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Mike Patton; The X-ecutioners.(General Patton Vs. The X-ecutioners)(Sound Recording Review)
Mike Patton; The X-ecutioners. General Patton vs. The X-ecutioners. Ipecac IPC 60, 2005.
Mike Patton made his name with the pioneering rap-rock outfit Faith No More in the late 1980s, and has maintained his underground credibility through collaborations with the likes of John Zorn, Marc Ribot and Dan the Automator. The X-ecutioners (DJ Rob Swift, Grandmaster Roc Raida, DJ Total Eclipse) are a trio of turntablists with equally impressive credentials as world-class battle DJs. To create this strange and fascinating album, Patton handed over to the DJ trio a selection of vinyl records from his personal collection, inviting them to create "blocks of sound" from them onto which he would add vocal and instrumental overdubs. The result is a dizzying, kaleidoscopic mishmash of funky breaks, film-dialogue excerpts, actual songs, clawhammer banjo interludes, ...
- Oregon State U.: CD REVIEW: Patton and The X-ecutioners wage a vicious war.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 11, 2005 700+ words
...Instead, we found Mike Patton. The year was 1999...California" firmly in hand. Mike Patton, the mastermind behind...waging a war with the X-ecutioners, asserting his reign...Patton vs. The X-ecutioners is everything you...
- X-ecutioners Hit The Road With the Eminem & Ludacris 'Anger Management' Tour...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 31, 2002 700+ words
NEW YORK -- The X-ecutioners, the pioneering DJ crew who've...album, Built From Scratch. The X-ecutioners will play a unique role on the...non-stop party! Joining the X-ecutioners as guest MC for these dates will...
- X-ecutioners are starting from scratch.(Venue)
- Newspaper article from: Albuquerque Journal (Albuquerque, NM) June 25, 2004 700+ words
...Aguilar, of the all-DJ group The X-ecutioners. "Turntables, it's for the cosmetic...are just set dressing. Well, The X-ecutioners are carrying on the tradition of the...what gave rap its credibility. The X-ecutioners is a 10-year-old three-man all...
- X-ecutioners let the needle drop.
- Newspaper article from: New Straits Times April 14, 2002 700+ words
...GROUNDBREAKING New York turntable band, X-ecutioners, appear to have found the formula for...niche-oriented product, the X-ecutioners offer the no-barriers thinking that...Scratch judiciously focuses on the X-ecutioners' globally known wrist flexing - an...
- The X-ecutioners Will Kick Off Virgin Megastore Hip Hop Campaign With West...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 8, 2004 700+ words
...event lauding all the aspects Hip Hop culture; from its heroes to its outlaws. WHO: The legendary turntabilists, the X-ecutioners, will kick off Virgin's Hip Hop campaign when they remind music fans what DJ scratching is all about as they mix and scratch...
- From Dance and Hip-Hop to Heavy Metal, Sony Computer Entertainment America...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 13, 2003 700+ words
...signed acts include P!nk, BT, The X-ecutioners, Slipknot and Game Boyz. These artists...King of Rock" performed by The X-ecutioners. As the first and the greatest of hip...King of Rock," performed by The X-ecutioners rounds out our Amplitude music roster...
- Columbia Records Set to Release All City, Eagerly-Awaited New Album From...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 24, 2004 700+ words
...along with labelmates the Wylde Bunch, on the upcoming X-Ecutioners tour beginning June 2 in New Haven, Connecticut (see itinerary...Boys." Before long, Northern State was opening for the X-Ecutioners and De La Soul and sharing bills with Le Tigre and the Donnas...
- Mike Patton has joined Centra Credit Union as branch manager.(FINANCE)
- Magazine article from: Indianapolis Business Journal June 18, 2007 700+ words
* Mike Patton has joined Centra Credit Union as branch manager, North Shadeland Avenue.
- Albertson's, Inc. Names Mike Patton and Donna Robbins To Lead Northern...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire July 20, 2000 700+ words
BOISE, Idaho, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Peter Lynch, Albertson's President and Chief Operating Officer; has named Mike Patton to the position of President, Northern California Region. Mike joins the Northern California Region from the Southern Region...
- North Carolina State U.: CD REVIEW: Patton dabbles in Hip-Hop.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 17, 2005 700+ words
...General Patton vs. the X-Ecutioners is music for people who have ADD. When I heard Mike Patton had his hand in something...with New York's X-Ecutioners crew, I knew something...collaborated with the X-Ecutioners. From the success of...
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