I downloaded the torrent of the album and researched the band. The kings of nuthin over the counter culture duration. Tim fite s over the counter culture is both a critique and a celebration of hiphop. Over the last couple years fite has been wowing critics with both his fulllength debut album, gone aint gone, and his freetothepublic, hiphop album, over the counter culture which was chock full of thoughtful wit and social commentary. Backspace w experimental dental school, fist fite portland, oregon. Like his previous release, over the counter culture, the album was made available at fite s website for free download. After that group went on an indefinite hiatus, fite signed to the anti records label and started releasing solo albums.
In 2006, fite released a fulllength, webonly, free hip hop record, over the counter culture, which was a critique of modern culture of. So we have a hiphop album that hates everything that hiphop stands for. Tim fite is an american singer, songwriter from new jersey living and working in brooklyn. It emerged from relative obscurity, is packed to the brim with unrecognizable samples, and is a strange concoction of experimental spoken word and offkilter political polemics. The first album i heard by him was over the counter culture and i loved it.
At least until you realize many of his lyrics are about sexual frustration and being broke. Over the counter culture over the counter culture 7. The samples used throughout over the counter culture. Fife is signed to anti, the record label currently responsible for releases from such stalwarts as tom waits, nick cave, neko case, and mavis staples. In 2007, fite made over the counter culture, one of jim and gregs favorite albums of the year and released it for free. This album examines the relationship between hip hop, consumerism, and prolonged war.
The album was, again, made available on october 31, 2008, along with a second halloweenthemed album, dingdong ditch. Over the counter culture is his stab at the bloated and unintelligent hiphop culture and the consumerism it advocates. I received my promo copy yesterday of tim fites new album over the counter culture, which isnt all that much of an insiders get considering. Over the counter culture by tim fite released in 2007 via tim fite. Tim fite over the counter culture free album download. However, the album was only available on october 31, 2007the day of halloween. Features song lyrics for tim fite s over the counter culture album. Next week, alternativehiphopcountry twanger tim fite will release his brand new album, fair aint fair anti. Listen free to tim fite over the counter culture place your bets, its all right here and.
When jim and greg were in austin, tx for sxsw they met with music artist tim fite. Over the counter culture tim fite similar allmusic. He received critical acclaim and won many new fans with a 2006 hiphop album entitled over the counter culture in which he criticized the modern. Night windows tim fite plans free album release of over the counter culture tim fite video for away from the snakes posted. Since then, a torrent of reports has revealed that the cambridge analytica scandal was part of a. Place your bets its all right here bacon and how good evening over the counterculture camoflage oh well hay man favorite rapper ive been shot im not scared of you in your haire take us out mase soup of the day external links amazon. Fite independently released counter culture on his personal website. One of the best records of the year cannot be found in stores. Now hes back with a new record called fair aint fair that hes releasing the oldfashioned way. Why i am calling on the federal trade commission to investigate facebook for violating antitrust laws. Fite was raised in a rural community along the border of pennsylvania and new jersey by parents who rai.
Tim fite over the counter culture lyrics and tracklist. Brooklynbased tim fite created one of the most talkedabout albums of 2007 by taking a novel approach to releasing a concept set about hiphop and the consumer culture giving it away for free. But, the artist explains that the subject matter of this album isnt. Mokb fav, tim fite is back with a new album called over the counter culture.
Its packed with crackling beats, wicked humor and did he just say that. But its never tiresome, as many of his songs have a selfdeprecating charm, and hes known to get political from time to time see last years free download, the vicious over the counter culture. Tim fite continues to rule now so more than ever because hes decided to give away his awesome second album over the counter culture for 100% free fite will release his new album. Last tuesday, tim fite released over the counter culture exclusively on his web site. Tim fite over the counter culture releases discogs. You may know rapperproducerfunnyguy tim fite as the voice of this. In 2006, fite released a fulllength, webonly, free hip hop record, over the counter culture, which was a critique of. His past releases widely varied in style going between indie to alternative to country to hip hop. Opinion the case for investigating facebook the new york times. Tim fite reaps enormous praise for over the counter culture news. Jesse saul jesse saul most likely to subvert the system. The shondells sudden rise to fame started in a dusty cut out record bin in.
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We are all teenagers billy bragg, nick cave, man man on new free anti sampler. The title track lays fine waste to the modern day over the counter culture, but the best savaging comes when fite uses recent u. After that group went on an indefinite hiatus, fite signed to the anti records label. Tim fite born timothy sullivan is an american musician, singersongwriter, and. And brooklynite tim fite is contributing to the soundtrack of the uprising with his album over the counter culture, a notforprofit read. The music on over the counter culture matched the message, representing a. In 2006, fite released a fulllength, webonly, free hip hop record, over the counter culture, which was a critique of modern culture of consumerism and greed. Over the counterculture this song is by tim fite and appears on the album over the counter culture 2006. I ended up loving it and the artwork is really neat. Tim fite s newest album change of heart is also available for a free download. Released via his personal web site and available only as a free download, over the counter culture by new yorks hiphop folkie tim fite was one of the strongest releases of 2007 a worthy. Hell be giving it away on his website and his myspace fite s hiphop stylings blend folk and rock samples of discarded songs of the past filled with lyrical satire of capitalism and commercialism. His 2006 album, over the counter culture, was an anticonsumerism broadside that made several critics yearend.
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