Beans: NZ MC to perform in Auckland, Wellington
Media release – October 7, 2009
Beans (aka Mr Ballbeam)- MC, worldwide maverick and global raconteur, is set to shake minds, asses and possibly tectonic plates in NZ this October.
A restless shifter, finder and pusher of
boundaries- artistically, lyrically, sonically, Beans has
been creating and perfecting his own style for over a
decade, solo and as one quarter of seminal (and recently
reunited) New York hip hop group The Antipop Consortium.
Ever relevant, Beans teeters on the edge of the hip hop
avantgarde, leading the charge against mediocrity wherever
it exists. Inquiring impulses and relentless questing lead
him to find others also seeking, collaborating and touring
with kindred spirits as varied as they are amazing - Holy
Fu*k, Battles, Radiohead, DJ Shadow and Public Enemy to name
but a few in a long list.
His latest album, Thorns
(2007) twitches, glitches and snaps with beats that run the
spectrum from minimal growl to tongue in cheek cheesy,
sweetly sleazy, while his words are angular and
confessional, going for the jugular of reality- politics,
sex, death, love, music. The stuff that matters, that
moves.
Prepare yourself to be moved, and in a
pioneering spirit venture forth to listen, watch, shuffle,
nod with arms folded, and maybe, just maybe even dance to
Beans - live this October.
Sunday 25th October -
Wellington - SFBHsupport from Eru Dangerspiel &
Alphabethead!
Monday 26th October - Auckland -
ZenSupport from Coco Solid!
Tickets are only $25 and available from Real Groovy (Auckland), Slow Boat (Wellington) and online through http://http://www.undertheradar.co.nz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT-KJlBnQb8&feature=player_embedded
ENDS