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Deeply Connected :: The Vapor Caves Take A Look Back At ‘I Miss You’

Posted on January 22, 2019 | Leave a comment

The Vapor Caves (as BoomBaptist and Yadira Brown of Keeper are collectively known) have been on the rise the last few years, and 2019 promises to hold great things in store for them. In preparation for the new year, BoomBaptist decided to take a trip down memory lane and reminisce on the winter of 2015, when he sent Yadira Brown a collection of hip-hop beats as a Christmas present. Out of the 15 sent, Yadira chose three, and the first official collaboration between the artists that would later form The Vapor Caves was I Miss You, a very 1990s-esque hip-hop track where Yadira sings and rhymes about attraction and the process of letting your guard down to accept those feelings. As a present to all of us, the group decided to release the track for free, so definitely download it and share it around, as the next moves that The Vapor Caves have in store are big ones.

-chief

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Connected Spirits :: The Vapors Caves Emerge, Release ‘Who Are You?’

Posted on January 22, 2018 | Leave a comment

BoomBaptist and Yadira Brown are not strangers when it comes to combining forces. After a few one-off collaborations, and the work both have done with Keeper, I am sure I am not the only one happy to hear about The Vapor Caves coming into existence. The duo will most certainly be a formidable one on the scene, with Boom‘s skillful tracks providing the perfect foundation for Brown‘s soothing vocals and thought-provoking lyrics. If the first single, Who Are You?, is any indication of the group’s potential, then we’ve got plenty to look forward to in the years to come.

-chief

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Reflection Time :: Recognition Via An Invitation, Or OVRLD.COM’s Best Of 2016

Posted on December 31, 2016 | Leave a comment

The awesome guys and gals at OVRLD.com have always been wonderful and supportive people, and they have gone out of their way on numerous occasions to shine alight on the work of Chief and TheDoomsdayDevice. Earlier this month, however, Morgan gave me a compliment he may or may not have even realized he was giving me by inviting me to take part in OVRLD‘s spin on the end of year list, Our Austin Music Friends Picks For Best of 2016. While explicitly stating these were the music friends, one thing that the guys at the OVRLD blog have always hammered in to me is that they love my blog over here, and Morgan never lets me forget that I have built up quite a bit of blogging clout I may not even realize I have.

Cut to yesterday, when the article drops. There I am, top placement on the list, setting the tone for the entire article. Then I began to notice other folks reaffirming choices I made on my list, almost automatically. Then the props for the Butcher Bear and BoomBaptist collaboration video I did started rolling in. THEN the thank you’s begin to roll in via social media for the local choices I made. Yesterday was truly a gratifying day, and I owe it all to Morgan and the folks at OVRLD for finally allowing me to see what’s been in front of me the entire time.

-chief

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Tagged boombaptist, butcher bear, chief, morgan, our austin music friends picks for best of 2016, ovrld, the doomsday device

Esoteric Clerics :: ‘Barbaric Rhetoric’ Video Drops

Posted on July 22, 2016 | Leave a comment

When Butcher Bear reached out to me for a guest verse spot on This Is How The Game Gets You Played, I was honored. When I heard the final version of Barbaric Rhetoric, with BoomBaptist added on, I was blown away. Then, when Butcher Bear reached out to us for a Karan Kapoor directed video, I was very much excited. We shot it, shopped it, and I’m glad to say that it has now hit the digital airwaves. I could not be happier to share this video with everyone, and I’m looking forward to future collaborations with all of these guys.

-chief

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Tagged barbaric rhetoric, boombaptist, butcher bear, chief, karan kapoor, the doomsday device, this is how the game gets you played

Bigger Each Year :: Exploded Drawing SXSW Compilation 2015

Posted on March 15, 2015 | Leave a comment

There are TOO many people on this compilation to list, but trust me, every time that soundfounder and Butcher Bear get together to show the world what Exploded Drawing has in store for the year, it’s a hit. Throw in A Better Tomorrow handling the sonic polishing, and we’re in it to win it. I’m especially proud of this one, because I have a track on here from the upcoming instrumental release Slow Burnout, plus a collaboration from Butcher Bear‘s upcoming album with BoomBaptist. Dig it, share it, and support your local underground movement!

-chief

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Tagged a better tomorrow, boombaptist, butcher bear, chief, exploded drawing, exploded drawing sxsw compilation 2015, soundfounder, the doomsday device

Audio Pick Three :: New Music For You

Posted on September 19, 2012 | Leave a comment

You know the drill folks… new music from some of your favorite locals! Download, listen, share, and encourage others to do the same!

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Diggin’ In The DigiCrates :: BoomBaptist The Time Traveler

Posted on May 4, 2012 | Leave a comment

“This is a collection of beats created on my first MPC from 2005-2006. It is the second of a four-part series that progresses through time up until the release of my beat tape in 2009. It is also a thank you for the overwhelming support I have recieved up to this point.”
Thank you,
BoomBaptist

-chief

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Staking Claim To The Summer :: BoomBaptist’s New Video… “Trunkate”

Posted on April 8, 2012 | Leave a comment

BoomBaptist has been putting in mad work this year, and it’s looking like this is the summer that he becomes a household name. His two main projects seem to be 1) a series of retrospectives, chronicling the last near decade of his creation, which will lead to 2) the release of a new LP in August.

This video is the first single from that new project. Trunkate is a nice progression into a fuller sound… The head nod factor is definitely still in effect, as always, but now the sound has matured into a beautiful and complicated mix of elements. Grind Life Films put together another stellar video, and you have this nice look into BoomBaptist and his creative process:

-chief

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Back Down Memory Lane :: BoomBaptist Gets Retrospective

Posted on April 4, 2012 | Leave a comment

from the digital desk of BoomBaptist:

This is a collection of beats created on my first MPC from 2003-2005. It is the first of a four-part series that progresses through time up until the release of my beat tape in 2009. It is also a thank you for the overwhelming support I have recieved up to this point.
Thank you,
BoomBaptist

-chief

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SXSW Invasion :: Pawn Takes King 2012

Posted on March 2, 2012 | Leave a comment

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PAWN TAKES KING 2012 – Free Indie Hip-Hop and Beat Festival (SAT/3.17.12)

Pawn Shop Entertainment & 33 1/3 Clothing Company present the 2nd annual PAWN TAKES KING festival!!!

A FREE , ALL AGES festival featuring 2 stages full of the dopest in experimental hip-hop, beats, electronic, and more. Plus a big graffiti exhibition for your visual pleasure.

LIVE HIP-HOP STAGE:
Busdriver . Awol One & Factor . Ceschi . Dark Time Sunshine . Blue Sky Black Death with Nacho Picasso . The Locksmiths . Paranoid Castle . Grey Sky Appeal . Esh the Monolith . Brainbusters (MC Homeless & Joey Alpha) . Moe Pope . Ecid . Brzowski . PremRock & Willie Green . SelfSays . HW . Wide Eyes . Shane Hall . JE Double F . Greenlander . Icebox . Cainam . Who MI?

BEATS AND ELECTRONIC STAGE:
Zavala . Maker . Lazerbeak (Doomtree) . Edison . Void Pedal . Crushcon7 . Cozmos . Maintain . Trust . Taskam38 . pOSH . soundfounder . Ntropy . Lo Phi . Kinder . Jawa . MFKNRMX . BoomBaptist . Hobo D . 4th Wall . Kid Slyce . C More . Haris . Swindles

SOUND SYSTEM FOR THE BEAT STAGE PROVIDED BY MOVIN’ DECIBELS!!!

Plus special guests to be announced later!!!

The Metropolis:
Metropolis is a really cool apartment complex in the East Riverside neighborhood of Austin. They cater to musicians and artist types and provide a chill atmosphere for people to live, create, and party. The show is in the center of the complex, where there is a pool and volleyball court. The pool area has a stage and some BBQ pits as well. The 2nd stage will be on the other side of the building, in a roped off parking lot. The volleyball court becomes our graffiti exhibition area.

THE PEOPLE OF METROPOLIS ARE KIND ENOUGH TO LET US DO THIS, SO PLEASE RESPECT THE PROPERTY AND DO NOT VANDALIZE ANYTHING. NO GLASS CONTAINERS ALLOWED.

Brought to you with the help of these great people:

Pawn Shop Entertainment : 33 1/3 Clothing Company : Movin’ Decibels : Metropolis Apartments : Fake Four Inc. : Fieldwerk Recordings : Exploded Drawing : Applied Pressure : Milled Pavement Records

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