Chris McDowell; aka Solar Shield (Austin Boogie Crew) aka Very Rich (Growth In Decay); is now also known as Usedtobe,
His debut long-player consisting of Boom Bap 90s beats, modern funk sketches and soul flips clocking in at 36 songs and 50 minutes. At 32, he’s been making music for over half his life under different monikers; He also owns a synthesizer company called supersynthesis.com ; a musical instrument design and manufacturing firm based in Austin, TX, where he was born and raised. He plays drums, bass, guitar and is absolutely blessed on the keys.
For this record, the equipment he used:
"Yamaha DX7, DSI Mopho, Ensoniq Mirage, Ableton Live, the web at large"
For fans of:
J Dilla, Count Bass D, MF DOOM, Onra and Quetzal
A Man For
A Parade
Adios
Black Frost
Bumbolt
Burn Two
Circus
Crustaceynth
dontsayit
DX Crush Part 2
Dx Crush
“Elle” Deux
Fallcave
gmorning
In Your Water
Isaac Walks
iwanttoknow
Just Two
Kodes
Monsoon Soon
Moon Right
New Dawn
NextSummerInRio
Number One
Paul
RefrigeratorBisquits
Ruby
Sweet Cheeks
The Stuff
Thomas
Tooth
waitinon
WannaBeAround
When I Met You
yaycapital
Zato
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