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A BRIEF HISTORY OF RHYME.... Part two of the Zoid and Krom story 1988 In spring, Krom upgrades his keyboard
to a Casio
HT3000, feauturing the legendary (yet sadly never used) 'Barbershop
Quartet' rhthym. The HT3000's archetypal 80s soundbank defines the feel
of second album 'Anialate', whose classic cuts included 'Guarenteed Groove'
and 'Hip 1989 The band record sporadically over
the next year, introducing Kings Heath based rapper 'Scratch D House'
to provide vocals for the track 'Yo Chill'. The compilation 'Modulation:
Stronger Than Bass' combines the best of the first two albums with new
material, including the first Zoid 1990 The group are joined by friends and fellow hip hop enthusiasts to form 'MasterBass'; the core remains Zoid and Krom with vocal contributions by Lampok III (later to become Tha G), Ed-E, Cutmaster Swish, Scratch D House, Tommy and Colonel Fresh. The album is recorded during the Christmas and Easter holidays (Zoid by now is at University reading Applied Bass) on Krom's Yamaha PSS680. 1992-1993 Barren years for Zoid and Krom, as they are forced to juggle hip hop with the pressures and commitments of full-time unemployment. Krom is developing a narcotic dependency, whilst Zoid establishes a sideline folk project with "Blind Orange Bucket Boy Williamson", a logical reflection of his mental instability. The compilation album 'Plop' is released: many believing it to be Zoid and Krom's swansong. |
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