Sonic Sum

Sonic Sum
Origin New York City, United States
Genres Alternative hip hop
Years active 1998–2004
Labels Ozone Music, Tri-Eight, Definitive Jux, A Night on Canopy
Members Rob Sonic
Fred Ones
Eric M.O.
Preservation

Sonic Sum is an American hip hop group from New York.[1] It consists of Rob Sonic, Fred Ones, Eric M.O., and Preservation.[2] The group was described by CMJ New Music Monthly as "hip-hop's Radiohead".[3]

In 2000, Sonic Sum released the first album, The Sanity Annex, on Ozone Music.[4] It has received critical acclaim worldwide.[5] XLR8R called it "one of the most criminally slept-on albums of the indie hip-hop boom".[6] In 2004, the group released the second album, Films, exclusively in Japan.[7] It was re-released on Definitive Jux in 2008[8] and on remastered 2LP vinyl in 2015, on french imprint a night on canopy.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

References

  1. Coleman, Brian (November 1999). "Sonic Sum - The Sanity Annex". CMJ New Music Monthly: 67.
  2. Macgregor, Jody. "Films - Sonic Sum". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  3. Relic, Peter (October 2000). "Radiohead + Rap = Sonic Sum?". CMJ New Music Monthly: 10.
  4. Hart, Ron (May 22, 2000). "Sonic Sum - The Sanity Annex". CMJ New Music Report: 27.
  5. Cordor, Cyril. "Sonic Sum - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  6. Herman, Max (April 29, 2008). "Sonic Sum: Films". XLR8R. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  7. McGarvey, Evan (May 8, 2008). "Sonic Sum: Films". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  8. Mouallem, Omar (April 2008). "Sonic Sum - Films". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

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