name | Buck 65 |
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background | solo_singer |
birth name | Richard Terfry |
birth date | March 04, 1972 |
origin | Mt. Uniacke, Nova Scotia, Canada |
instrument | Vocals, turntables |
genre | Alternative hip hopExperimental musicCountryBlues |
occupation | DJ, MC |
years active | 1993 to present |
label | No, Hand'Solo Records, anticon., Warner Music Canada, Strange Famous Records, Murderecords |
associated acts | Sebutones, Bike For Three!, Haltown Projex, 1200 Hobos, Len, Hip Club Groove |
website | http://www.buck65.com/ |
notable instruments | }} |
Richard Terfry (born March 4, 1972), who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian Alternative hip hop artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences.
Terfry is also a radio host, hosting the weekday Radio 2 Drive show on CBC Radio 2 since September 2, 2008. In addition, he once hosted a weekday program on CBC Radio 3's web radio station.
Using the moniker DJ Critical, he later hosted a hip-hop show on CKDU called The Bassment (later renamed The Treatment Program when he assumed the stage name Jesus Murphy), which aired for several years. This period overlapped with many of his non-major-label releases.
Recently Buck 65 has recorded an EP under the name of Dirk Thornton alongside Irishman DJ Flip, it was scheduled for release early 2007 but the date was not set.
The first release under Dirk Thornton was be a 7" single with the tracks "Yesterday's News" and "Catwalk".
He is also involved in an online collaboration with Greetings From Tuskan producer Joëlle Phuong Minh Lê, as Bike for Three!. Their album, More Heart Than Brains, was released on Anticon Records May 26, 2009.
After a brief break, Terfry returned reconstituted as Buck 65, releasing Language Arts on cassette and the 12" single Wildlife Trilogy, followed by Vertex, which included his popular song "The Centaur." He recorded Sebutonedef (released in 1996 by Funtrip Records) as a collaboration with fellow Halifax artist Sixtoo. Other releases by the duo, known as Sebutones, are Psoriasis and 50/50 Where It Counts. While still far from mainstream success, he received several odd jobs in Canada's entertainment industry, including making soundtrack music and providing narration for a TV commercial for NBA apparel, and song lyrics for the popular children's program Sesame Street. .
Man Overboard, originally released on the anticon. label, was a significant turning point in his career. The record, and the entire anticon. collective (of which Sixtoo was also a part), were considered hallmarks of a new avant-garde movement in underground hip hop. It was at this time that Buck met Cincinnati DJ Mr. Dibbs who inducted him into the 1200 Hobos, a loosely-knit hip-hop collective named for their proficiency in manipulating the Technics 1200 turntable.
Buck's most recent albums have gradually moved away from his original 'pure' hip-hop sound into territory influenced by folk, blues and electronica, with some even comparing elements of his sound to Tom Waits. Some of Buck 65's music is used on the Canadian show Trailer Park Boys, frequently in the character Julian's car. He gained additional recognition in 2006 when he appeared at the national Juno Awards with Pamela Anderson.
He was a host of CBC Radio 3's web radio in 2006 and 2007, and recently accepted daily hosting duties on CBC Radio 2's Radio 2 Drive beginning fall 2008.
In late 2008, Buck 65 released three one-track albums for free download. The three Dirtbike albums featured guest production and verses by, among others, Cadence Weapon, Emily Wells, D-Styles, Skratch Bastid, Serafina Steer, Jorun, Moka Only, Mia Clarke (of Electrelane) and Doseone. Dirtbike 1/3 signified a return to Buck 65's pre-Talkin' Honky Blues hip-hop roots that was expected in Situation; in Buck 65's own words "it's a lot like the original versions of [1997's] Vertex and [1999's] Man Overboard".
In 2009, Buck 65 Contributed a cover of "Blood Pt. 2" to the AIDS benefit album, Dark Was the Night, produced by the Red Hot Organization. Buck 65 formed Bike for Three! with Belgian producer Joëlle Phuong Minh Lê (of Greetings from Tuskan), releasing their debut album, More Heart Than Brains, on May 26, 2009. The album features "sharp lyrical details and storytelling" by Buck 65, combined with Phuong Minh Lê's production creating a "exquisite, shimmering landscape that rarely plays by the rules."
Note: All "Language Arts" records prior to his major label signing were remastered and re-released with new artwork in 2002 by Warner Music.
Dirty Work (2006), self-released digital EP
! Year | ! Single | ! Album |
1994 | "Stolen Bass" | |
1996 | "Sebutone Def" | |
1998 | "The Wildlife" | Weirdo Magnet |
1999 | "The Centaur" | Vertex |
2003 | "Wicked & Weird" | |
"463" | ||
"Sore" | ||
2005 | "Devil's Eyes" | Secret House Against the World |
2007 | "Way Back When" | |
2008 | "Dang" |
Category:1972 births Category:Canadian rappers Category:Canadian people of Scottish descent Category:Juno Award winners Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Nova Scotia Category:People from Hants County, Nova Scotia Category:Murderecords artists
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