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Beans

Real Name:Robert Stewart
Profile:"Style is looking at fashion and ignoring it" -BEANS

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the wonderful world of BEANS, aka Mr. Ballbeam. Hip-hop rebel. Wordsmith extraordinaire. Sonic architect. Fashion renegade. Published poet. Culture star.

Raised in White Plains, NY and first picked up on in the mid-90's as part of the mythic Brooklyn Boom Poetic collective and the word began to spread. Having achieved his widest acclaim as one-third of the legendary NYC progressive rap crew, Anti Pop Consortium, BEANS continues his grand experiments in music and life with the release of his debut solo album, Tomorrow Right Now, out on Warp Records in March of 2003.

With lyrical virtuosity, vanguard production that straight bangs, and one of the most unique and remarkable live performances around, BEANS harkens back to the glory days when all it seemed to take was real talent, real passion and the desire to actually be real and simply shine.

Having shared stages and toured with everyone from Radiohead to Vernon Reid, Pharoahe Monch to Aesop Rock, DJ Shadow to Cannibal Ox, Attica Blues to Terranova, plus a summer on Lollapalooza and DJ gigs with Missy Elliott and Gwyneth Paltrow, BEANS has displayed his multitudinous skills and the response has been astounding. Having first made a solo imprint with "Nude Paper", his 12-inch release on Mo'Wax in 2000, BEANS gave us a taste of things to come.

With his new record, he makes good on all the promises, delivering songs that stay in the brain and lock you into humming til the day runs out. With the infectious steel drums of "Phreek the Beet", the lo-fi electro-dub of "Hot Venom", or the winding loop-to-loop flutes of "Mutescreamer". All this seems destined to redefine the word "fresh".

Collaborations include Bill Laswell, Pharoahe Monch, Prefuse 73, Vernon Reid, Funkstorung, Mike Ladd, Arto Lindsay, New Flesh for Old, Techno Animal, Matthew Shipp, DJ Spooky, Terranova, Aceyalone, and DJ Shadow.
URLs:http://www.adoredandexploited.com/
http://www.warprecords.com/beans/
In Groups:Antipop Consortium
Name Variations: All | Beans | Beans (Antipop Consortium) | Beans From The Anti Pop Consortium | MC Beans
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Releases:
Nude Paper / Star Killer ◄ (2 versions)   Mo Wax ... 2000
Mutescreamer (7")   Warp Records 2003
Now Soon Someday ◄ (3 versions)   Warp Records 2003
Tomorrow Right Now (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Warp Records ... 2003
Down By Law (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Warp Records 2004
Shock City Maverick (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Warp Records 2004
Only (CD)   Thirsty Ear 2006
Thorns (CDr, Pre)   Adored And Exploited Records 2008
Remixes:
Walk The Line ◄ (2 versions) Walk The Line (To Be C... Studio !K7 2003
Production:
#01 SPEX-CD (CD) Nude Paper Spex Magazine 2000
Tragic Epilogue (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   75 Ark 2000
The Ends Against The Middle (EP) ◄ (3 versions) Vector Warp Records 2001
Arrhythmia (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Warp Records ... 2002
Juice CD Volume 28 (CD) Toast Juice Magazin 2003
Juice CD Volume 31 (CD) A Knot In Your Bop Juice Magazin 2003
Future Sound Of Hip Hop (CD) Shards Of Glass Wagram 2005
Toxic (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Dystopian Disco Force Because Music 2005
Appears On:
Mistaken Identity (Album) ◄ (2 versions) CP Time, Signed Fictit... 550 Music 1996
Easy Listening 4 Armageddon (Album) ◄ (3 versions) The Post Apocalypse Or... Scratchie Records 1997
Chocolate Art EP (12")   Earth Connection 1998
DJ-Kicks (CD) Disorientation Studio !K7 1998
Orators Of Advanced Thought (CD)   Ozone Music 1998
Rise (CD, Album) He Be The Poetry, Micr... Arthrob 1998
Rise (2xLP) He Be The Poetry, Micr... Arthrob 1998
The Curse Of The Golden Vampire (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Substance X Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) 1998
You've Got The Fucking Power (CD) Substance X Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR) 1998
Deltron 3030 (Album) ◄ (4 versions) St. Catherine St. 75 Ark ... 2000
Gun Hill Road (CD) Quarterback Theme Big Dada Recordings 2000
Gun Hill Road (2xLP) Quarterback Theme Big Dada Recordings 2000
The Art Of War: Who Dares Wins (2xCD, Comp) Star Killer Toy's Factory 2000
Tragic Epilogue (CD, Album, Dig) Lift 75 Ark 2000
What Am I? (EP) ◄ (2 versions) What Am I? (Original) 75 Ark 2000
The Brotherhood Of The Bomb (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Glass Prism Enclosure Matador 2001
The Ends Against The Middle (EP) ◄ (2 versions) Dystopian Disco Force Warp Records 2001
Viceversa. CD (CD, Comp) Salt Studio !K7, Studio !K7 2001
Deadly Wiz Da Disko (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Soopaglitcher Studio !K7 2002
Ghostlawns (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   Warp Records 2002
Lie Low (CD, Maxi) Move Slow Big Dada Recordings 2002
Understanding ◄ (2 versions) Move Slow Big Dada Recordings 2002
Cold As Hell ◄ (2 versions) Cold As Hell (Original... Chocolate Industries 2004
Spacesettings (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Jaw Modulation ~scape ... 2004
Version Born (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Vice Vanity Palm Beats 2004
Additional Productions Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Nite Eats Day (Money Mix) Ghostly International 2005
Breakbeat Science Exercise.05 (CD) I Am Metal (Vocal Mix) Breakbeat Science Recordings 2005
Breakupdown ◄ (2 versions) Cold As Hell Chocolate Industries 2005
Dabrye - Additional Productions Vol. 1 (12") Nite Eats Day (Money Mix) Ghostly International 2005
I Am Metal (12")   Offshore Recordings 2005
New Thunder / B About It (12") New Thunder Compost Records 2005
Surrounded By Silence (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Morale Crusher Warp Records ... 2005
Top 40 Suicide / Hypodraulics (2xCDr, Mixed) Salt Vulgar 2005
Dub Selector 3 (CD, Comp) Vice Vanity (Noiseshap... Quango Records 2006
Frankie Splits ◄ (2 versions) New Thunder Compost Records 2006
I Am Metal (Martyn's 3024 Robot Mix) / Heroine (Dinky Link) (12") I Am Metal (Martyn's 3... Offshore Recordings 2006
Mutations°1 (12") New Thunder (The Emper... Compost Records 2006
Mutations°2 (12") New Thunder (&Me Mix) Compost Records 2006
Real To Reel (CD, Enh) Vice Vanity (Noiseshap... Echo Beach 2006
Two/Three (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Nite Eats Day Ghostly International 2006
Wake Up (CDr, Single, Promo) Vice Vanity (Noiseshap... Echo Beach 2006
Starkey Remixes (12") I Am Metal (Starkey Re... Offshore Recordings 2008
They Live! (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Set It Off Marine Parade 2008
Blending And Bending (Cass, Mixed) Salt Not On Label  
Live At CBGB's New York City 4-11-1998 (CDr, Mixed) Untitled Digital Hardcore Recordings (DHR)  
Mind Control / Disorientation (12") Disorientation, Disori... Antipop Recordings  
Tracks Appear On:
The Art Of War: Who Dares Wins (2xCD, Comp) Star Killer Toy's Factory 2000
No Watches. No Maps (CD) Ponderosa FatCat Records 2001
Viceversa. (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Salt (Funkstörung Remix) Studio !K7 2001
Stagnation Reversed [Volume 2] (Cass, Mixed) Untitled Cypha' Prayer 2002
Advanced Listening Opportunity (CD, Smplr) Phreek The Beet Warp Records 2003
Diminishing Returns (2xCD, Mixed, Ltd) Mutescreamer Reconstruction Productions 2003
Juice CD Volume 28 (CD) Toast Juice Magazin 2003
Trax Hors Série #6 : Warp (CD, Smplr, Car) Phreek The Beet Trax Sampler 2003
Warp WIFOF2003 Mix (CD) Roar Warp Records 2003
Listen To Chill 01 (CD, Smplr, Car) Diamond Halo Grenade Chill (2) 2004
Margin (CD, Smplr) Mutescreamer (Prefuse ... Warp Records 2004
Sónar 2004 - Motors Running (2xCD) Mutescreamer (Prefuse ... SonarMusic 2004
Trax Sampler 079 (CD, Smplr, Enh, Car) Death By Sophistication Trax Sampler 2004
WarpVision: The Videos 1989 - 2004 ◄ (4 versions) Mutescreamer, Crevice,... Warp Records ... 2004
WarpVision: The Videos 1989-2004 Preview Disc (DVD, Promo) Mutescreamer Warp Records 2004
A Thunder Sound (CDr, Mixed, Sli) Down By Law (Instrumen... Undivided Productions 2005
Future Sound Of Hip Hop (CD) Shards Of Glass Wagram 2005
Loose Ends For Divination (CD + CD) Nude Paper (2Tall Remix) Eclectic Breaks 2005
Orchestrated B-Boy Screams (CDr, Mixed) Mutescreamer Vulgar 2005
The Thrill Of Colette (CD) You're Dead, Let's Disco Colette 2005
Toxic (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Bubonic (Instrumental) Because Music 2005
Thirsty Ear Blue Series Sampler (CD, Smplr) 4 Thirsty Ear 2006
Remixes Vol. II (CD, Album, Promo) Freestyle Not On Label 2007
Los Angeles Live Volume Six (2xCD) Wind Y Hill KXLU 88.9 F.M.  
Unofficial Releases:
Orgasmic Le Toxicologue Est Secrètement Amoureux De Vous (CD) Superglitcher Not On Label 2002
Essential Mix (CD, Mixed, Comp) Mutescreamer DJ Shadow (White) 2008
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