Texta

Austrian hip-hop group Texta were shaped in Linz in Top Austria in 1993. The group includes five people: MCs Turn (Philipp Kroll), Huckey (Harald Renner), Laima (Klaus Laimer, also acknowledged as Dalai Laima), Skero (Martin Skerwald), and DJ Dan (Daniel Reisinger, occasionally acknowledged as DJ Dan da Man). All of the rappers donate to the (German-language) lyrics, with Turn usually offering the beats. Normally, the group’s music can be affected by American hip-hop works, but Texta possess garnered a significant fan base provided their Top Austrian dialect raps, their D.We.Con. attitude, and their social sensibilities that don’t try to cloak the actual fact they are Austrian, but instead stress it. They released their 1st vinyl fabric EP, Geschmeidig, in 1995, accompanied by a 12″ solitary in 1996: “Sei Lieb zu Mir/Da Fresh Shit,” both released on Ducksquad Information. The group performed numerous concert events afterwards (included in this displays with Fettes Brot, Substantial Töne, as well as House of Discomfort) and arrived tracks on many compilations. Texta’s debut record, Gediegen, premiered in Dec 1997, accompanied by a thorough tour through Germany as well as Blumentopf and Total Chaos. An instrumental edition of the record, Geschwiegen, premiered in 1998, and was actually bought from Japan and america. Another 12″ solitary, “Fragestude,” found its way to 1999, as do their second recording Gegenüber, which includes offered over 15,000 copies. Once again, the group released an instrumental edition of the recording, under the name Vis-? -Vis. A fresh EP known as Sprachbarrieren was released in 2000, as well as the group was nominated for an Amadeus Honor in 2001. Another EP, Kaleidoskop, adopted, and by the discharge of their third recording, Blickwinkel, in January 2002, the group’s recognition had reached fresh levels: the recording moved into the Austrian Best 40, and Austrian radio train station FM4 performed the solitary “Wer?” on weighty rotation. The follow-up recording So Oder Therefore premiered in 2004, also getting into the very best 40 and remaining there for five consecutive weeks. Texta also began an archive label of their personal, Tonträger Information (actually: Records Information), by which they possess released albums by regional hip-hop newcomers, included in this Rückgrat, Brotlose Kunst, and Kayo & Phekt. In 2006, Texta began a side task known as Die Unsichtbaren (The Invisibles), a cooperation with many of their protégés, and an recording known as Schwarze Erde premiered. Paroli, Texta’s 5th recording, adopted in 2007.