The Movement - On Your Feet
ARTIST........: The Movement
TITLE.........: On Your Feet
LABEL.........: n/a
URL...........: http://www.themovementvibe.com
GENRE.........: Reggae
QUALITY:......: 150 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo
RIP DATE......: 2007-03-23
RELEASE DATE..: 2004-00-00
Tracklist:
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01. Intro 1:14
02. Hola 4:06
03. On Your Feet... A dog's Industry 3:56
04. Scary 5:37
05. Down Down 4:20
06. To the Mooon and Back 5:59
07. No Wood 2:26
08. Cold Outside 3:51
09. Wolves 3:42
10. Fault 4:45
11. Livest Shit 5:10
12. The Ballad of two J's 5:59
13. The Connection 6:08
14. Purpose 6:18
Total 63:31
Release Notes:
Alternative rock, reggae, hip-hop: Each is definable, recognizable, and at once
familiar to people the world over. But never have those three forms of musical
expression been so effortlessly blended into one sound that is as indefinable as
it is recognizable and familiar. Enter the Columbia, South Carolina trio known
simply as The Movement.
Growing up together in Columbia, Joshua Swain and Jordan Miller spent time
playing soccer and jamming in high school bands together. Swain, a
multi-instrumentalist versed in guitar, bass, and drums, left for FloridaÆs Full
Sail University in 2001 while Miller honed his freestyle rap, guitar, and
keyboard skills in Columbia. Upon returning in 2002, Swain reconnected with
Miller, and the two began writing songs in SwainÆs garage using a drum machine
and musical influences that range from Sublime to Tupac to Pink Floyd.
Meanwhile, on the other side of town, circa 2001, avid hip-hop fan Jon Ruff was
purchasing his first pair of turntables. It wasnÆt long before Ruff was djÆing
parties, bars, and backing regional emcees during hip hop performances, honing
his skills as an all-around dj.
Fast forward to January of 2004: After catching a performance of Swain and
Miller at ColumbiaÆs famed New Brookland Tavern, Ruff approached the duo about
incorporating a dj into their lineup, ôjust to see what happensö. After numerous
freestyle jam sessions, Swain and Miller asked Ruff to do some cuts on the album
they were recording at Pat CaseyÆs Modern Music Studios. That album, recorded
and mixed in 24 studio hours, would come to be ôOn Your Feetö, a debut that is
rough, yet polished, original, yet familiar. ôOn Your Feetö was released merely
one week after the trioÆs first performance together, in March of 2004, and
continues to be well received by new fans everywhere.
The Movement has seemingly been on a fast track to success, thanks in part to
brilliant song writing, exciting stage shows, and the superb management of All
In Entertainment. Versatility being a key ingredient to success, the trio has
opened for Steel Pulse, Blues Traveler, Slightly Stoopid, The Wailers, Ludacris,
G Love, Beenie Man, and the Wu Tang Clan, including others.
Call them alternative-reggae. Call them reggae-hip hop. Call them
alternative-hip hop. Call them what you will, just call them The Movement.
http://www.myspace.com/themovementvibe
Thanks again to Demn :)