Online And In-Person Networking On Message Boards And Eventually At The More Beat-Oriented Music Spot Low End Theory Chung Came Into Contact With Likeminded Angelenos Including Flying Lotus Nobody Daedelus And Local Legends And Personal Heroes Like D-Styles And Daddy Kev. Following The Self-Released Views/Octopus EP In 2006 Whose Track "Aquarium" Was Later Used By Rapper Kid Cudi As The Basis Of His "Man On The Moon" He Signed With Kev's Alpha Pup Imprint For His Full-Length Debut Drift In 2009. Chung Has Also Contributed Beats To MCs Busdriver And Nocando And Made Remixes For Flying Lotus The Xx Daedelus Radiohead And Smell Staples Health. His Debut Album Drift Was Released By Alpha Pup In June 2009 To Unanimous Global Acclaim. Pitchfork Awarded An Excellent 7.9 Rating Calling The Album "gorgeously Haunted... Sonic Easter Eggs For A Thousand Listens." The Album Peaked At 5 On The ITunes Electronic Chart And Went All The Way To 1 On Bleep And Boomkat. The Success Of Drift Led To Nosaj Thing Being Featured In Magazines Such As Spin Fader XLR8R The New Yorker Nylon And URB. He Has Received Regular Airplay On BBC Radio 1 And Los Angeles' KCRW While His Engaging Live Set Has Made Him A Staple Of The Worldwide Underground Touring Circuit.
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