Poetrarchy

Burn Brothers Featured Artist

miller — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:46:21 +0000

Debut album ‘Fire Exit’

Burn Brothers debut album ‘Fire Exit’ was released on tunetribe.com in April 2008 (http://www.tunetribe.com/burnbrothers)

Burn Brothers is led on vocals by veteran dub poet Trampingman aka Marc Matthews with Florian Brand covering saxophone duties and Jahpye and Atom Oil covering production duties. The extended family includes Rusty Scratch Warren (providing turntablistix), Dom Furlonge (on the drum n bass insight) and Jess Winterstein providing additional vocal melodies.

On stage alongside live dub mix, sax and vocals they are often joined by guest musicians and have their own homegrown visual VJ system (run off a stack of old TVs).

Marc Matthews was born in the 1940s in Guyana and is a true legend. In the 1960s he was a freelance reporter in London, where he was involved in the UK Black Power movement and, along with Linton Kwesi Johnson, was a prominent member of the Caribbean Artists Movement. More information on Marc can be found on wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Matthews

Below Marc Matthews:

Prior to Burn brothers Jahpye and Atom Oil were members of the short lived electro dub outfit Iriealists, who released a remix of Sugar Minot and Ninja Kid’s “Skaba” on Smugg Records’ “Orijahnal Selecta” Compilation.

Fire Exit contains

Back On The Frontline
Lotus Lily
This and a That
Crossing Roads
You Freak Out
Tramping Man Riddim

Jahpye

Atom Oil

The Burn Brothers selection is mosdef, much success on ‘Fire Exit’ and, the future.

Check out the free dub of Back On The Frontline in Featured Artist at the top home page tab.

– miller

Social Society / Poetrarchy

miller — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:29:44 +0000

Here is a dub piece set to the song “Test Tooth” by musical artist Stanislav Firek of Social Society.

The title of the piece is “Needs & Certainty” by miller. It is a fixed form style known as a sestina. The written poem is also available on this site.

Visit the Contemporary Dub tab at the top of the poetrarchy homepage to listen – enjoy.

Marc Matthews & Burn Brothers

miller — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:27:33 +0000

The Contemporary Dub area features poetry set to music. Email mp3’s or wave files to: poetrarchy@gmail.com. Pictures & press kits are welcome. Poetrarchy is proud to share a really dynamic dub piece from Burn Brothers featuring Marc Matthews. It is called “You Freak Out”. Enjoy! Check it at the Contemporary Dub tab at the top of the home page!

Above, Marc Matthews

Poetrarchy is…

miller — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:39:17 +0000

Poetrarchy: (Po-et/rar/key) An online forum of poetics including written, spoken and dub styles. Our community of artists can benefit from peer critique (as well as request or suggest) the featured artist of the month and share composition feelings and experiences in poetry confessionals.

“Higher order

art poetics

delighting

mind senses

and soul

Featured Artist

miller — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:06:20 +0000

Dedicated to Artist’s from all disciplines. Some, will be approached and invited as Featured Artist. Feel free to submit your email to be considered for how this space may be used (and what you have in mind) so your talents can be showcased. Include: select work, mp3’s or wave files and photos too… be the Featured Artist.

Online Community Critique

miller — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:38:40 +0000

This is an opportunity to “workshop” a poem or poems and get feedback from poet peers. What are they seeing that you may not be? What is working in the poem and what may need some clarity? Please take a moment to subscribe (free) and you will be provided with a password for this private forum.

Collaboration is a very powerful way to transform your work and the work of others…

Poetry Confessionals

miller — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:19:45 +0000

“Poetry Confessionals” is an area where poet’s can let off steam or share exciting experiences in the composition of poetry of all types. Share tips and secrets in an effort to learn and grow.