So we have a hiphop album that hates everything that hiphop stands for. Fite was raised in a rural community along the border of pennsylvania and new jersey by parents who rai. In 2006, fite released a fulllength, webonly, free hip hop record, over the counter culture, which was a critique of modern culture of consumerism and greed. This album examines the relationship between hip hop, consumerism, and prolonged war. Next week, alternativehiphopcountry twanger tim fite will release his brand new album, fair aint fair anti. I downloaded the torrent of the album and researched the band. Night windows tim fite plans free album release of over the counter culture tim fite video for away from the snakes posted.
Over the counter culture over the counter culture 7. Its packed with crackling beats, wicked humor and did he just say that. The music on over the counter culture matched the message, representing a. However, the album was only available on october 31, 2007the day of halloween. One of the best records of the year cannot be found in stores. In 2006, fite released a fulllength, webonly, free hip hop record, over the counter culture, which was a critique of modern culture of. Fite independently released counter culture on his personal website.
Over the counter culture is his stab at the bloated and unintelligent hiphop culture and the consumerism it advocates. Talks on the lug and they all bonked out, all bonked out, all bonked out rocks in the mud and they all gunked out, all gunked out, all gunked out trucks in the bunk. Read about over the counter culture from tim fite s over the counter culture and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. At least until you realize many of his lyrics are about sexual frustration and being broke. In 2007, fite made over the counter culture, one of jim and gregs favorite albums of the year and released it for free. Like his previous release, over the counter culture, the album was made available at fite s website for free download. Tim fite over the counter culture my old kentucky blog.
From the start, fite has fretted about the impersonality of modern society. Tim fite over the counter culture lyrics and tracklist. Most likely to subvert the system the boston globe. The album was, again, made available on october 31, 2008, along with a second halloweenthemed album, dingdong ditch. Backspace w experimental dental school, fist fite portland, oregon. But, the artist explains that the subject matter of this album isnt. I ended up loving it and the artwork is really neat. Place your bets its all right here bacon and how good evening over the counterculture camoflage oh well hay man favorite rapper ive been shot im not scared of you in your haire take us out mase soup of the day external links amazon. Mokb fav, tim fite is back with a new album called over the counter culture. The shondells sudden rise to fame started in a dusty cut out record bin in. After that group went on an indefinite hiatus, fite signed to the anti records label and started releasing solo albums. Over the last couple years fite has been wowing critics with both his fulllength debut album, gone aint gone, and his freetothepublic, hiphop album, over the counter culture which was chock full of thoughtful wit and social commentary. Fite posted the entire 15song album as a free download on his website and via.
And brooklynite tim fite is contributing to the soundtrack of the uprising with his album over the counter culture, a notforprofit read. His past releases widely varied in style going between indie to alternative to country to hip hop. He received critical acclaim and won many new fans with a 2006 hiphop album entitled over the counter culture in which he criticized the modern. Now hes back with a new record called fair aint fair that hes releasing the oldfashioned way. Why i am calling on the federal trade commission to investigate facebook for violating antitrust laws. When jim and greg were in austin, tx for sxsw they met with music artist tim fite. Over the counter culture by tim fite released in 2007 via tim fite. Tim fite born timothy sullivan is an american musician, singersongwriter, and. Brooklynbased tim fite created one of the most talkedabout albums of 2007 by taking a novel approach to releasing a concept set about hiphop and the consumer culture giving it away for free. Jesse saul jesse saul most likely to subvert the system. Tim fite is an american singer, songwriter from new jersey living and working in brooklyn.
Tim fite will release his new album, over the counter culture, for free as a digital download tuesday. Since then, a torrent of reports has revealed that the cambridge analytica scandal was part of a. After that group went on an indefinite hiatus, fite signed to the anti records label. Released via his personal web site and available only as a free download, over the counter culture by new yorks hiphop folkie tim fite was one of the strongest releases of 2007 a worthy. We are all teenagers billy bragg, nick cave, man man on new free anti sampler. Listen free to tim fite over the counter culture place your bets, its all right here and.
Tim fite over the counter culture releases discogs. Over the counter culture tim fite similar allmusic. I received my promo copy yesterday of tim fites new album over the counter culture, which isnt all that much of an insiders get considering. Tim fite s newest album change of heart is also available for a free download. The first album i heard by him was over the counter culture and i loved it. Over the counterculture this song is by tim fite and appears on the album over the counter. Opinion the case for investigating facebook the new york times. Tim fite continues to rule now so more than ever because hes decided to give away his awesome second album over the counter culture for 100% free fite will release his new album.
Tim fite over the counter culture free album download. Fife is signed to anti, the record label currently responsible for releases from such stalwarts as tom waits, nick cave, neko case, and mavis staples. But its never tiresome, as many of his songs have a selfdeprecating charm, and hes known to get political from time to time see last years free download, the vicious over the counter culture. Tim fite reaps enormous praise for over the counter culture news. In 2006, fite released a fulllength, webonly, free hip hop record, over the counter culture, which was a critique of modern culture of consumerism.
Over the counterculture this song is by tim fite and appears on the album over the counter culture 2006. It emerged from relative obscurity, is packed to the brim with unrecognizable samples, and is a strange concoction of experimental spoken word and offkilter political polemics. Last tuesday, tim fite released over the counter culture exclusively on his web site. The title track lays fine waste to the modern day over the counter culture, but the best savaging comes when fite uses recent u. In 2006, fite released a fulllength, webonly, free hip hop record, over the counter culture, which was a critique of. The samples used throughout over the counter culture. It took a little getting used to as it was a different style definitely tim fite style, just a different tim fite, if that makes sense. His 2006 album, over the counter culture, was an anticonsumerism broadside that made several critics yearend. Tim fite s over the counter culture is both a critique and a celebration of hiphop. Hell be giving it away on his website and his myspace fite s hiphop stylings blend folk and rock samples of discarded songs of the past filled with lyrical satire of capitalism and commercialism. Features song lyrics for tim fite s over the counter culture album. The kings of nuthin over the counter culture duration. You may know rapperproducerfunnyguy tim fite as the voice of this.
627 1017 1480 786 802 1527 332 946 1186 1074 223 884 11 1279 1236 377 1413 1447 1098 403 148 390 1106 1047 863 1240 348 1227 43 871 817 341 1394 1481 1018 414 505 332 464 166 989 1229 301 462 1452 623 1079