Meanest Man Contest | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Francisco, California Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Hip hop Electronica |
| Years active | 2002 - Present |
| Labels | Sneakmove Gold Robot Records Plug Research RCRD LBL |
| Members | Eriksolo (Eric Steuer) Quarterbar (Noah Blumberg) |
| Website | Official Website |
Meanest Man Contest is a hip hop and electronic music duo based in San Francisco, California. The members are Quarterbar (Noah Blumberg) and Eriksolo (Eric Steuer).
As college roommates, Noah Blumberg and Eric Steuer started making lo-fi rap songs on a 4-track, then recruited friends to create the Santa Barbara hip-hop crew mic.edu.[1][2][3] The duo formed Meanest Man Contest after a move upstate to Oakland, where they searched through stacks of flea market records looking for samples. From this effort came a series of short tracks that would form MMC's collage-like first single, Contaminated Dance Step. MMC's first LP, Merit, included jazz samples and live guitar.[4][5][6] More recently, the duo has expanded its musical approach with releases like the off-kilter pop EP Some People, the electro-tinged single Throwing Away Broken Electronics,[7] and the hip-hop releases Split[8][9] and Partially Smart.[10] In 2013 the group released Everything Worth Mentioning.[11][12]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Merit | Plug Research |
| 2013 | Everything Worth Mentioning | Gold Robot Records |
EPs
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Split (split CD with Languis) | Sneakmove |
| 2007 | Some People (digital only) | Plug Research |
| 2008 | Partially Smart (digital only) | RCRD LBL |
| 2008 | We Blame You (digital only) | Gold Robot Records |
Singles
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Contaminated Dance Step" | Weapon-Shaped |
| 2004 | "I Was Only Kidding" (split 7-inch with The Jim Yoshii Pile-Up) | Weapon-Shaped |
| 2007 | "Throwing Away Broken Electronics" | Gold Robot Records |
Compilations
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 45 seconds of: | simballrec |
| 2007 | Incite 50 | XLR8R |
| 2007 | Sneakmove Minicomp 2 | Sneakmove |
| 2009 | Designed Entropy 1 | Gold Robot Records |
| 2009 | Leaders | Briefcase Rockers |
References
- ↑ Vladimir Bogdanov (2003). All Music Guide to Hip-hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-hop. Backbeat Books. pp. 316–. ISBN 978-0-87930-759-2.
- ↑ DJ Fisher. "mic.edu interview". Urban Smarts.
- ↑ Luke Muyskens (2011-07-06). "Eric Steuer". UGSMAG.
- ↑ Jascha Hoffman (2003-04-24). "Meanest Man Contest: Merit". Pitchfork.
- ↑ The Milk Factory - Reviews - Merit Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ East Bay Express - CD Reviews
- ↑ Blake Gillespie (2013-10-17). "Meanest Man Contest discuss re-recording "Throwing Away Broken Electronics"". Impose Magazine.
- ↑ Dominic Umile (2007-04-05). "Meanest Man Contest/Languis". Phoenix New Times.
- ↑ "RCRD LBL: Meanest Man Contest". Archived from the original on November 10, 2011. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ↑ Chris Martins (2010-01-18). "Watch: Meanest Man Contest, "Partially Smart"". LA Weekly.
- ↑ Renato Pagnani (2013-09-10). "Meanest Man Contest: "In the Dark"". Pitchfork.
- ↑ Kathleen Richards (2013-11-06). "Hip Hop's Gloomy Sons". East Bay Express.