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It is on their own 'David vs. Goliath' label that Looptroop have relentlessly released all their records so far and have been receiving increasingly good responses from DJs, the radio and journalists throughout the whole of Scandinavia and the rest of the world, particularly in England, Germany, Japan, Australia and the U.S. They have been featured in leading hip hop magazines such as HHC (England), Backspin (Germany) and Revolver (Australia) to name a few.
Previous Releases:
Fuck a Record Deal (White label 1996)
Unsigned Hype EP (DVSG 1997)
From Beyond K-Line EP (DVSG 1998)
From the Wax Cabinet (DVSG 1998)
The Way Beyond Mixtape (DVSG 1998)
Heads or Tails EP (DVSG 1998)
Schlook From Birth (DVSG 1999)
Punx Not Dead (DVSG 1999)
Ambush in The Night (DVSG/Street Level 2000)
In late 1998, Looptroop started working on their album 'Modern Day City
Symphony', which features all new material and shows a significant development, both lyrically and musically
from their earlier material. For the intro they teamed up with one of the
greatest DMC champions - DJ Noise and also hooked up some lyrics from Freestyle
of the Arsonists for a couple of the other tracks. There are relatively few
collaborations, but there was always going to be space for the fellow Swedish mic-holders Timbuktu & Kekke Kulcha
who appear on 'Reclaim The City' and 'In The Place To Be' respectively. For us
Anglo-phones, Looptroop deliver their on-point rhymes in English and prove that
Hip Hop is truly Worldwide, not just limited to the usual territories of the US,
France and maybe Germany. Many of the lyrics are about remaining true to their
independent ideals and so should relate to many listeners, the music is tight,
shows jazzy influences and points to the obvious inspiration these guys mast
have obtained from the likes of De La Soul and the Jurassic 5. In these days of
Jiggy shallowness it is nice to hear some deeper subjects touched upon, like
exposing the record industry on 'Zombies' and staying true to all the elements
Looptroop represent for graf on 'Ambush In The Night'. Looptroop have become
well rounded over the years and with this LP have produced a solid offering
which I'd urge every head to check for.
Modern Day City Symphony: Tracklist:
1. Intro ft. DJ Noise
2. Zombies
3. Ambush In The Night
4. Adrenaline Rush
5. Long Arm Of The Law
6. Fever ft. Freestyle
7. Focus ft. Freestyle
8. Business & Pleasure
9. Hated By Everyone
10. Heed This Warning ft. Freestyle
11. In The Place To Be ft. Kekke Kulcha
12. Thief
13. Reclaim The City ft. Timbuktu
14. Interlude
15. Modern Day City Symphony
THE BATTLE…
Now the group are getting set to head over to the home of Hip Hop - New York
to undertake what some might say is an impossible task - to sell foreign
Hip Hop back to the originators!
It might seem as though they might as well be trying to sell sand to the Arabs.
Nevertheless, Sweden's foremost Hip Hop crew, Looptroop are going and are going
to demonstrate why they are already renowned worldwide.
On the 16th of October they play S.O.B. alongside acts including:
Mr. Supreme on turntables, Mission (Bay area), Paradime (Detroit), Source of
Labor (Seattle), Panama Red (Seattle), Hemisphere (Atlanta) etc.
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Further contacts:
Promotion:
Mudda Johansson: [email protected] +46 19 17 46 90
Tomas Hedvall: [email protected] +46 19 17 46 90
Burning Heart Records, Box 441, 701 48 Örebro
SWEDEN
Phone: +46-19-17 46 90 :: Fax: +46-19-17 46 99
Web: www.burningheart.com
:: email: [email protected]
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