“Beware the Carlyle Group,” says 4XampL, “check ‘em out on Google. This ex-presidents club is running things around the globe. Partners with the Bush and Bin Laden families, these guys have their stakes in Aerospace, Defense, Biotech and Telecomm. They already have contracts set up to rebuild Iraq. The rest of the world to them is INVISIBLE.” …So is the title of their debut EP. May 2002 DJ Magazine awards Razed High’s debut EP “Invisible” a 4 outta 5 star feature SURE PLAYER review givin’ love to experimental and expressive hip-hop! March 2003 URB gives props to the “Let Me Walk You Home” b/w “Gotta Keep Going” limited Insiduous Urban 7Inch: “These are two of the most coherent tracks I’ve heard from the Razed High camp – not flashy, but structured and on a very atmospheric vibe.” RAZED HIGH are Haiy-Ding & 4XampL... Two brothers sent on a piece mission as envoys from Schwong Dong, a tiny island deep in the Specific Ocean, gathering data for their tribe The Humble Pride. Should the Schwong Dong people allow Integration and indoctrination of the west? Infatuated by western competitive culture and especially the trichotomy and fusion of hip-hop battle deconstructionizm, dub updriftment & lo-bryd esoteric metal... Collecting used machines, vinyl and instruments, they started assembling reflections for their distant brethren... After some reluctance, Insiduous Urban’s executive producer Justan Obyvatel convinced the suspicious pair to sequence their sound research into EPs and albums. Their debut EP “Invisible” is the first volume of their musical research, pressed to vinyl, filled with samples, loops, noize, textures and beats... Haiy-Ding = beats, sequences and mixes 4XampL = samples, visuals and arrangements Guests: Dr. Abacus = jaw harp, flute, bass clarinet, apricot-wood snake charming horn Leebaylule = female English, French & German vocal samples Euphony = vocals on "Consequences" 4x-Ampl trips on, "The Creature from Jekyll Island: a 2nd Look at the Federal Reserve" by G. Edward Griffin & “No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies” by Naomi Klein. Haiy-Ding imparts: Love, honour and respect to our families and the humble pride. The A-side of “Invisible” and “Under The Hand” is hip-hop instrumentals and the B-side is full of beats/samples/tools/loops for DJs. They are also a sign-o-the-times social and political reflections. Razed High’s limited edition 7" "Let Me Walk You Home" b/w “Gotta Keep Goin,” is out now. “Under the Hand” another vinyl EP is to follow in the Fall of 2003. The full-length CD "Communal Highness" a nice stream of consciousness mix is due out soon.

Last updated by Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist Aug 18, 2008.

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