Samiyam

Not to be confused with Samiyan (disambiguation).

Samiyam
Birth name	Sam Baker
Born	Ann Arbor, Michigan [1]
Origin	Los Angeles, California
Genres	Hip hop
Instruments	Sampler turntable drum machine synthesizer
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Brainfeeder Hyperdub Poo-Bah Stones Throw Leaving
Website	www.stonesthrow.com/artist/samiyam/

Sam Baker, better known by his stage name Samiyam, is an American hip hop producer based in Los Angeles, California. ^[2]

Life and career

Samiyam released the Return EP on Hyperdub in 2008. ^[3] He also released Rap Beats Vol. 1 in the same year. ^[4]

His official debut album, Sam Baker's Album , was released on Brainfeeder in 2011. ^[5] He returned with the album, Wish You Were Here, in 2013. ^[6]

In 2015, his collaborative track with Earl Sweatshirt and Budgie, titled "Quest/Power", was uploaded to SoundCloud. ^[7] In 2016, he released the album, Animals Have Feelings, which featured guest appearances from the likes of Earl Sweatshirt, Action Bronson, and Jeremiah Jae. ^[8]

Discography

Albums

• Rap Beats Vol. 1 (2008)
• Sam Baker's Album (2011)
• Wish You Were Here (2013)
• Animals Have Feelings (2016)
• Pizza Party (2017) ^[9]
• I Got Sh*t to Do (2019)
• one on each planet (2019)
• reflectionz (2019)

EPs

• Return (2008)
• Man vs. Machine (2009)
• Los Angeles 3/10 (2010) (split with Ras G)

Productions

• Daedelus - "Make It So (Samiyam Remix)" (2008)
• Flying Lotus - "RobertaFlack" from Los Angeles (2008)
• Flying Lotus - "Grapesicles (Samiyam Remix)" from L.A. EP 2 X 3 (2008)
• Exile - "Population Control (Samiyam Remix)" from Radio AM/FM (2010)
• Blu - "NotU.mov" (2010)
• Blu - "Everybody Nose", "Soupa", and "Jazmine" from York (2011)
• Pharoahe Monch - "Haile Selassie Karate" from W.A.R. (We Are Renegades) (2011)
• Shigeto - "And We Gonna (Samiyam Chopsticks Remix)" from Shigeto Presents: Full Circle Remixes (2011)
• Captain Murphy - "Drive Thru" from Duality (2012)
• The Gaslamp Killer - "Peasants, Cripples & Retards" from Breakthrough (2012)
• Earl Sweatshirt - "20 Wave Caps" from Doris (2013)
• Joey Badass - "O.C.B." from B4.Da.$$ (2015)
• Earl Sweatshirt - "Quest/Power" (2015)
• Cohen - "E Efshar" from Rap (2015)
• Evidence - "To Make a Long Story Longer" (feat. Jonwayne) from Weather or Not (2018)
• Action Bronson - "Splash" from Only For Dolphins (2020)
• Earl Sweatshirt - "Lobby (int)" from Sick! (2022)
• Danny Brown - "Celibate" from Quaranta (2023)

References

1. Joyce, Colin (August 5, 2011). "Album Review: Samiyam – Sam Baker's Album". Beats Per Minute .
2. Ellison, Kyle (August 10, 2011). "Champion Sound #2: Feat. Samiyam". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
3. Power, Chris (June 23, 2011). "BBC - Music - Review of Samiyam - Sam Baker's Album". BBC .
4. Fitzmaurice, Larry (July 20, 2011). "Samiyam: Sam Baker's Album". Pitchfork Media .
5. Martin-McCormick, Daniel (July 27, 2011). "Samiyam - Sam Baker's Album". Dusted Magazine.
6. Fallon, Patric (October 2, 2013). "Samiyam Drops New Cassette via Stones Throw/Leaving Records". XLR8R .
7. Hudson, Alex (February 14, 2015). "Earl Sweatshirt: "Quest/Power" (ft. Budgie & Samiyam)". Exclaim! .
8. Pearl, Max (February 18, 2016). "Samiyam debuts on Stones Throw with new LP, Animals Have Feelings". Resident Advisor .
9. Weinstein, Max (September 24, 2017). "Samiyam Is Dropping a New Album Next Month". XXL . Retrieved September 25, 2017.

External links

• Samiyam on Alpha Pup Records
• Samiyam discography at Discogs