Basshound
Blending the sounds of funk, electronic, folk, and rock, Basshound has emerged onto the scene as a unique and versatile band that will keep your feet moving and your head… more
Night on Leghorn
by A Red Cat in the Doghouse
Night on Leghorn
by A Red Cat in the Doghouse
RELEASE DATE: 2009-01-13
RED CAT IN THE DOGHOUSE::from rome (that's in italy, not new jersey!) a red cat in the dog house is a 10 year old project in the making that revolves around one (italian) dude named aido who roamed rome (when in rome!) as a guitarist for hire.
the beginings began as aido dabbled in rock, roll and love until he took a sip of the hip-hop cool-aid and got hooked. technology became a friend and aido started honing his schools as a sound engineer (he's still the best knob turner in the country!) and turned his passion for the relations between modern Physic and Eastern Philosophies into a point of departure of space and time. with many (many!) projects that he's either produced, engineered or performed in as a musician (google the history!) ropeadope bumped into the red cat at the right time. as this latest masterpiece “A Red Cat In The DogHouse” documents the mad professor playing acoustic guitar, the electric one, sansula (a sort of mbira or kalimba, an African mallet), ney (an Arab flute), virtual synths and virtual Rhodes, drum sequences and sample editing. it's a modern day "famous to a few" sign of the times - art for artsake, and just another day in the life of our new favorite roman.
what is it? shit. you have to listen. it's music for sure. maybe i'd put it under dj/electronica if that was style a spot, but it's live musicians (aido) and it's all mixed and scratched and sampled in some crazy "if dj shadow could play instruments" kind of way.
some closing words from the man himself "What else can I say? Well, whenever I start working on a new track I don’t know exactly what it will be; simply I let it grow while I’m listening. I feel I want to be tuned with an inner part of myself that sometimes wants to dance. Maybe it is a limit, but the way I can change direction could let a wide! r range to be explored. The next goal will be performing my songs on stage supported by a band; I’m working on it." for now, ladies and gentelmen of this new world order, we present to you a red cat in the doghouse.
the beginings began as aido dabbled in rock, roll and love until he took a sip of the hip-hop cool-aid and got hooked. technology became a friend and aido started honing his schools as a sound engineer (he's still the best knob turner in the country!) and turned his passion for the relations between modern Physic and Eastern Philosophies into a point of departure of space and time. with many (many!) projects that he's either produced, engineered or performed in as a musician (google the history!) ropeadope bumped into the red cat at the right time. as this latest masterpiece “A Red Cat In The DogHouse” documents the mad professor playing acoustic guitar, the electric one, sansula (a sort of mbira or kalimba, an African mallet), ney (an Arab flute), virtual synths and virtual Rhodes, drum sequences and sample editing. it's a modern day "famous to a few" sign of the times - art for artsake, and just another day in the life of our new favorite roman.
what is it? shit. you have to listen. it's music for sure. maybe i'd put it under dj/electronica if that was style a spot, but it's live musicians (aido) and it's all mixed and scratched and sampled in some crazy "if dj shadow could play instruments" kind of way.
some closing words from the man himself "What else can I say? Well, whenever I start working on a new track I don’t know exactly what it will be; simply I let it grow while I’m listening. I feel I want to be tuned with an inner part of myself that sometimes wants to dance. Maybe it is a limit, but the way I can change direction could let a wide! r range to be explored. The next goal will be performing my songs on stage supported by a band; I’m working on it." for now, ladies and gentelmen of this new world order, we present to you a red cat in the doghouse.
Track Listing
- 01. Captain Nowhere
- 02. Rise Up ft. One Self
- 03. Mirrors
- 04. Riot Times ft. Blaluca
- 05. B Movie Funky Star
- 06. Terminal Satelite
- 07. Dub of an Angel
- 08. It Was Following the Path of His Soul (Via Riscasoli, 125)
You might also like...
Introducing the Freakadelic Sessions
A Cushicle
file under::: chicago underground jazz
What a blessing it is to have A Cushicle join the ranks of ropeadope digital. Which leads us to explain....A Cushicle is a trio… more
Can You Feel It?
The Campbell Brothers
In 2001 ropeadope enlisted the support of John Medeski to produce a recording featuring a then unknown guitar player named Robert Randolph. The Word, went on to spawn a career… more
The Harlem Experiment
The Harlem Experiment
And now after 4 years of crafty deliberation, ropeadope is breaking out the lab coats once again. We headed back into the studios, setting up shop in NYC and emerged… more
About the Artist
A DJ that defies all logic. No, not that black cat in the Bronx, but the Red Cat in the Doghouse. This cat from rome (as in ITALY) is the love child created by a passionate 3-way love affair between hip-hop, electronica and jazz mixed up and stirred through the filter of an amazing musician (yes, this is live, not memorex). And you will remember that some of the best live mash-ups come from around the globe. But is this hip-hop? Not anymore. The beats went berzerk and cleared the dance floor. There's nothing I can really say to describe anything these days, let alone the music that is Red Cat, but I'll tell you one thing - he knows where it's at. I take two hits daily, lowered my cholesteral by 11 points. Sign up here for a fantastic 53 minute journey through sound.