One of the (oh so many) things that the world is lacking is odes to the
important duck billed platypus, Sifaka, Toucan, 3 toed brown-throated
Sloth, Sasquatch, the Panda, the Serengeti, Gaia, the Grey Wolf, the
ever elusive Ocelot and a song about where this fascination came from,
his uncle. Filkoe says “I'm recording this album and it’s kind of like
all these songs are odes to animals on the endangered species list that
I find interesting. This is for the heads, naturalists, lovers of the
non-conforming arts, the universe, and promoters of positive energy.”
With a love for all life, seen and unseen, a passion for early
words written by early American revolutionaries and a 20-year love
affair with all things b-boy led to Filkoe’s first official release on
Endemik Music titled, “Lost Zoo Keys and the Animal Spirits that Haunt
Them”.
In a brave effort through poetry meets factoid done
abstractly, Filkoe is seeking to help cause awareness of extinct and
endangered animal species, pulling inspiration from golden-hearted
savants such as Willis, Johnston and Darger, and every other rapper
before him who has projected their voice in front of another.
Now living in the haunted, once red light district of Georgetown, in
Seattle, Washington, Filkoe’s originally is said to have come from the
mystical energy of the Pacific Northwest, his obsession of the earth’s
creatures and his overlooked, unnoticed and observation hermit
lifestyle.
Filkoe delivers hip hop heart-core with his in-your-face
vocals and half-open-ear for sophisticated pop poignancy, mixed with
quadruple entendres, unorthodox rhymes, high-pitched torque vibrato,
layered harmonies, unique song arrangements and dusty kid record
samples, Amidst the negativity surrounding the looming doom of future
earth, he strives to stay positive while attempting to clear the
cobwebs out of heads, and inspire to be inspired. “Lost Zoo Keys and
the Animal Spirits that Haunt Them” was recorded to cause awareness and
say, "It’s not too late" for those who appreciate the missing tooth
smile of beautiful uniqueness and heady descriptions of situations.
This album pushes to win over the hearts and minds of music and animal
lovers everywhere.
Filkoe and friends, in conjunction with Endemik Music pull out
weirdo word melding, underground, save the dying animals rap that will
appeal to indie rap/rock, folk, noise, alternative pop, spoken word,
and animal loving vegan crowds alike.
BIO:I rap naked(fully exposed)...not literally(silly)...
people say i look like the "white puff daddy" and i've been told that
on several ocassions....my beats are totally inspired by swizz an
dem...and i learned the ancient art of hiphop beatbox from the two
greats...Mr. Rob Vanwinkle..aka.Vanilla Ice..the greatest white rapper
to ever "grip da mic"...and Justin Tmberlake formally of the backstreet
boyz..i mean in sync.....Rahzel wanted to mentor me but i was
like...naw dogg.... you look to much like Biz Markie...ever notice how
uncanny the resemblance is?
EN FRANCAIS:
Sur Myspace, Filkoe prétend avoir sorti un disque dans la lignée de Kool Keith et de Rammellzee… et on le croit !
FILKOE
fait partie de ces MC’s nerdy et inventifs apparus à la suite d’Anticon
et ose prendre des risques: chez lui un banjo et une trompette de
mariachi seront capables de se croiser puis de céder la place à un
synthé rétro-futuriste. Sur son disque sorti récemment chez Endemik
comme sur scène, le camarade de label de Bleubird, Soso et SANTIOGO,
Filkoe defend les animaux en voie de disparition et travaille le
parallèle entre nous autres humains et nos amis les bêtes....
:: filkoe . lost zoo keys ::
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FilKoE176 (candy coated...bubble gum...vibrato...animal behavior raps)
MODICON aka AgilTty aka ShE aka BoNiClE(earthy...Alaskan born and
raised...poet goddess...sent to rap man out of it's own demise)
MILO HEAD(sons out da pocket raw)
BIRD(the stage performance fast rap legend)
SIGNONE(the elephant mind)
Tweetch Iz OwN(Yack Rapper..Maker of Sense)
QUEBURNER(wordsmith)
SCOTT DA ROS(endaddy...bangs beats out...makes shit sound better)
GUST OF WIND(fergus)...(Galentism, turntables, perrywinkle graf cars,
psychobilly raps, dreamtime enthusist)
FuCko(the dripping wet paintSlut)
JeSOE(illuminator...catalyst)
oskar ohlson(the real "animal" from the muppets)
meike winter(casio queen, melodica maiden)
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