Capturing the dizzying buzz of the road and the excitement of nightly shows with horns, claps, and raps, “Turntables in the Van” cranks up the boom bap and takes us along for the ride. Inspired in part after witnessing Fugazi’s tour van washing machine routine and realizing the need to tour smartly, especially when traversing Canada’s vast landscape. Epic and Deadly Stare cram the band into the van to bring their music to the people. What is a band without turntables, anyway?
Written and performed by Epic
Produced and mixed by Deadly Stare
Mastered by W.C. Spicer
Artwork by Shauna Doris
About Epic
Epic is a middle-aged rapper from Canada’s prairie region. Best known for his off-kilter folk rap delivery that earned him a lot of attention during the early-2000s blog era when he was one of the first Western Canadian rappers to tour internationally in Europe and the United States. After a 14-year hiatus, he quit his day job and started making music again, returning to form as one of the most unique and interesting rappers you will hear.
Deadly Stare
Deadly Stare is the musical alter ego of Montreal-based producer/composer Scott Da Ros. Producing and mixing since 2003, he has continued to create meticulously crafted, slightly experimental music with roots in Hip Hop. Collaborating with an international array of rappers and musicians over the years, the focus of his work is his main musical projects: Deadly Stare, Triune Gods and Scott Da Ros. He has operated the independent label Endemik Music, started in Halifax, NS, since 2001.
