RJD2 with Dälek and Happy Chichester April 4, 2008

After he announced plans to start touring in January 2008, I wasn’t prepared to find Austin among his scheduled stops. RJD2’s album The Third Hand was the soundtrack to the Fall of 2007. The album is a perfect blend of melodies and karmic instrumentals that gave me a new perception on what a hip-hop groove could fall into. The fact that he is traveling with a band sparks an extreme curiosity to hear some of the albums perfectly crafted tracks in a live setting.

After hunkering down in the studio for the majority of the Winter season, I suspect that RJD2’s tour holds a wealth of musical surprises. If he is anything like the studio engineers and producers among Austin’s electronica movement, the spring-tightening effect of intense studio work can only lead to a massive uncoiling of womp-tacular rages throughout the course of the live performance tour. And with underground artist Dälek bringing a fury of electronica/hard rock/jazz/metal-infused hip-hop to the bill, the RJD2 show in Austin will indeed be a rage.

RJD2 will be taking the stage at Emo’s Outside with openers Dälek and Happy Chichester on April 4, 2008. Tickets are available through TicketWeb.com. This is an all-ages event. Doors open at 9:00pm. Emo’s Outside is located at 603 Red River in Austin, TX.

About RJD2
Contrary to popular belief, heroes sometimes lurk behind the curtains, actively choosing to elude visibility. Make no mistake, though-if the mystery man behind the boards is the man behind a classic beat, you’ll soon know his name. In the late 90’s, producers crept from the shadows to seize the spotlight of mainstream hip-hop, as well as the pop charts. In the last few years, one man shows such as Moby, DJ Shadow and Timbaland have proved what underground hip-hop fans have known since Marley Marl’s heyday-a talented producer can shine solo. Enter RJD2

About Dalek:
Dälek has rightfully gained iconic status as one of the finest alt-hip hop bands of our time. Until recently ”resolutely underground”, Dälek methodically undermines every idiotic idiom perpetuated by mainstream rap, choosing instead to blend assaultingly hypnotic rhymes with a corrosively atmospheric, electronica-inflected hard rock sensibility. Combine all this with an undeniable lyrical intelligence and absolutely no illusions about the world we live in and you’ve got a duo that effortlessly embraces genres–from hip hop to jazz, from jazz to metal, from metal to punk, from punk to noisecore, from noisecore back to hip hop. Think My Bloody Valentine + Tool + early Wu Tang combined with Massive Attack and Aphex Twin and you only begin to wrap your brain around what Dälek has unleashed with each album release, each collaboration, each remix…

Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/rjd2