Bomb Zombies

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Bomb Zombies
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Alternative hip hop
Years active2009-present
Labels Hellfyre Club
Members Nobody
Nocando

Bomb Zombies is an American alternative hip hop duo based in Los Angeles, California. It consists of producer Nobody and rapper Nocando, who were both resident musicians of Low End Theory. [1]

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History

According to Blake Gillespie of Impose Magazine, Bomb Zombies formed in November 2009 in Japan after "DJ Nobody claimed he could produce radio rap as well as any Swizz Beatz, Scott Storch or Lil' Jon in the game" and "Nocando accepted the challenge with claims he could freestyle songs better than the rap dudes that have these hits ghost-written for them." [2] The duo released the debut EP, Sincerely Yours , on Hellfyre Club in November 2010. [3] It has received generally positive reviews from critics such as MTV Iggy , [4] Okayplayer , [5] and Potholes in My Blog. [6]

Style and influences

Terence Teh of Dazed Digital described the duo's style as "a slightly more salacious sonic invasion". [7] Jeff Weiss of Los Angeles Times said: "Stripping the intelligent out of the so-called Intelligent Dance Music subgenre of the late '90s, the pair bridge the gap between the contemporary L.A. underground and classic Miami bass -- two scenes mutually bonded by their love of heavy low end." [8]

Discography

EPs

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References

  1. Patric Fallon (October 20, 2010). "Nocando and Nobody Collaborate on Bomb Zombies". XLR8R. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  2. Blake Gillespie (October 27, 2010). "Bomb Zombies, "Bangz" + tour CD exclusive". Impose Magazine.
  3. Kristina Benson (November 19, 2010). "Interview: Bomb Zombies On Autotune, Smashing Pumpkins, Moms". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  4. Toksala (December 8, 2010). "Bomb Zombies - Sincereley Yours". MTV Iggy.
  5. Benjamin Watson (2010). "Bomb Zombies". Okayplayer.
  6. Fred Castano (November 27, 2010). "Album Review: Bomb Zombies - Sincerely Yours EP". Potholes in My Blog.
  7. Terence Teh (December 7, 2010). "Bomb Zombies". Dazed Digital.
  8. Jeff Weiss (November 11, 2010). "Nobody and Nocando become Bomb Zombies, go 'Over the Edge' in exclusive MP3". Los Angeles Times.