May 18, 2012

The Groove According to Adam

 

Adam Rossmiller is a man of many talents.  On any given night you might find him playing New Orleans music with the Jack Brass Band, jazz with Snowblind or Pete Whitman’s X-Tet, R&B with Ronn Easton’s Soul Revue, or a handful of other genres with many different groups. What most people might not know, however, is that Adam’s musical roots can be traced back to the early 90s and A Tribe Called Quest.  He knew every lyric and isn’t afraid to tell you about it.  Yes, a man with a Doctorate in the Musical Arts is a fan of hip hop, and he appears on two tracks from Big Villain’s debut album.  Here he sits down to talk backbeats, the art of the song, and Miles Davis.

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May 14, 2012

BIG VILLAIN RELEASES DEBUT ALBUM

You want rhymes? We got ‘em. You want hooks? Oh we got hooks, too. You wanna hear stories about struggle and street smarts set to a lush and melodic soundtrack? On May 8th, 2012, after three years underground, Big Villain released its first incarnation of original music. This collection of twelve tracks features vocalist Toussaint Morrison’s smooth and crafty lyrics over producer Reid Kennedy’s rhythms and grooves. The supporting cast includes some of the Twin Cities finest as well as musicians from both coasts. The credentials are abundant, but the music speaks for itself.

Big Villain is not your overly glamorized, shallow, dismissible hip hop. It is not the product of a label executive or a business model. Big Villain is not about pushing buttons and making beats. It’s about making music. It’s about development. It’s about hooks that you won’t be able to forget for weeks at a time.

It’s clever.

It’s deep.

And you need to hear it.

Now.