OK. OK.

I'm posting this in General Discussion because this really is something I think General Discussion is best at doing, and because essentially Sah Ril (aka SirSycho) is a GD orger.


Anyways,
As you guys know he makes music and is quite good at it.


Well,
NPR is doing a contest called "50 great voices in America" and ANYBODY can be submitted, in an email with reasons why you like this person's voice--what they have to say, what it means to you, or what it represents, etc. etc.


Anybody wanna help me see if we can get this kid on the radio?

talk@npr.org is their email address, the subject line needs to be "50 great voices"


If anyone can list ideas for what to place in the email, that would be cool.


Let's see if we can get one of our own some of the exposure he deserves.

I know yall think I'm being naive, but I also know some of yall are uber cool.

Phenomenal idea, Dan! He won't know what to say when he sees this

sammij said:

I'm looking for help with wording or ideas

I think if enough of us send emails in, he could get airplay.



I'd love to see a success story for once. I hate the news lately.

Imago said:

You're absolutely right

So are we working on one giant email? Or are we all doing solo efforts (which I believe would make more of an impact)?
I'm starting an e-mail right now, I'll post it here when I'm done, to add to the idea pool

Just some facts about NPR radio.


They actually reach more listeners than Fox News, CNN, and all MSNBC.

sammij said:

I think solo efforts is best.

But that placing our thoughs here on this thread is good cause alot of us get...nervous when trying to be creative.

Imago said:

Why don't you try writing it as if you were writing it to us, the org? I mean, you'd of course have to edit out mentions of buttsecks and bumplay - and the ubiquitous ky jelly tube, but you certainly do have a way with words when you're into it

Should we include links and such?

sammij said:

I will.
NPR tends to play sound bites when they present musical performers.

I'm going to find a way to compare the rap where he repeats "I go bang, bang" to Nitzer Ebb's "Join in the Chant" as they have a similar cadence to them.

It is to hip hop what Join in the Chant was to neo-industrial dance music.

I know I know. It's melodramatic, but I'm good at that shit.

he's going to love this! You're awesome, Dan

Great idea, Dan.
Done.

Dear NPR,
In a world filled with generic, over-sampled and re-hashed "music", I'd like to nominate SAH.RIL as one of the 50 Great Voices in America.
Fresh, experimental, trippy, funky, beautiful and just plain good music.
Please Please Please check him out:
http://sahboog.wordpress....-ass-well/

Sincerely,
John G.

johnart said:

sammij said:

I just purchased the full release of his EP. I've been painting to it today.
He really should be heard.

johnart said:

isn't it amazing?!

I'm afraid my email might be too... much.
I'm not writing too much but... still

sammij said:

I said:

sammij said:

sammij said:

can I just do one of these



that is very beautiful Sammi

sammij said:

oh really?

bboy87 said:

Here's my first draft:





One of the cruel tricks of aging, aside from the expanding waistline, renegade strand of unwanted body hair, and increasing fear of mirrors in my home, is that my honeymoon with music has long ago been forgotten. Life gets in the way. Gone are the endless days of lying on the floor alone or with close friends and spinning an album ad nauseum. In its place, an endless array of political podcasts and various historical audiobooks that end up being nothing but a murmur in the background as I go about my daily business of my new grownup life.
But every so often a voice comes around that wakes me up out of my lethargic daydream and reminds me that’s it’s ok to stop for a minute and enjoy myself. A young, up and coming artist, Sah Ril, is such an artist. Combining elements of electro, hip hop, and soul (not to mention everything you can throw at you but the kitchen sink), Sah Ril’s music transcends not only genre, but generation.
I have always had an uneasy relationship with hip hop music. Not fully understanding its motivations, execution, and appeal, hip hop was little more than music that was sometimes fun to “bounce” to in a nightclub, which nearing 40 years of age, isn’t exactly something that I experience too often. But, there is no doubt that when we examine the full spectrum of what is uniquely American, hip hop cannot be ignored. Sah Ril is a benefactor of generations of rappers before him of course, but more importantly, he’s a benefactor of a generation that isn’t limited to ‘borders’ between genres. To this talented young man, hip hop is expansive, vibrant, and as inclusive as some find it divisive.
An example of the breath of his influences is “I Go Bang (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq_Tw9W6p-Q )”, a track that has a repetitious chorus floating over an electronic soundscape that reminds me a lot of tracks that some of my favorite neo-industrial bands from the 80’s and 90’s like Nitzer Eb and Front242 used to release. It’s a track as comfortable with its feet in the electro/techno pool as it is in hip hop. Track by track, this artist jumps around almost in a schizophrenic manner challenging my old prejudices with what I’ve always viewed as urban, niche, music. He’s an artist that satisfies both my need for music to be somewhat challenging, but never so avant guarde that it loses any pop appeal—I am afterall too old and too impatient to sit through hours of self-absorbed art statements to appreciate a work’s more esoteric aspects. I need it to be interesting and entertaining at the same time—Sah Ril does both effortlessly.
So there it is. Here I am. A man, nearing 40 years of age, reinvigorated by a young hip hop artist who wasn’t even born when I heard my first hip hop songs. Sometimes, we learn a lot about ourselves from those darned kids. They are, afterall, the most promising voice America has.

Imago said:

looking for "help and ideas" my ass!

That was great Dan!

sammij said:

I swear to god, if this bitch doesn't give me back stage passes when he blows up, I'm going to photoshop his ass to hell and back on sahril.org

Imago said:

I'm sure he'd love to take all his orger friends with him

i sent the link to this thread out to some orgers on facebook - so hopefully we'll have a good few emails sent in soon

Made a few small changes:


One of the cruel tricks of aging, aside from the expanding waistline, renegade strand of unwanted body hair, and increasing fear of mirrors in my home, is that my honeymoon with music has long ago been forgotten. Life gets in the way. Gone are the endless days of lying on the floor alone or with close friends and spinning an album ad nauseum. In its place, an endless array of political podcasts and various historical audiobooks that end up being nothing but a murmur in the background as I go about my daily business of my new grownup life.

But every so often a voice comes around that wakes me up out of my lethargic daydream and reminds me that’s it’s ok to stop for a minute and enjoy myself. A young, up and coming artist, Sah Ril, is such an artist. Combining elements of electro, hip hop, and soul (not to mention everything you can throw at you but the kitchen sink), Sah Ril’s music transcends not only genre, but generation.

I have always had an uneasy relationship with hip hop music. Not fully understanding its motivations, execution, and appeal, hip hop was little more than music that was sometimes fun to “bounce” to in a nightclub, which nearing 40 years of age, isn’t exactly something that I experience too often. But, there is no doubt that when we examine the full spectrum of what is uniquely American, hip hop cannot be ignored. Sah Ril is a benefactor of generations of rappers before him of course, but more importantly, he’s a benefactor of a generation that isn’t limited to ‘borders’ between genres. To this talented young man, hip hop is expansive, vibrant, and as inclusive as some find it divisive.

An example of the breath of his influences is “I Go Bang ( http://www.youtube.com/wa...q_Tw9W6p-Q )”, a track that has a repetitious chorus floating over an electronic soundscape that reminds me a lot of songs that my favorite neo-industrial bands from the 80’s and 90’s ( like Nitzer Eb and Front242) recorded. It’s a single as comfortable with its feet in the electro/techno pool as it is in hip hop. Track by track, this artist jumps around almost in a schizophrenic manner challenging my old prejudices of what I’ve always viewed as urban, niche, music. He’s an artist that satisfies my need for music to be somewhat challenging, yet never so avant guarde that it loses any hope of pop appeal—I am , afterall, too old and too impatient to sit through hours of self-absorbed artistic statements for the soul purpose of appreciating a work’s more esoteric aspects. I need music to be interesting and entertaining at the same time—Sah Ril does both effortlessly.

So there it is. And, here I am. A man, nearing 40 years of age, reinvigorated by a young hip hop artist who wasn’t even born when I heard my first hip hop songs. Sometimes, we learn a lot about ourselves from those darned kids when we stop and listen. They are, afterall, the most promising voice America has.


--Daniel O.




Sent it off, and attached links

love it!

I just read on the site that we're to send emails to GreatVoices@npr.org....?


a sentence?!

I'm going to re-send mine to that address too, just for good measure..
[Edited 10/15/09 13:26pm]

sammij said:

I'll do the same.


I got mine from the radio. Perhaps they misquoted.

Either way it doesn't hurt to do both.

i thought there was nudity in here