square one

square one

Genres: calypso, Hip-Hop, soca, rap, hardcore

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About square one

There are at least 6 artists named "Square One": 1) Jazz quartet from Glasgow, UK. 2) Deep house producer from Manchester, UK. 3) Former hip hop group from Munich, Germany. 4) Soca band from Barbados. 5) Ska-Punk band from the Flint, MI area. 6) Pop-Rock band from Melbourne, Australia 7) Pop-punk/emo band from Belgium 1) Square One are an award-winning Glasgow-based quartet, known for their brand of heavy-hitting melodic jazz and energised live performances. Whilst their music blends folk-inspired lyricism with a gritty rock edge, it is an intelligent musical rapport that makes Square One much more than the sum of all these parts. BBC Radio Scotland has described them as ''A powerhouse of Scottish jazz talent'', while Radio 3's Julian Joseph remarked that Square One are ''A soulful and empathetic band with an irresistible charisma...they dominated the room from beat one". The group’s debut album 'In Motion' confirms that such commendations are justified. All the evidence required is contained in ten tunes, featuring articulate interplay and tremendous improvisational daring. This vibrant four-piece are the proud recipients of the Peter Whittingham Jazz Award administered by Help Musicians UK for emerging jazz artists. In October 2016, they released their debut album ‘In Motion’ to acclaim by critics and listeners alike, along with an international tour. In March 2018, Square One collaborated with virtuoso saxophonist Andy Middleton (USA), touring Scotland and recording an album, which will be released in Autumn 2018. has performed across the UK. Keep up with all the latest developments by following the band on Facebook and Twitter, or joining their mailing list. 2) Square One is the solo project from Manchester based producer Mark Wadsworth. Mark has been recording for Jimpster's Freerange Records since 2001. As of September 2007, he has released seven 12"s and two full length albums. 3) it consisted of producer iman, dj edward sissorhand and the two rappers rasul and gianni dolo. their album "walk of life" featured ag and party arty and is still one of the best albums with english language that ever came out of germany. rasul released two mixtapes during the last years and is set to release a new EP in the middle of 2010. 4) Barbados based soca band "Square One" became famous during the late 80s and 90s after Alison Hinds joined in 1986. The bands biggest hit song was "Faluma". They continued until 2004 when the group split up due to Alison's aspirations to make it on her own. 5 )Released a 7" on Enerject Records from Holly, MI. Enerject can still be found on Myspace. Members went on to form various other Flint locals. 6) Released a single album, Supersonic, in 2006. Can be found on MySpace. Band performs occasionally in small venues in the Melbourne Area. Guitarist Steve Janevski is the main writer for the band's songs and a guitarist in the more well known Australian power metal group, Black Majesty. 7) Appeared on some compilations, has an EP "The Long Drive Home" (Stick To The Core Records/June 2001) and split with Friday Star (Red Hair Records/2002). Later they changed the name to Silverene.

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