ILLBiLLY HITEC feat. LONGFINGAH @ ORF 2012 ( by CEZAR FUZZAMO )
Details
| Title | ILLBiLLY HITEC feat. LONGFINGAH @ ORF 2012 ( by CEZAR FUZZAMO ) |
| Author | Fuzzamosound |
| Duration | 10:43 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=EeP2N2WvNu4 |
Description
iLLBiLLY HiTEC is a Berlin based band that mixes reggae and electronics, blending influences of dub, breakbeat, hiphop and jungle.
Live drums, electronic sounds, heavy offbeats and selected samples chosen from reggae classics team up with live vocals, to create a one of it´s kind performance. Their first EP "BadBoyBass", a few vinyl releases and growing feedback on their concerts in Europe, India and Mexico, made iLLBiLLY HiTEC become the most interesting newcomer of it´s genre from Germany.
Longfingah is one of Germanys premier reggae MCs. Over the past years he chanted his energetic style through the speakers of many club and festival stages across Europe and beyond. Recently he toured Mexico and India with the Berlin based reggae-electronic band Illbilly Hitec. In the meantime Longfingah also produced a huge list of CD and vinyl releases, for example collaborations with Mungos Hifi, Dubmatix and Zion Train´s Neil Perch to name a few. Now he is working on his 4th album release with many established reggae-producers from all around the world to continue his musical journey.
Longfingahs started in 1996 as a MC of the Hip Hop Crew Only Lyrikz. From 1998 to 2007 he was also the singer of the ska-punk band Ska-T. During this time Ska-T played over 300 shows all over Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Austria and Switzerland and recorded two EPs and two albums. Since 2003 Longfingah also joined the reggae- jazz-band Wood In Di Fire at their monthly shows at Berlins Schokoladen club. Since that days Longfingah got involved more and more into the reggae and dancehall scene. So he also started to do more Soundsystem Shows. In 2006 he recorded his first solo-album "Rebel Style" featuring the Rude Riddim Band.
In 2009 his second album "Lo-Fi Youthz / Fly Over The Yard", a collaboration with Firetower Productions was released by Moanin. In the meantime Longfingah was working with a couple of Bands and Soundsystems such as Illbilly Hitec and Mungos Hifi. Right now he is touring with his band Dub Engineers to promote his new album "Cityopian Spirit"
