D-Styles
| D-Styles | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dave Cuasito |
| Born |
July 6, 1972[1] Philippines[1] |
| Origin | California, United States[2] |
| Genres | Instrumental hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, DJ |
| Instruments | Turntable[3] |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Labels | Beat Junkie Sound, Bully Records |
| Associated acts | Invisibl Skratch Piklz, Beat Junkies, Third Sight |
Dave Cuasito (born July 6, 1972), better known by his stage name D-Styles, is a hip hop producer and DJ. He has been a member of Invisibl Skratch Piklz,[4] Beat Junkies,[5] and Third Sight.[6] He is a resident of Low End Theory.[7]
Phantazmagorea, his solo album released on Beat Junkie Sound in 2002, was described by Fact as "the perfect evolution of hip hop's sample addiction: an album made entirely of samples manipulated by the human hand and overseen by a human brain."[8]
Discography
Albums
- Phantazmagorea (2002)
EPs
- Sound Advice (2003) (with Daddy Kev and The Grouch)
Singles
- "Return to Planetary Deterioration" b/w "Clifford's Mustache" (2001)
- "Felonius Funk" (2002)
- "John Wayne on Acid" (2003)
- "Beautiful Fog" b/w "Millions of Locusts Swarming" (2007)
Guest appearances
- Rob Swift - "Salsa Scratch" from Sound Event (2002)
- Busdriver - Temporary Forever (2002)
- Busdriver - Cosmic Cleavage (2004)
- Buck 65 - "Rough House Blues", "Surrender to Strangeness", "The Floor", and "Blanc-Bec" from Secret House Against the World (2005)
- Edit - "Crunk De Gaulle" from Certified Air Raid Material (2007)
- Buck 65 - Dirtbike (2008)
- Themselves - "The Mark" from Crowns Down (2009)
- Nocando - "DSD2" from Jimmy the Lock (2010)
- DJ Kentaro - "Crossfader" from Contrast (2012)
- Jonwayne - "You Can Love Me When I'm Dead" from Rap Album One (2013)
- Kraddy - "The Prestige" from Be a Light (2014)
Productions
- Roc Raida - "Razorblade Alcohol Slide" from Crossfaderz (2000)
- Roc Raida - "The Murder Faktory" from Champion Sounds (2003)
- Busdriver - "Avantcore (D-Styles Remix)" from Fear of a Black Tangent (2005)
References
- 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin Books. p. 201.
- ↑ Katz, Mark (2012). Groove Music: The Art and Culture of the Hip-Hop DJ. Oxford University Press. pp. 192–194.
- ↑ Pehling, Dave (January 22, 2003). "D-Styles". SF Weekly.
- ↑ Cooper, Sean. "Invisibl Skratch Piklz". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ↑ Huey, Steve. "The Beat Junkies". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ↑ DiGravina, Tim. "Symbionese Liberation Album - Third Sight". AllMusic. Retrieved April 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Low End Theory to shortly set off on maiden European voyage". Fact. August 2, 2013.
- ↑ Fintoni, Laurent (March 7, 2014). "Forgotten Classics: D-Styles' Phantazmagoria & Ricci Rucker & Mike Boo's Scetchbook". Fact.
External links
- D-Styles discography at Discogs
- D-Styles at the Internet Movie Database
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.