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The Bug
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The Bug is the main current music project of London-based producer Kevin Martin. Keven has been a part of a number of groups including Curse of the Golden Vampire, Techno Animal, God and Experimental Audio Research. The Bug’s music draws influence from dancehall, noise, grime, and hip hop. More subdued influences would include dubstep and the dubtronica and broken techno of Basic Channel and Pole.
The Bug’s first album Tapping The Conversation was released in 1997 on the seminal Wordsound label. The album was conceived as an alternative soundtrack to the 1974 Francis Ford Coppola film The Conversation. In this incarnation The Bug consisted of Kevin Martin and DJ Vadim.
From 2001-2004 The Bug collaborated with UK reggae soundsystem veteran The Rootsman on a number of limited edition 7” singles, released on the Razor X label. The project went by the name of Razor X Productions. These releases were characterised by their harsh, aggressive nature both musically and vocally (vocal artists including Jamaican MCs such as He-Man and Wayne Lonesome).
The Bug’s second album, Pressure was released on Rephlex Records in 2003. It included a number of more ambient, dub-flavoured tracks alongside the ragga-tinged onslaughts.
In 2004 the Bug collaborated with Warrior Queen on the track Aktion Pak.
The Bug’s first album Tapping The Conversation was released in 1997 on the seminal Wordsound label. The album was conceived as an alternative soundtrack to the 1974 Francis Ford Coppola film The Conversation. In this incarnation The Bug consisted of Kevin Martin and DJ Vadim.
From 2001-2004 The Bug collaborated with UK reggae soundsystem veteran The Rootsman on a number of limited edition 7” singles, released on the Razor X label. The project went by the name of Razor X Productions. These releases were characterised by their harsh, aggressive nature both musically and vocally (vocal artists including Jamaican MCs such as He-Man and Wayne Lonesome).
The Bug’s second album, Pressure was released on Rephlex Records in 2003. It included a number of more ambient, dub-flavoured tracks alongside the ragga-tinged onslaughts.
In 2004 the Bug collaborated with Warrior Queen on the track Aktion Pak.
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AriiiSON wrote:
album of the year. and the bug makes perfect sense opening for NIN get educated you losers.
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Nantosh wrote:
Why... why is this guy doing the back up for NIN... this is sh//t... I want CC in Kelowna with NIN... ugh...
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_nadia wrote:
the zoo went straight to the recycle bin, and that's saying a lot considering i <3 bill bailey.
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Droooo wrote:
Maybe he IS Bill Bailey...
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kirrius wrote:
he looks just like bill bailey in that picture.
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Wa5hington wrote:
Best album of the year.
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same_K wrote:
ganjaganjaganjaganja!
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pleeh wrote:
Poison dart! Orgasmic.
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Nantosh wrote:
Touring with NIN huh?
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TheFalconer wrote:
london zoo makes me wish i could dance
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darewon wrote:
Hype? He's been around for ages and finally getting the credit he deserves. Just search Kevin Martin to see all the projects this man has touched despite his bug moniker. Hipster kiddies are the hardest to please.
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hrenobubka wrote:
its music for BIG spliff,and when my eyes its realy red i sinngin:GANJA GANJA GANJA GANJA GANJA)))))))))))
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classless wrote:
I really dig the sound but the lyrics are SO whack most of the time...
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antoniuspius wrote:
London Zoo is absolutely sick.
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AWMints wrote:
London Zoo is out of this world. No lie. I still love Pressure though. Different vibe, but a great one. Can't wait to see what comes next. Loefah and Bug collaboration??
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matthewemmett wrote:
hype??
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Charade wrote:
'jugdement' = trip hop heaven!
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James-Kond wrote:
At first I was like: What is this shit? Hip-Hop!?, that's nothing for me.. but after I went back and listened at it (with head phones in) it was damned amazing kind of like Burial but with hearable lyrics
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marzuki1 wrote:
if the vocalists he used were as inventive and striking as his beats, i'd be in love; i just can't get past the slightly cheesy dancehall vocals. jah war is nuts, though.
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church_annette wrote:
i'm a bug chaser
Events
- Oct 3 The Bug Love, New York, United States
- Oct 4 The Bug Good Life, Boston, United States
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The Ape 3rd Birthday
Warehouse Project, Manchester, United Kingdom
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| 25 attendees
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Recent Activity
- nagawoli added The Bug to nagawoli’s library. 8 hours ago
- mrwhite added The Bug to the lineup of Lights in the Sky at Arco Arena. 11 hours ago
- Rotten_Brain tagged The Bug with ‘dubstep’. yesterday afternoon
- DeeGray4, Mindscrew, nfergu and 2 other people added The Bug to their libraries. yesterday morning
- Mystific_Lu tagged The Bug with ‘dancehall’, ‘dub’ and ‘dubstep’. Wednesday afternoon
- Mystific_Lu, keyhive, KateCZ and 4 other people added The Bug to their libraries. Wednesday afternoon
- velocityzen tagged The Bug with ‘dubstep’. Sunday afternoon
- gunjahstylez, animechin, Salese and 10 other people added The Bug to their libraries. Sunday morning
- DemonJuice wrote about The Bug in Artists I've Seen Live (Updated Oct 7, 2008). last week
- bustertheblade, manitoba666, o8l0OdubO0l8o and 6 other people added The Bug to their libraries. last week
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