Sonic Sum

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Sonic Sum
Origin The Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Genres Hip hop
Years active1998–2004
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Sonic Sum is an American hip hop group based in Bronx, New York. [1] It consists of Rob Sonic, Fred Ones, Eric M.O., and Preservation. [2] The group was described by CMJ New Music Monthly as "hip-hop's Radiohead". [3]

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In 1999, Sonic Sum released the first studio album, The Sanity Annex, on Ozone Music. [4] It has received critical acclaim worldwide. [5] XLR8R called it "one of the most criminally slept-on albums of the indie hip-hop boom". [6] In 2002, the group released the second studio album, Films, exclusively in Japan. [7] It was released in the US in 2004 and released on Definitive Jux in 2008. [8]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Singles

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References

  1. ↑ Coleman, Brian (November 1999). "Sonic Sum - The Sanity Annex". CMJ New Music Monthly : 67.
  2. ↑ Macgregor, Jody. "Films - Sonic Sum". AllMusic . Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ Relic, Peter (October 2000). "Radiohead + Rap = Sonic Sum?". CMJ New Music Monthly : 10.
  4. ↑ Hart, Ron (May 22, 2000). "Sonic Sum - The Sanity Annex". CMJ New Music Report : 27.
  5. ↑ Cordor, Cyril. "Sonic Sum - Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ Herman, Max (April 29, 2008). "Sonic Sum: Films". XLR8R . Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ McGarvey, Evan (May 8, 2008). "Sonic Sum: Films". Pitchfork . Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ Mouallem, Omar (April 2008). "Sonic Sum - Films". Exclaim! . Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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