Lord Quas
This review of Quasimoto's new album was originaly from othermusic.com:
All right kids, gather 'round. Here's a little story....
Once upon time there was a guy named Otis Jackson Jr., who lived in the warm city of Oxnard. Late one night, while the stars sparkled in the California sky, he stumbled upon a box of electronic equipment, a collection of educational, theatrical, soul and psych records, a crate of bootleg DVDs, a forgotten bag of herb, a fresh bag of shrooms, and a post-it note stuck to the sampler saying that "Melvin Van Peebles called." Once Otis consumed the whole bag of shrooms, smoked all the herb, watched the DVDs, and sampled all the records, as well as calling Van Peebles back, something happened. He could only open his eyes about halfway and he began to grow pink fur and a snout. Excited about the transformation, Otis stared at his reflection in a mirror through his half-parted eyes and began to rap. It was here that he noticed a more startling change; his voice was higher pitched, as if he had inhaled a helium balloon. In order to deal with these transformations, he chose the name Quasimoto and took to the streets, butter knife in one hand, sampler in the other, in search of The Unseen. This was in the year 2000 and he has been sought after, and discovered, a few times since then.
First, the producer du jour was spotted wearing his Madlib disguise while hanging out with cohort Chris "Peanut Butter Wolf" Manak. Then he was reported posing as a whole band called Yesterday's New Quintet, looting the vaults of Blue Note Records. Of course, there was his appearance in Detroit, crate digging with James Yancey (aka Jay Dee, aka J-Dilla) as the duo Jaylib, and then he was spotted in London under the name DJ Rels. Most recently he could be found on a surveillance videotape, lifting comic books with the infamous Daniel Dumile (aka MF Doom), the clerk at the store says they used the name Madvillain.
In 2005, Quasimoto has resurfaced with yet another name, now simply known as Lord Quas. He was last seen in public spray-painting "Free Steady B" on the streets outside an area called "The Lost Gates." This is the further adventure of Lord Quas...if you see this man, don't fear, he isn't dangerous, just extremely cerebral, quirky, and skilled. He may appear playful at first, but he means business. Don't try to contain him, just buy a CD or two and let him be on his way. Oh yeah, make sure to ask him if he has anymore of his hip-hop and jazz mix CDs....
All right kids, gather 'round. Here's a little story....
Once upon time there was a guy named Otis Jackson Jr., who lived in the warm city of Oxnard. Late one night, while the stars sparkled in the California sky, he stumbled upon a box of electronic equipment, a collection of educational, theatrical, soul and psych records, a crate of bootleg DVDs, a forgotten bag of herb, a fresh bag of shrooms, and a post-it note stuck to the sampler saying that "Melvin Van Peebles called." Once Otis consumed the whole bag of shrooms, smoked all the herb, watched the DVDs, and sampled all the records, as well as calling Van Peebles back, something happened. He could only open his eyes about halfway and he began to grow pink fur and a snout. Excited about the transformation, Otis stared at his reflection in a mirror through his half-parted eyes and began to rap. It was here that he noticed a more startling change; his voice was higher pitched, as if he had inhaled a helium balloon. In order to deal with these transformations, he chose the name Quasimoto and took to the streets, butter knife in one hand, sampler in the other, in search of The Unseen. This was in the year 2000 and he has been sought after, and discovered, a few times since then.
First, the producer du jour was spotted wearing his Madlib disguise while hanging out with cohort Chris "Peanut Butter Wolf" Manak. Then he was reported posing as a whole band called Yesterday's New Quintet, looting the vaults of Blue Note Records. Of course, there was his appearance in Detroit, crate digging with James Yancey (aka Jay Dee, aka J-Dilla) as the duo Jaylib, and then he was spotted in London under the name DJ Rels. Most recently he could be found on a surveillance videotape, lifting comic books with the infamous Daniel Dumile (aka MF Doom), the clerk at the store says they used the name Madvillain.
In 2005, Quasimoto has resurfaced with yet another name, now simply known as Lord Quas. He was last seen in public spray-painting "Free Steady B" on the streets outside an area called "The Lost Gates." This is the further adventure of Lord Quas...if you see this man, don't fear, he isn't dangerous, just extremely cerebral, quirky, and skilled. He may appear playful at first, but he means business. Don't try to contain him, just buy a CD or two and let him be on his way. Oh yeah, make sure to ask him if he has anymore of his hip-hop and jazz mix CDs....
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