Shadow Huntaz

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Hip-hop group using experimental electronic sounds and effects.
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SKALP012IN Corrupt Data — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz Corrupt Data (Album) Skam SKALP012IN UK 2004 Sell This Version
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SKALP018 Valley Of The Shadow — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz Valley Of The Shadow (Album) Skam SKALP018 UK 2005 Sell This Version
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SKALD1218INS Corrupt Data / Valley Of The Shadow - Instrumentals — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz Corrupt Data / Valley Of The Shadow - Instrumentals(2xCD, Ltd) Skam SKALD1218INS UK 2006 Sell This Version
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none Lost Shadow Instrumentals — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz Vs Funckarma Shadow Huntaz Vs Funckarma - Lost Shadow Instrumentals (Album) Funcken Industry none Netherlands 2007
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PRCD - 4029 Dark Matter — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz Dark Matter (Album) Porter Records PRCD - 4029 US 2009 Sell This Version
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FI-003 Dark Matter Instrumentals — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz Dark Matter Instrumentals (Album) Funcken Industry FI-003 Netherlands 2010
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none Lost Empires - Living Tribes — Shadow Huntaz X. A. Cute Featuring Shadowhuntaz*, Mike Ladd, Wuzi Khan X. A. Cute Featuring Shadowhuntaz*, Mike Ladd, Wuzi Khan - Lost Empires - Living Tribes(7xFile, WAV, MiniAlbum) Not On Label (X. A. Cute Self-Released) none Germany 2012
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Singles & EPs

SHTR5300 Put It Together / Gutter / Twice — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz Put It Together / Gutter / Twice (Maxi) Tusken Records SHTR5300 US 1997 Sell This Version
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PR16SH1 DJ Screams Medic / Nut Up — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz DJ Screams Medic / Nut Up Plug Research PR16SH1 US 1998 Sell This Version
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CVS-002 Put It Together / The Gutter — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz Put It Together / The Gutter Cybersoul Records CVS-002 US 1998 Sell This Version
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kmas 012 That Aint Were Its @ — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz That Aint Were Its @(7") Skam kmas 012 UK 2003 Sell This Version
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SKA025CD Vampire — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz Vampire (Maxi, EP) Skam SKA025CD UK 2004 Sell This Version
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KMAS 018 Rulez Of Engagement — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz Rulez Of Engagement(7", Ltd) Skam KMAS 018 UK 2005 Sell This Version
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Ramadan 05 Irreparable Damage — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz & Kareem Shadow Huntaz & Kareem - Irreparable Damage (Album) Ramadan Ramadan 05 Germany 2007 Sell This Version
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none Stop Pushin — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz Stop Pushin(2xFile, MP3, EP, 320) Funcken Industry none Netherlands 2012
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Lezard Beat 01 Lezard Beat 01 — Shadow Huntaz Shadow Huntaz, NCP Crew Shadow Huntaz, NCP Crew - Lezard Beat 01(12") Lezard Beat Lezard Beat 01 France 2015 Sell This Version
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Miscellaneous

ACPR013 Nightmare Scenario — Shadow Huntaz Mad EP & Shadow Huntaz Mad EP & Shadow Huntaz - Nightmare Scenario (EP) Acroplane Recordings ACPR013 2011

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Black_wax

Black_wax

April 23, 2012
Since stumbling onto Shadow Huntaz due to my love of Funckarma production work, my love for them has done nothing but grow.

Anyone familiar with the skittering beat patterns, thick melodies and soundscapes made by the Funkens will not be disappointed, but it's the lyrics and vocal effects that really set this apart from any other hip hop or IDM (god I hate that term).
Some lyrics on certain tracks will seem to devolve into bits in your ears before reassembling into comprehensible syntax sometimes repeating, rearranging or preempting the previous/preceding verse.

The lyrical content itself is very diverse between all albums and singles. A lot of it is "futuristic" talking about megabytes and gigabytes, synaptic pathways etc. Others are more SciFi and others still are very dark talking of splitting skin with rusty scalpels and more. Some of it is just plain fun. But I wouldn't call it "Gangster" or even "Hardcore" Hip-Hop. This isn't Ice Cube.

Even at it's darkest tho there's still some tongue in check provided by some lyrical sound effects such as bullet "pew pew" sounds or one of the guys making a "blarr" spew sound after a particularly vicious joint.

Each of the artists vocal talents is very well suited to this style. My girlfriend commented one of the guys sounds like Xibit, but I'm not familiar enough with any of his work to make fair comment, but there is certainly that huskiness present. It's also amazing how much accent and as a result accentuation has on all of the vocal work.

In a nut shell if you're a fan of hip-hop, a fan of abstract beat patterns, or a fan of dark yet highly interesting and evolving sounds, you owe it to yourself to pick up some of this excellent material.

A few years ago I would of said that this is about as underground as music can get, but I bought the entire catalogue on itunes for when I'm away from my turntables for a fraction of what my wax cost me.

I'd still rather the vinyl any day of the week!
awillhoite

awillhoite

July 11, 2004
edited over 19 years ago
I was very excited when I first heard the idea of SKAM signing a Hip-Hop group to the label. To tell the truth I wasn’t sure what to expect, with a label of SKAM’s reputation, would hip-hop really work? There hasn’t been much hip-hop from the UK (this can probably be argued) that was very fresh sounding. There was Beans on Warp, but the guys from Shadow Huntaz are not following suit. This music of course isn’t something you’d hear on your local radio station here in the states. The MC’s remind me a little of Cannibal Ox’s Vast Air and Vordul, and the production doesn’t sound much like EL-P’s but the premise is the same, to incorporate a strange beat with some decent lyrics to make an all around good song. Can’t wait to hear the instrumentals for their first album “Corrupt Data”, some killer beats for sure.

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