"Usedtobe", by Usedtobe

"Usedtobe"

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Full Digital Discography

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1.	A Man For 00:58	buy track
2.	A Parade 01:33	buy track
3.	Adios 00:52	buy track
4.	Black Frost 00:21	buy track
5.	Bumbolt 01:00	buy track
6.	Burn Two 00:35	buy track
7.	Circus 00:51	buy track
8.	Crustaceynth 00:32	buy track
9.	dontsayit 02:10	buy track
10.	Dx Crush Part 2 00:24	buy track
11.	Dx Crush 00:34	buy track
12.	"Elle" Deux 00:24	buy track
13.	Fallcave 00:49	buy track
14.	gmorning 00:54	buy track
15.	In Your Water 00:54	buy track
16.	Isaac Walks 01:43	buy track
17.	iwantstoknow 00:56	buy track
18.	Just Two 00:39	buy track
19.	kodes 00:27	buy track
20.	Monsoon Soon 01:25	buy track
21.	Moon Right 04:54	buy track
22.	NewDawn 02:29	buy track
23.	NextSummerInRio 02:57	buy track
24.	Number One 00:54	buy track
25.	Paul 03:53	buy track
26.	RefrigeratorBisquits 01:14	buy track
27.	Ruby 00:27	buy track
28.	Sweet Cheeks 01:45	buy track
29.	The Stuff 00:24	buy track
30.	Thomas 00:57	buy track
31.	Tooth 02:00	buy track
32.	Waitinon 00:28	buy track
33.	WannaBeAround 02:49	buy track
34.	When I Met You 03:04	buy track
35.	yaycapital 02:02	buy track
36.	Zato 00:32	buy track

about

Chris McDowell; aka Solar Shield (Austin Boogie Crew) aka Very Rich (Growth In Decay); is now also known as Usedtobe,

“Usedtobe came from long nights in art school in Georgia. I had finally gotten the Mirage to actually read the floppy discs it came with, sitting on an endless pile of sampled drums from the internet, with the DX7 and Mopho and no plans outside the house. I was digging deep into the question of 'what counts', with file names like 'isThisFunk?' and 'maybeEnough' "

His debut long-player consisting of Boom Bap 90s beats, modern funk sketches and soul flips clocking in at 36 songs and 50 minutes. At 32, he’s been making music for over half his life under different monikers; He also owns a synthesizer company called supersynthesis.com ; a musical instrument design and manufacturing firm based in Austin, TX, where he was born and raised. He plays drums, bass, guitar and is absolutely blessed on the keys.

For this record, the equipment he you used:
"Yamaha DX7, DSI Mopho, Ensoniq Mirage, Ableton Live, the web at large"

As Solar Shield he kicked off the Austin Boogie Crew Records discography with a bang in 2014 with his "Reesis" 45 -- so much so that he had to re-press it THREE times to meet demand. As Usedtobe he recorded this hip-hop/modern funk LP in 2009; this record shows just how ahead of the curve McDowell's sound is.

On his Influences he cites: "Everybody's beats. Azymuth, J Dilla, Count Bass D, MF DOOM. Minimal art. Tasty piano people like Vince Guaraldi and Bill Evans." Unique and timeless, this one is a must own!

Singles:

Single 1 (7/16/21) "Monsoon Soon"

“This was one of the first tracks I made with the DSI Mopho. It has a very thorough internal modulation matrix that lets you route the signals in a free and flexible way. After a little spliff / owner's manual session, I jumped in, got some poly-metered modulation on a rubbery sequence, and fell into the zone.”

Single 2 (7/30/21): "NewDawn"

“NewDawn is loose and slinky. I wanted to play with teasing the resolution here, there's one chord you really want to hear to wrap up the loop, but she is elusive, landing only a few choice times. digital clicks and chirps accompany the otherwise grounded textures.”

Single 3 (8/13/21) "Tooth"

“Voluntary and hardware-imposed sample rate reduction pervades, yielding big shimmering crunch on all the edges. Tooth has teeth, but the structure betrays its rough exterior, reminding us that Usedtobe is a goof at heart.”

For fans of:
J Dilla, Count Bass D, MF DOOM, Onra and Quetzal

credits

released August 20, 2021

Artist: Usedtobe
Title: “Usedtobe” CS
Catalog Number: IRS-075 Record Label: (iN)Sect Records Formats: LPonCS Genre: Hip-Hop/Beats Release Date: 8/20/21 
Artwork by: Usedtobe
Written and recorded by Chris McDowell
 Tracklisting:

1 A Man For
2 A Parade
3 Adios
4 Black Frost
5 Bumbolt
6 Burn Two
7 Circus
8 Crustaceynth
9 dontsayit
10 DX Crush Part 2
11 Dx Crush
12 “Elle” Deux
13 Fallcave
14 gmorning
15 In Your Water
16 Isaac Walks
17 iwanttoknow
18 Just Two
19 Kodes
20 Monsoon Soon
21 Moon Right
22 New Dawn
23 NextSummerInRio
24 Number One
25 Paul
26 RefrigeratorBisquits
27 Ruby
28 Sweet Cheeks
29 The Stuff
30 Thomas
31 Tooth
32 waitinon
33 WannaBeAround
34 When I Met You
35 yaycapital
36 Zato