Ras G
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Gregory Shorter, Jr., better known as Ras G is a DJ and experimental
instrumental hip hop music producer from Los Angeles, California
. Recording also under the monikers Ras G & The Afrikan Space Program and Ras_G & The Alkebulan Space Program, he is associated with the Brainfeeder
record label established by fellow music producer Flying Lotus
as well as Poo-Bah Records, a label Ras G co-founded with partners Ron Stivers and multi-genre music producer Black Monk. He has been involved with the Los Angeles music scene since the early 1990's and has subsequently released several full-length albums, EPs, and DJ mix
es.
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
instrumental hip hop music producer from Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. Recording also under the monikers Ras G & The Afrikan Space Program and Ras_G & The Alkebulan Space Program, he is associated with the Brainfeeder
Brainfeeder
Brainfeeder is a record label based in Los Angeles, focusing on electronic music and instrumental hip hop. It was founded by Flying Lotus in 2008, and has signed artists such as Daedelus, Lorn, Ras G, Samiyam, Teebs, The Gaslamp Killer, Austin Peralta, Thundercat, Mono/Poly, Strangeloop and...
record label established by fellow music producer Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus
Flying Lotus, is an experimental multi-genre music producer from Winnetka, California. His debut album, 1983, was released on Plug Research Records in 2006...
as well as Poo-Bah Records, a label Ras G co-founded with partners Ron Stivers and multi-genre music producer Black Monk. He has been involved with the Los Angeles music scene since the early 1990's and has subsequently released several full-length albums, EPs, and DJ mix
DJ mix
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. When a DJ mix or DJ mixset is recorded onto some medium, it is often referred to as a mix tape...
es.
Albums
- 2008: Beats Of Mind
- 2008: Ghetto Sci-Fi
- 2008: I Of The Cosmos
- 2009: Brotha From Anotha Planet
- 2010: El-Aylien Part 1
- 2011: Down 2 Earth
EPs & Singles
- 2005: Day & Night (split with Black Monk)
- 2005: Overcast78
- 2006: Beats Of Mind
- 2007: Black Dusty Rhodes Meets Ras G In A Beat Cypher (split with Black Dusty Rhodes)
- 2008: I Of Cosmos
- 2009: Destination There
- 2010: Alternate Destiny
- 2010: Los Angeles 3/10 (split with SamiyamSamiyamSam Baker, alias Samiyam, is an instrumental Hip-Hop producer from Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is best known for his work with experimental producer, Flying Lotus, and his 8-bit Video Game inspired Hip-Hop beats. In 2008, Samiyam released his debut album, Rap Beats Vol. 1. The album was self-released...
) - 2011: Views Of Saturn Vol. 1 (split with Sun RaSun RaSun Ra was a prolific jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama...
)