SOCIAL ESPIONAGE: Clean Air Campaign

Social Espionage

Clean Air Campaign

© 2006 Substance Theory Recordings (700261203942)

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A mixture of talent expressed through electronic & organic instrumentation, turntablism, and observations of real life.

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- the sound -
A fusion of innovative musical style and literary realism gives Social Espionage a unique combination of sound that falls nothing short of original. With a balanced blend of progressive rock, hip hop, and electronic music production, each song is laced with passionate lyrics that reflect observations of reality.
- the scope -
There is no schedule or checklist, no format and no outline. The direction of this project depends entirely upon creative exploration. Each song is approached with new ideas and without expectations. This creates a freedom that does not really exist in popular culture. In the essence fusion, Social ESP moves between genres and around classification; and will continue to push any envelope they are placed in.

- the bio -
From hip hop to prog-rock, the independent music scene has fallen victim to the exploitation of of the traits that once made it’s respective genres unique. SOCIAL ESPIONAGE has continued to shed those staples while creating a sound that combines influence with originality. The group began with two main mind frames; Mike Mosca, and Lucas Conor. The turntablism and lyrical onslaught from Mosca & Conor was complimented by the software production from former ‘Blunt Monkey’ visionary, Johan Marmsater.
One year after the journey began, enter Santos. The technical composition and musical prowess of Eric Santos provides an entire landscape of opportunities for this project. Another recent addition to the line-up included Mike Venable on bass guitar. This dynamic provides opportunities for the band to explore more improvisational avenues and push the music even farther.

With a disregard for boundaries and limitations, Social ESP has evolved into a team of audiophiles that want nothing more than to craft their own sound. After two years, there has been over 25 live performances at venues ranging from Atlanta’s very own TABERNACLE to Florida’s CLUB LA VELA, with a variety of artists including PERPETUAL GROOVE, WAR, DUBCONCIOUS, BT, DJ Q-BERT, CEE-LO, MR. LIF, ARIEL 2012, and drum&bass collective 404-AUDIO. The SOCIAL ESPIONAGE crew is on the brink of invasion with a debut album due on Halloween under the SUBSTANCE THEORY imprint. The chemistry is natural and the oddities are welcomed. These are fans of music, not genres.

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  • The Best of What's Around...
    author: Funkybrew

    The power of this album is equalled only by seeing Social Espionage live. The sound cannot be corraled into one category. You can't say... 'Oh, they sound like this band or that DJ'... because they don't. They don't sound like anybody out there. From the minute the beat drops your head begins to involuntarily bob along with lyrics which are simultaneously sweetly melodic while raw and rough-hewn. As if by will of God, you are forced to turn it up louder and try to invent a new dance move. I hope Atlanta knows what a creation they have in their midst. I don't think it will be long before everyone there will be saying 'I had their albums way back when...'

  • author: CD Baby

    Hip hop is never cut and dried. Neither is life, and maybe that's what makes the beat driven soul searching on this album not only highly acceptable, but challenging and charmingly introspective. Lyrically driven, the 14 tracks here are focused but not narrow minded, lamenting on lives lost but not yet gone, constantly asking why but not expecting the hard truth because it could be infinite. This approach works well with the densely layered production, caking organ on top of piano and turntables, slamming (real)drums into tastefully noodled electric guitar. It's this diversity and finesse that is missing from so much hip hop today, and it's what allows the songs here to sit so far away from each other but remain in the same room. I'd go so far as to call these guys Urban Dance Squad for the double zeros, but I don't know if anyone remembers them. Eh, too late, I already said it.

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