SPINCOUNT ARTIST OF THE WEEK: THREE SHEET
…three microphones and two guitars (bass, electric), all beatbox percussion, funky rhythms and potent lyrics. Born through kitchen jams with wooden spoons for drumsticks, beatboxing, freestyling and improvised guitar playing, it didn’t take Three Sheet long before they started making noise around the Maritimes. From a collection of five musicians comes 100% organically grown hip hop that was literally, and lyrically, born to make you move. With roots in Funk, Lyricism, Lounge and Beatbox, Three Sheet offer a unique blend of “neo-soul, funk, and organic live hip hop” that will change the room’s mood in a moments time. All packed into a powerhouse live performance this is a fresh take on traditional Hip Hop and very different than the norm now!
As we slip into Canadian winter Three Sheet is ready to turn the next page in Sheet history and set on making a bit more noise with their newest release 'Sheet Music - Volume One'. Including the new songs, Stand Still, Stamina and Three Dollar Billz, ‘Volume One’ is the first in a series of three song singles releases set to launch over the next several months and is an exciting prelude to the band's second full-length album 'Sheet Music’ planned for Spring 2011. These first three singles follow up Three Sheet’s 2009 debut album 'In Circulation', and together these could potentially be the first ALL and only BEATBOX percussive albums, with no drums, samples or loops, and all live instrumentation and vocalization. 'In Circulation' is an impressive first release and early in 2010 received an East Coast Music Award nomination for ‘Hip Hop Recording of the Year’ and this November has just won both ‘Hip Hop Recording’ and ‘New Artist/Group Recording of the Year’ at the Nova Scotia Music Awards.
Their fan’s response has been both a source of inspiration and propulsion for the band over the past year and the feeling that this music seems 100% fresh has certainly been made clear! The release of the ‘Sheet Music - Volume One’ signals the beginning of the next chapter for Three Sheet so stay in-tune for lots of exciting new releases and Canadian touring early in 2011. They’re ready to show the masses and their motto for 2011 seems simple and clear, it’s more.
“Three Sheet’s originality grasped my attention right away. The passion and conviction in their music is phenomenal. I think they’re the best band to come out of Halifax in eons!” Peter Baylis, E&C, Halifax
Three Sheet are kicking off their tour TONIGHT at The Paragon Theatre in Halifax - for tour dates & more info on Three Sheet, please visit:
http://www.threesheet.com/
