MP3: Dark Time Sunshine & Two Fingers (Amon Tobin) - "Sweden (Remix)"
11.02.2012
Onry Ozzborn Of Dark Time Sunshine Remixes Stunt Rhythms Single
Critical Praise for Dark Time Sunshine:
"Fans of faster-than-fast rapping are sure to love the verses here, and the same goes for anyone with a love of deep lyricism." - Complex
ANX: 10/10 - SYFFAL
"This.Is.Dope." - 2dopeboyz
"ANX is a well-orchestrated album from start to finish. This release...should cement them in the best-of-lists of 2012." - OkayPlayer
"Highly engaging... cries out for repeated listens." - Potholes In My Blog
The Remix:
On October 2nd, super producer and composer Amon Tobin released Stunt Rhythms, his second album operating under his Two Fingers alias, via Big Dada/Ninja Tune. Tobin has referred to Stunt Rhythms as his "love letter to hip-hop," and as such, the music throughout the album is the type of drum-heavy, bombastic production that would be ripe for some guest vocals. As it happens, Dark Time Sunshine, who released their own album, ANX, this spring and have been on tour with Aesop Rock since May, felt the same way, and today, the duo's rapper, Onry Ozzborn, is dropping off his own take on the Stunt Rhythms single "Sweden."
The song, premiered by MTV Hive, inspired Onry Ozzborn because of, he says, the track's darkness, and what he calls a "pep rally kind of feel." "It also has great build-ups," he says, alluding to the instrumental's tweaking synth lines, warbled bass, and crashing drums. "My approach to the remix," remarks Ozzborn, " was just to bring alive the words that were already there, but not yet heard." For the concept, says Onry, the goal was to focus on creating something new, to use the instrumental as a launching pad. "I didn't want to be trapped, replicating someone else's work," says Onry. "I wanted to be innovative." .
Purchase Dark Time Sunshine - ANX here: iTunes
Purchase Two Fingers -Stunt Rhythms here: iTunes | Amazon
Dark Time Sunshine Tour Dates With Aesop Rock:
11.02 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street
11.03 - S. Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
11.05 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
11.06 - New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
Please contact Michelle or Dan if interested in talking with Dark Time Sunshine.
The Background:
Dark Time Sunshine is comprised of Onry Ozzborn of Grayskul (Rhymesayers) and producer Zavala. The partnership culminated in December 2009 with Dark Time Sunshine's Believeyoume, a nine song EP, released as a free download and limited CD from Fake Four Inc. In April 2010 Dark Time Sunshine released their first full-length LP, the acclaimed Vessel. With two superb releases and extensive touring in the U.S. with the likes of Sole and the Skyrider Band, AWOL One, Pigeon John, and DJ Abilities, Dark Time Sunshine quickly became an indie favorite and Vessel became one of the most well receieved hip hop albums of 2010. Dark Time Sunshine released Cornucopia, an EP of released material, for their Fall 2010 Make A Darwish tour.
