12/17/2023 0 Comments Crazytown shifty shellshock![]() ![]() Recruiting Doug "Faydoedeelay" Miller (bass), Rust Epique (guitar), Anthony "Trouble" Valli (guitar), DJ A.M. They both also ended up in rehabilitation clinics and it was writing to each other from rehab when they hatched the plan that became Crazy Town: a hip-hop band featuring a full instrumental lineup to complement their rapping group, rooted in classic rap-rock miscegenation (like Run-D.M.C.'s "Rock Box" or Public Enemy and Anthrax's collaborative "Bring Tha Noize," etc.) Initially coming together as the Brimstone Sluggers, the pair recorded plenty of music, but never completed a full album of their own because they kept getting involved with and contributing to other hip-hoppers' projects, for example, Divine Styler and what would later become Black Eyed Peas. It wasn't until Binzer and Mazur hooked up that they felt they could pursue careers as professional musicians. Meanwhile, Binzer had come across a copy of the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill while in Mexico, and found a side of hip-hop that inspired him to start making demo recordings on his own. ![]() He worked on records by Eazy-E and MC Lyte and was briefly DJ for House of Pain. He started making beats and cutting tracks early on and wound up providing music for MC Serch of 3rd Bass' solo record. Mazur is originally from New York but attended high school in California with Ice Cube, Divine Styler, Everlast, and House of Pain's Danny Boy. Their sons grew up listening to N.W.A., Cypress Hill and Ice-T, as well as alternative rock bands like the Cure. ![]() Binzer's father was an artist and film-maker who directed the Rolling Stones' live movie Ladies and Gentlemen, the Rolling Stones. Spearheaded by lyricists/vocalists/producers Seth "Shifty Shellshock" Binzer and Bret "Epic" Mazur, Crazy Town combines hip-hop's lyrical attitude and rhythmic sass with the sonic luv muscle of live rock instrumentation.īret Mazur and Seth Binzer grew up in Southern California Mazur's father was Billy Joel's manager. Crazy Town's music and image reflects one of the most dynamic and volatile sociocultural environments on the planet - Los Angeles - where the urban squalor of the South Central district exists just minutes away from the glamour and glitz of Beverly Hills. ![]()
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