Veteran glitch-hop producer Travis Stewart, a.k.a. Machinedrum, will issue his new album Want to 1 2? Set for release on April 14 via Normrex, it features collaborations with blog rap stars (Theophilus London, Mickey Factz), champion turntablist Ie.merg, and assorted NY hipsters (fashion model/singer Sarah Ruba and performance artist Natalie Weiss).
For the hiphopdontstop dudes who know more about blog rap than Machinedrum, here’s a primer:
Bridging the gap between extremeties. Travis Stewart has produced/composed several albums under various aliases since 1999 (Syndrone, tstewart, Neonblack, h8 among many other names) and has covered an incredible variety of styles .
Under the name Machinedrum, his most well known project, his debut album “Now You Know” was released early 2001 on the influential Miami based Merck Records and gained the attention and praise of musicians, fans and critics world wide. It was heralded as the “standard to which the next wave of imitators aspires” by Pitchfork. Since then he has toured around the world performing in places like the Sydney Opera House of Australia, Star Pinez in Tokyo, Bush Music Hall in London, and the Nokia Theater in Times Square.
Now with 9 albums under his belt Travis is a force to be reckoned with. His next album as Machinedrum titled “Want to 1 2?” will be released on the New York City based label Normrex in 2009 and focuses on changing the face of what we now know as Pop by fusing current pop music standards and trends with his extensive knowledge of experimental production techniques.
The Want to 1 2 sound could be described as a combination of the pop songwriting skills of Timbaland, the huge club sound of Daft Punk and the crafty experimentation of Aphex Twin. Travis has remixed a wide variety of artists like Johnny Cash, Solange, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Mochipet, Edit and more.
- 1. “911” (feat. Ie.merg)
- 2. “Let It” (feat. Melo-X)
- 3. “Brighty” (feat. Denim & Natalie Weiss)
- 4. “Flow Raef”
- 5. “Late Night Operation” (feat. Theophilus London)
- 6. “Freshkids” (feat. Mickey Factz)
- 7. “In The Dust” (feat. Jesse Boykins III)
- 8. “Wet Weather”
- 9. “Thisgo Ball” (feat. Marisa Champoonote)
- 10. “Currents”
- 11. “Children Of The Ice”
- 12. “Para Dod” (feat. Sarah Ruba & Jaunty)
- 13. “Roll & Feel” (feat. Nami Unreal)
- 14. “WT12?”
- 15. “Conconcon”
- 16. “Bermuda Love Triangle” (feat. Addiquit)
- 17. “XX”
- 18. “Dogsport”
- 19. “I Know Your Kind”
- 20. “Late Night Reprise”
- 21. “Jelly Jelly”
“Freshkids” (feat. Mickey Factz)
