For the first time ever Eaters - Wives is available on vinyl. Eaters are a four piece production crew from Edinburgh who make hip hop in the 90's New York tradition with a few twists.
Wives was originally released 2009 but as they have their own sound it hasn't aged. It's a collection of beats, raps and cuts with a boom bap tradition mixed with electronica. Vocally visual, angry, darkly humorous and dream like verses are provided by Laughing Gear and Quietman. Scratching, including the DJ track Identity Crisis, are made by Dopeamean Jim and a guest appearance by Eh One - an Edinburgh hip hop legend. Production is shared across the whole group.
This isn't your standard hip hop album and it's 'not your average everyday rap band'. The album moves from anarchy (Double Life of the Monkey Men) to serial killer (Bile Duct) to just plain dope raps and beats (Baracuda, Hand of 1000 Bitch Slaps). A unique sound from universal hip hop folk.
For the first time ever Eaters - Wives is available on vinyl. Eaters are a four piece production crew from Edinburgh who make hip hop in the 90's New York tradition with a few twists.
Wives was originally released 2009 but as they have their own sound it hasn't aged. It's a collection of beats, raps and cuts with a boom bap tradition mixed with electronica. Vocally visual, angry, darkly humorous and dream like verses are provided by Laughing Gear and Quietman. Scratching, including the DJ track Identity Crisis, are made by Dopeamean Jim and a guest appearance by Eh One - an Edinburgh hip hop legend. Production is shared across the whole group.
This isn't your standard hip hop album and it's 'not your average everyday rap band'. The album moves from anarchy (Double Life of the Monkey Men) to serial killer (Bile Duct) to just plain dope raps and beats (Baracuda, Hand of 1000 Bitch Slaps). A unique sound from universal hip hop folk.
Laughing Gear has loved hip hop since hearing Sugar Hill Gang and the Fat Boys. He’s written raps since age 15. He’s battled in Nuyorican Poets Café, NY and was featured in the award winning beatbox documentary; Breath Control. He has also directed and edited the bands videos to date.
Quiet Man joined Laughing Gear in their first band back in '90, although his influences include metal and electronica. He added instrumentals to his repertoire, initially mixing with a 4-track recorder, and now favours Cubase to engineer and masters all Eaters releases. As Watchmaker, he has released two electronic instrumental albums.
Tuck Pendleton joined and brought an eclectic taste to the table. He produces more sample driven music, like early 90’s hip hop – pulling from all styles of music and experimenting with speeds and bar timings. Along with Quiet Man, he produces Eaters’ vocal projects and has produced two instrumental albums.
Obsolite started rapping young and has supported various greats like Public Enemy. He is a regular poetry slammer and spoken word champion, giving the band even more stylistic scope. He joined Eaters in 2016 having previously fronted successful Scottish hip hop band, Penpushers.
This eclectic mix of individuals have released albums ranging wildly in style including funky beats and raps, instrumental electronica, Latin edged sample-based instrumentals and industrial beats with complex flows and sharp edges.
Starting out as The Pesky Varmints the band released their first 12” – Superhuman Colosseum – in ’99 through CID Records and supported Jurassic 5 and Coolio. But before they could finish their first album they imploded. Eaters formed from the ashes in 2000 and have been making music ever since.
Wives
