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Lot's of info in this press-kit from Dutch
East that i think you will like to read..
quoted 99 lines PHI-LIFE CYPHER>PHI-LIFE CYPHER
>Earth Rulers
>JFR020 (12")
>
>"Precision mic mechanics & sick-twisted beats- checthe Cypher, Phi-Life is
>here...."
>
>They're the b-boys from Bedford with the hypnotic flow and stone-cold
>killer beats. They're the latest & quite possibly greatest crew to emerge
>from Jazz Fudge's underground hip hop laboratories. They're three-man crew
>Phi-Life Cypher and suffice to say they're making a lot of noise.
>
>First up is the title track, not included on the sampler, so as much of a
>welcome surprise for you as it was for us. Trademark super-bionic mic
>skills and mind-boggling rhyme-play are very much in effect, as Life and Si
>let loose to a backdrop of swooping strings, cut-up brass and crackling
>effects. Next, its time to Drop Bomb's and the Cypher duly
>oblige, busting it freestyle over an effortlessly phat rolling jazz break.
>To round things off, there's the epic Phi-Life Is Here, a hip hop anthem if
>ever we heard one, with DJ Knappa dropping awesome strings and fiendishly
>programmed beats while the two MCs blow hedz like a smoking Magnum.
>
>Jazz Fudge enters the new millennium by picking up from where they left off
>in the last by releasing the most cutting edge dance music in the world.
>There is no relenting as Jazz Fudge continues to bring the noise to today's
>youth culture. This time around Jazz Fudge prepare to launch the careers of
>the undisputed champions of UK based Hip Hop a group known as PHI-LIFE
>CYPHER. Nurtured by those great Hip-Hop alchemist's the CREATORS, PHI-LIFE
>CYPHER have created a quality driven unique sound which is all ready to set
>the scene alight and is surely destined to bring the UK scene into line
>with the rest of EUROPE.
>
>This first single EARTH RULERS is a 3 track 12" none of which are B sides
>and sets the tone for the forthcoming LP MILLENIUM METAPHORS due out later
>in the year around April. PHI-LIFE will however be no strangers to the
>success they can no doubt achieve in the coming year.
>
>Phi Life originally shined when they became finalists in the Talent 2000
>competition run by RADIO ONE and DEF JAM back in the summer of 1997 after
>this the group became united and their career paths were decided. It was
>Hip-Hop or bust.
>
>After this accolade the group cemented their lyrical skills on the seminal
>DJ SKITZ produced FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS along side ROOTS MANUVA, World
>Champion SCRATCH PERVERT and UNKLE member TONY VEGAS which was released to
>much acclaim on the independent RONIN label. Which received a 10/10 in DJ
>Magazine and appeared at NO. 1 in ECHOES hip-hop chart for over a month
>after its release in October of 1998.
>
>After a independent releases funded by themselves such as the "Baddest Man"
>EP. They were championed by the current darlings of Hip Hop from these
>shores the CREATORS who are set to release their LP later in the year with
>the heavily backed WALL OF SOUND subsidiary BAD MAGIC. The CREATORS were
>amazed with the quality of the group and immediately gave them studio time
>in which they could polish their skills and concentrate on recording an LP
>with a degree of excellence that cannot be ignored. After recorded PHI-
>
>LIFE looked for a label which could best handle the product they had to
>give there was obviously only one home, the home of JAZZ FUDGE RECORDINGS
>recently voted the FOURTH BEST HIP HOP LABEL in the world by readers of HHC.
>
>PHI LIFE CYPHER Hail from Bedfordshire, which in a way has helped them not
>get sucked into the politically driven LONDON scene. They have kept
>themselves at an arm's length from the somewhat incestual nature of the
>said "scene". No doubt their music has benefited they have made a 12" and
>for that matter an LP that cannot be compared to any other from the same
>genre. As LIFE proclaims:
>
>"We are not afraid to say what we think about the Government, the police,
>racism and other important subjects, we kick reality and positivity and
>endeavor to spread a conscious vibe to the youth"
>
>
>SIDE A. SIDE B
>1. Earth Rulers 1. Earth Rulers (Instrumental)
>2. Drop Bombs 2. Drop Bombs (Instrumental)
>3. Phi Life is Here 3. Phi Life is Here (Instrumental)
>
>=======================================================================
>MR. THING & KELLA
>Anti Static Mouthwash
>JFRT002 (cassette)
>UPC: 1753-32720-4
>
>Formerly integral members of the SCRATCH PERVERTS the two are currently in
>the midst of a world tour with JAZZ FUDGE talisman DJ VADIM. The RUSSIAN
>PERCUSSION TOUR has spanned 4 continents EUROPE / N AMERICA / ASIA /
>AUSTRALASIA, and they are currently on the last Euro leg.
>
>The two have created a mix tape of the highest order featuring turntabalism
>/ beatboxing / freestyling and numerous comic interruptions.
>
>Freestyles come from BLU RUM 13 and the ARSONISTS.
>
>The tape also features new material from MARK B and BLADE / DJ VADIM / PHI
>LIFE CYPHER as well as beat box interpretations of PHAROAH MONCHE's - SIMON
>SAYS and RAKIMS - When I be on tha Mic.
>
>You will love it so check it.
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