Doomtree
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
| Doomtree | |
|---|---|
| 300x200px
Doomtree performing at First Avenue in 2010 (left to right: Cecil Otter, P.O.S, Mike Mictlan, Dessa, and Sims)
|
|
| Background information | |
| Origin | Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Doomtree Records |
| Associated acts | Gayngs, I Self Devine, Crescent Moon, Joe Mabbott, Mr. Gene Poole |
| Website | www |
| Members | Dessa Cecil Otter P.O.S Sims Mike Mictlan Paper Tiger Lazerbeak |
| Past members | MK Larada Turbo Nemesis Tom Servo |
Doomtree is an indie hip hop collective and record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The collective has seven members: rappers P.O.S, Dessa, Cecil Otter, Sims and Mike Mictlan, and producers Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger.[1] The collective is known for incorporating a wide range of musical influences into their work with lyrical complexity and wordplay, and their annual "Doomtree Blowout" events held in Minneapolis venues to showcase their group performances and the Twin Cities music scene.[2]
Contents
History
The name "Doomtree" is a made-up word that doesn't have a meaning, according to P.O.S, who says that it has come to represent "my people and my life's work so far."[3] Members of Doomtree have described the group's formation as a gradual process.[4] The initial lineup saw P.O.S and MK Larada, friends from high school, making songs with other local artists such as Cecil Otter and Beautiful Bobby Gorgeous. Soon enough Sims and Lazerbeak, fellow Hopkins High School alumni, followed. Mike Mictlan, having also attended high school with P.O.S, became an official member when he moved back to Minneapolis from Los Angeles.[5] Dessa joined after having a chance encounter with P.O.S, who was living down the street from her at the time along with Sims, Turbo Nemesis and MK Larada.[6]
Doomtree's first official album Doomtree was released on July 29, 2008.[7]
Their second official album No Kings was released on November 22, 2011.[8]
Time magazine listed the crew as one of "11 Great Bands You Don’t Know (But Should)" in 2012.[9] 14 December 2012 was proclaimed by Mayor R. T. Rybak as "Doomtree Day in the city of Minneapolis" in conjunction with the opening night of the Doomtree Blowout 8 show at First Avenue.[10]
Doomtree's documentary film, Team the Best Team, was released as a DVD in 2012,[11] and also as a digital stream and download in 2013.[12]
In December 2014, Doomtree had the final installment of the annual Blowout concert series,[13] which the crew hosted for 10 years.[14] In October 2015, Doomtree curated the first Doomtree Zoo festival at the CHS Field.[15]
Distribution
While P.O.S and Cecil Otter have released solo albums on other record labels (Rhymesayers Entertainment and Strange Famous Records, respectively), each of the group albums and the majority of the collective's solo work are released on their own label, Doomtree Records.[16]
Doomtree has also formed a publisher, Doomtree Press. In 2009, it put out Spiral Bound, Dessa's first book of poetry and fiction.[17]
Style
As a group, Doomtree's sound reflects being a collective of many members with unique individual musical influences. Officially classified as hip-hop, the influences of jazz, punk rock, blues, rock, and soul can be detected throughout their music.[2] Doomtree is known for having "tangled, multihued and pointedly intellectualized lyrics"[18] with "cerebral rhymes and moody beats."[19]
Members
Current
- Dessa: rapper
- Cecil Otter: rapper/producer
- P.O.S: rapper/producer
- Sims: rapper
- Mike Mictlan: rapper
- Paper Tiger: producer/DJ
- Lazerbeak: producer
Former
- MK Larada: producer
- Turbo Nemesis: producer/DJ
- Tom Servo: producer/DJ
Discography
| Release date | Title | Formats | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2007 | False Hopes | CD, digital download | 12th False Hopes album and the 1st to feature all members of Doomtree |
| July 29, 2008 | Doomtree | CD, vinyl, digital download | 1st official album |
| December 9, 2008 | Doomtree Blowout / False Hopes 13 | DVD & CD | |
| December 6, 2009 | FH:XV (False Hopes 15) | CD, digital download | |
| June 26, 2010 | Doomtree Standards Mixtape | CD, digital download | Mixed by Paper Tiger |
| March 4, 2011 | Affiliyated | Digital download | Regrind album for Gayngs |
| November 22, 2011 | No Kings | CD, vinyl, digital download | 2nd official album |
| May 28, 2012 | "Bangarang" | Digital download | Single |
| December 11, 2012 | Team the Best Team | DVD, digital download | Documentary film |
| July 29, 2014 | ".38 Airweight" | Digital download | Single |
| August 21, 2014 | Doomtree: Every Single Day | Book | |
| January 27, 2015 | All Hands | CD, vinyl, digital download | 3rd official album |
Doomtree Blowout
Beginning in 2005, Doomtree has performed in annual group shows ("Blowouts") at local Minneapolis, Minnesota venues.
| Blowout | Date | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blowout 1[20] | December 10, 2005 | Varsity Theater | |
| Blowout 2[21] | December 2, 2006 | First Avenue | |
| Blowout 2 Jr. | December 16, 2006 | Triple Rock Social Club | "Under 21" show |
| Blowout 3[22] | December 14, 2007 | First Avenue | |
| Blowout 4[23] | December 6, 2008 | First Avenue | |
| Blowout 5[24] | December 5, 2009 | First Avenue | |
| Blowout 6[25] | December 10, 2010 | First Avenue | |
| Blowout 6 | December 11, 2010 | First Avenue | |
| Blowout 7[26] | December 4, 2011 | First Avenue | Curated by Sims |
| Blowout 7 | December 5, 2011 | First Avenue | Curated by Mike Mictlan |
| Blowout 7 | December 6, 2011 | First Avenue | Curated by Dessa |
| Blowout 7 | December 7, 2011 | First Avenue | Curated by P.O.S |
| Blowout 7 | December 8, 2011 | First Avenue | Curated by Cecil Otter |
| Blowout 7 | December 9, 2011 | First Avenue | |
| Blowout 7 | December 10, 2011 | First Avenue | |
| Blowout 8[27] | December 14, 2012 | First Avenue | |
| Blowout 8 | December 15, 2012 | First Avenue | |
| Blowout 8 | December 16, 2012 | First Avenue | |
| Blowout 9 | December 12, 2013 | Triple Rock Social Club | All Ages |
| Blowout 9 | December 13, 2013 | First Avenue | 21+ |
| Blowout 9 | December 14, 2013 | First Avenue | 18+ |
| Blowout 9 | December 15, 2013 | First Avenue | 18+ |
| Blowout 10[28] | December 6, 2014 | Turf Club | 21+ |
| Blowout 10 | December 7, 2014 | Surly Doomtree Day | All Ages |
| Blowout 10 | December 8, 2014 | Icehouse | 21+ |
| Blowout 10 | December 9, 2014 | Triple Rock Social Club | All Ages |
| Blowout 10 | December 10, 2014 | Varsity Theater | 18+ |
| Blowout 10 | December 11, 2014 | First Avenue | 18+ |
| Blowout 10 | December 12, 2014 | First Avenue | 18+ |
| Blowout 10 | December 13, 2014 | First Avenue | 21+ |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- No URL found. Please specify a URL here or add one to Wikidata.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
