Buck 65
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Richard Terfry who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian
experimental
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.
, a rural community 40 km north of Halifax
. He was first exposed to rap music in the mid-1980s while listening to CBC Stereo's late night show Brave New Waves
, and then by listening to Halifax campus community radio station CKDU
. CKDU then broadcast at only 33 watts, and he had to climb a tree in his yard to hear the station's hip hop show on his radio. Fascinated by hip hop, the young Terfry taught himself how to rap, DJ, and, later, to produce records. His musical influences include MC Shan
, David Lynch
, Gitche Manitou and Kool Keith
.
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.
Buck 65 has used a number of other stage names including Johnny Rockwell, Stinkin' Rich, Haslam, and Uncle Climax. These pseudonyms typically represent different characters in his raps (as in Uncle Climax, Johnny Rockwell and Stinkin' Rich) or different aspects of Buck's creativity (as noted above, DJ Critical was his DJ name on CKDU.)
He explains the origin of his main performance name as follows: "I was born with the name Ricardo Terfry. Where I come from, it's common when a boy is named after his father, for the father to refer to the son as 'Buck'. I don't know where that comes from or when it started. It might be a 'out-in-the-country' thing. Growing up I knew lots of sons who were referred to as 'Buck'. Sometimes even if they weren't juniors. So the joke became, I was one of 65 (a number picked randomly) 'Bucks' in my town."
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.
. The five song cassette was titled Chin Music
, which was a reference to his interest in baseball. The release brought Stinkin' Rich to the attention of members of Halifax alternative rock band Sloan
. Sloan signed him to their independent record label Murderecords
and released a 7" single and a full length cassette called Game Tight, again featuring a reference to baseball. As Stinkin' Rich, he also appeared on numerous songs by Halifax hip hop band Hip Club Groove
.
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.
, the deal was amicably dissolved. Since then Buck 65 was signed onto Sage Francis
' Strange Famous Records
, from which he has most recently released Situation.
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
.
called "Dirty Work". It was released over a month long campaign, adding one song per week for free download via his MySpace
page. All five tracks are still available for download on his official website. The EP comes with artwork drawn by Buck himself, and the tracks are all outtakes from the full length record Situation.
on October 30, 2007, on Strange Famous Records
in the US and Warner Music worldwide. The album is a concept album
based around the year 1957, and is a return to a more 'pure' hip-hop sound than the previous blues
, country
and avant-garde
influences in Secret House Against the World
. It was produced by fellow Halifax DJ Skratch Bastid
, aimed at making a "classic hip-hop record that pulses with joy and clarity of purpose".
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.
"What's Wrong With That?" from the movie Year of the Carnivore.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
experimental
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
artist, MC
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
and avant garde influences.
Terfry is also a radio host, hosting the weekday Radio 2 Drive
Radio 2 Drive
Radio 2 Drive is the afternoon program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, launched September 2, 2008.On air from 3:30-7 pm, it is hosted by Rich Terfry, also known as Buck 65. The program airs a "mix of current singer-songwriters, roots and urban music."...
show on CBC Radio 2 since September 2, 2008. In addition, he once hosted a weekday program on CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
's web radio station.
Early career and influences
Terfry was born in 1972 and raised in Mount Uniacke, Nova ScotiaMount Uniacke, Nova Scotia
Mount Uniacke is an unincorporated community in Hants County, Nova Scotia Canada. It lies about 40 km to the north of Halifax. , there were about 3,500 residents in the community ....
, a rural community 40 km north of Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
. He was first exposed to rap music in the mid-1980s while listening to CBC Stereo's late night show Brave New Waves
Brave New Waves
Brave New Waves was a Canadian radio program which aired on CBC Stereo, later known as CBC Radio 2, from 1984 to 2007. Airing weeknights from midnight to 4 a.m., the show profiled alternative and indie music and culture, including film, comics, literature and art...
, and then by listening to Halifax campus community radio station CKDU
CKDU-FM
CKDU-FM is a radio station broadcasting in a campus radio format from the campus of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Licensed to broadcast to the Halifax Regional Municipality area, it broadcasts via a 3200 watt transmitter heard primarily to the urban core of Halifax...
. CKDU then broadcast at only 33 watts, and he had to climb a tree in his yard to hear the station's hip hop show on his radio. Fascinated by hip hop, the young Terfry taught himself how to rap, DJ, and, later, to produce records. His musical influences include MC Shan
MC Shan
MC Shan is an American rapper. He is perhaps best known for collaborating with Snow in "Informer", an international number one hit single.-Biography:...
, David Lynch
David Lynch
David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
, Gitche Manitou and Kool Keith
Kool Keith
Keith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is the self-proclaimed inventor of...
.
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.
Stage names
He explains the origin of his main performance name as follows: "I was born with the name Ricardo Terfry. Where I come from, it's common when a boy is named after his father, for the father to refer to the son as 'Buck'. I don't know where that comes from or when it started. It might be a 'out-in-the-country' thing. Growing up I knew lots of sons who were referred to as 'Buck'. Sometimes even if they weren't juniors. So the joke became, I was one of 65 (a number picked randomly) 'Bucks' in my town."
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!
Bike for Three!
Bike for Three! is a "cross-continental collaboration" between Canadian hip-hop artist Rich Terfry, also known as Buck 65, and Belgian producer Joëlle Phuong Minh Lê, also known as Greetings from Tuskan. Their debut album, More Heart Than Brains, was released by Anticon on May 26, 2009...
. Their album, More Heart Than Brains, was released on Anticon Records May 26, 2009.
Early releases
In 1993, he released his first cassette of rap tunes while performing under the alias Stinkin' Rich on the Halifax label No RecordsNo Records
No Records was a record label and later record distributor that operated in Halifax, Nova Scotia from January 1993 to August 2004. The record label/distributor was started by Waye Mason who continues to play a key role in the operations of the Halifax Pop Explosion.Started during the beginning of...
. The five song cassette was titled Chin Music
Chin music
-American street slang:In American slang, chin music is a term for idle talk. It dates back at least a century - "There's too much chin music an' too little fightin' in this war, anyhow" is a quote from Stephen Crane's 1895 novel The Red Badge of Courage...
, which was a reference to his interest in baseball. The release brought Stinkin' Rich to the attention of members of Halifax alternative rock band Sloan
Sloan (band)
Sloan is a Toronto-based alternative rock quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Throughout their 20-year tenure Sloan has released 10 LPs , two EPs, a live album, a "best of" collection and no less than thirty singles...
. Sloan signed him to their independent record label Murderecords
Murderecords
Murderecords is an independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip, The Hardship Post, Al Tuck, Stinkin' Rich, Hip Club Groove, The...
and released a 7" single and a full length cassette called Game Tight, again featuring a reference to baseball. As Stinkin' Rich, he also appeared on numerous songs by Halifax hip hop band Hip Club Groove
Hip Club Groove
Hip Club Groove was a Canadian hip hop band, active in the 1990s. Originally from Truro, Nova Scotia and later based in Halifax, the band consisted of rappers Derek "MC" Mackenzie and Cory "Cheklove Shakil" Bowles, and DJ Brian "DJ Moves" Higgins....
.
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
Funtrip Records
Funtrip Records is a Canadian independent record label owned by musician Marc Costanzo. His band Len recorded an EP and two albums, Superstar and Get Your Legs Broke with Funtrip, which were co-released by Halifax based No Records in the early 1990s, and later re-released in partnership with the...
) as a collaboration with fellow Halifax artist Sixtoo
Sixtoo
Sixtoo was the main project of a Canadian hip hop DJ, MC and producer Vaughn Robert Squire between 1996-2007. He has since retired the Sixtoo name pursuing other directions in electronic music, with a large genre shift from experimental hip hop to deeper club sounds of various temposSquire rose to...
. 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
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
apparel, and song lyrics for the popular children's program Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
. .
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
Mr. Dibbs
__notoc__Brad Forste, better known as Mr. Dibbs, is a DJ and hip hop producer. The founder of the turntablist collective 1200 Hobos, he has also appeared on numerous underground hip hop records as producer or DJ as well as releasing a number of solo works.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Forste was...
who inducted him into the 1200 Hobos, a loosely-knit hip-hop collective named for their proficiency in manipulating the Technics 1200 turntable.
Critical acclaim
Many of his early projects attracted attention after they were re-released, first on the independent Metaforensics label and subsequently by Warner Music Canada. While Buck 65 has gained critical acclaim and worldwide exposure through his major label deal, commercial success has escaped him. Although Warner's worldwide affiliates distribute his records, Warner USA does not. After a deal was signed with V2 USA, This Right Here Is Buck 65 was released in the States, a sort of "Best of" that was marketed as an introduction to his work. However after V2 chose not to release his next effort, Secret House Against the WorldSecret House against the World
Secret House Against the World is an album by Buck 65 released in July 2005. It was produced with Graeme Campbell and Charles Austin, who worked extensively on Talkin' Honky Blues and the Big Rig soundtrack with Terfry....
, the deal was amicably dissolved. Since then Buck 65 was signed onto Sage Francis
Sage Francis
Paul "Sage" Francis is a hip-hop artist from Providence, Rhode Island.-Biography:Born Paul Francis in Miami, Florida, Sage Francis is a rapper/writer/performer from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of the independent hip-hop record label Strange Famous Records...
' Strange Famous Records
Strange Famous Records
Strange Famous Records is an underground hip-hop music label based in Providence, Rhode Island, started by Sage Francis. Artists on its roster include B...
, from which he has most recently released Situation.
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
Tom Waits
Thomas Alan "Tom" Waits is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. Waits has a distinctive voice, described by critic Daniel Durchholz as sounding "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car."...
. Some of Buck 65's music is used on the Canadian show Trailer Park Boys
Trailer Park Boys
Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian comedy mockumentary television series created and directed by Mike Clattenburg that focuses on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The...
, frequently in the character Julian's car. He gained additional recognition in 2006 when he appeared at the national Juno Awards with Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson
Pamela Denise Anderson is a Canadian-American actress, model, producer, author, activist, and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990...
.
Dirty Work
Buck 65 released a 5 song digital EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
called "Dirty Work". It was released over a month long campaign, adding one song per week for free download via his MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page. All five tracks are still available for download on his official website. The EP comes with artwork drawn by Buck himself, and the tracks are all outtakes from the full length record Situation.
Situation to present
Buck 65 released the album SituationSituation
Situation is a Juno-nominated album by Buck 65 released on October 30, 2007.-1957:The song "1957" makes reference to various events in the year 1957, including the birth of punk rocker Sid Vicious, the relocation of the Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles, the apprehension of serial killer Ed Gein, the...
on October 30, 2007, on Strange Famous Records
Strange Famous Records
Strange Famous Records is an underground hip-hop music label based in Providence, Rhode Island, started by Sage Francis. Artists on its roster include B...
in the US and Warner Music worldwide. The album is a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
based around the year 1957, and is a return to a more 'pure' hip-hop sound than the previous blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and avant-garde
Avant-garde
Avant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
influences in Secret House Against the World
Secret House against the World
Secret House Against the World is an album by Buck 65 released in July 2005. It was produced with Graeme Campbell and Charles Austin, who worked extensively on Talkin' Honky Blues and the Big Rig soundtrack with Terfry....
. It was produced by fellow Halifax DJ Skratch Bastid
Skratch Bastid
Paul Murphy , known primarily by his stage name Skratch Bastid, is a Canadian hip hop DJ and Juno nominated record producer. His rise to prominence began with his 2003 Scribble Jam win, and his world class status was solidified with subsequent victories in 2004 and 2007...
, aimed at making a "classic hip-hop record that pulses with joy and clarity of purpose".
He was a host of CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3
CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
's web radio in 2006 and 2007, and recently accepted daily hosting duties on CBC Radio 2's Radio 2 Drive
Radio 2 Drive
Radio 2 Drive is the afternoon program on CBC Radio 2 in Canada, launched September 2, 2008.On air from 3:30-7 pm, it is hosted by Rich Terfry, also known as Buck 65. The program airs a "mix of current singer-songwriters, roots and urban music."...
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
Cadence Weapon
Cadence Weapon is the stage name of Rollie Pemberton, a Canadian rapper.-Biography:Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, his father was Teddy Pemberton, a pioneering hip hop DJ on CJSR-FM, and his grandfather was Rollie Miles, a football player for the Edmonton Eskimos...
, Emily Wells
Emily Wells
Emily Wells is a violinist whose style "merge[s] ... hip-hop and classical". She also uses many other instruments in her work, including glockenspiels, analog synthesizers, and even toy pianos and other toy instruments. In live performances, she does not use any pre-recorded loops, rather she...
, D-Styles, Skratch Bastid
Skratch Bastid
Paul Murphy , known primarily by his stage name Skratch Bastid, is a Canadian hip hop DJ and Juno nominated record producer. His rise to prominence began with his 2003 Scribble Jam win, and his world class status was solidified with subsequent victories in 2004 and 2007...
, Serafina Steer
Serafina Steer
Serafina Steer is an English harpist, pianist, singer and songwriter.- Career :In 2007 Serafina released a 7" single and an album entitled Cheap Demo Bad Science on Static Caravan records. Some were recorded and produced in collaboration with Mike Lindsay of folktronica band Tunng, some tracks...
, Jorun, Moka Only
Moka Only
Daniel Denton , known professionally as Moka Only, is a Canadian hip hop artist. Originally from Langford, British Columbia, near Victoria, he is now based in Vancouver. He was previously part of the hip hop group Swollen Members, and briefly a part of Len. His albums are released by Legendary...
, Mia Clarke
Mia Clarke
Mia Clarke is a guitarist and backing vocalist from the British alternative rock band Electrelane. She was born in Brighton, England and following a short period living in the Czech Republic moved to Chicago, United States in 2008....
(of Electrelane
Electrelane
Electrelane are a British all-female indie rock band, formed in Brighton in 1998 by Verity Susman and Emma Gaze. The band comprised Susman, Gaze, Mia Clarke, and Ros Murray. Their music draws from wide range of influences including Neu!, Stereolab, Sonic Youth, and The Velvet Underground...
) and Doseone
Doseone
Adam Drucker, better known as Doseone , is an American MC, artist, and poet from Idaho. Dose is known for his nasal, high pitched, fast polyrhythmic rapping style and abstract lyrics. He often simultaneously performs synth, sampler, or keyboard on stage. His words tend to express upon topics of...
. Dirtbike 1/3 signified a return to Buck 65's pre-Talkin' Honky Blues
Talkin' Honky Blues
Talkin' Honky Blues is a hip-hop album by Buck 65. The title reflects research Buck did into the early 20th-century blues style called the talking blues before recording the album.This album won the 2004 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year....
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
Dark Was the Night
Dark Was the Night is the twentieth compilation release benefiting the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS...
, produced by the Red Hot Organization
Red Hot Organization
Red Hot Organization is a not-for-profit, 501 3, international organization dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture.Since its inception in 1989, over 400 artists, producers and directors have contributed to over 15 compilation albums, related television programs and media events to raise...
. Buck 65 formed Bike for Three!
Bike for Three!
Bike for Three! is a "cross-continental collaboration" between Canadian hip-hop artist Rich Terfry, also known as Buck 65, and Belgian producer Joëlle Phuong Minh Lê, also known as Greetings from Tuskan. Their debut album, More Heart Than Brains, was released by Anticon on May 26, 2009...
with Belgian producer Joëlle Phuong Minh Lê (of Greetings from Tuskan), releasing their debut album, More Heart Than Brains
More Heart Than Brains
More Heart Than Brains is the debut album by Bike for Three!, a collaboration between Canadian hip-hop artist Rich Terfry, also known as Buck 65, and Belgian producer Joëlle Phuong Minh Lê, also known as Greetings from Tuskan. It was released on May 26, 2009 on anticon. records...
, 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."
Albums
- Game Tight (1994), MurderecordsMurderecordsMurderecords is an independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip, The Hardship Post, Al Tuck, Stinkin' Rich, Hip Club Groove, The...
- Track listing: 1. Three Up Three Down (3:27); 2. Easy to Be Hard (3:35); 3. Kick Up a Stink (3:55); 4. Caught Lookin' (1:35); 5. You're Pissin' Me Off (3:29); 6. Jackie Robinson (0:36); 7. Work to Do (3:13); 8. Maintenance (2:04); 9. Pennies From 87 (0:48); 10. Fully Equipped (3:09); 11. I Just Laugh (0:57); 12. Get Lost (2:53); 13. Ten Miles (3:36); 14. Thought So (3:40); 15. Killy Nem See (3:58)
- Year Zero (1996)
- Track listing: 1. Here Is (1:08); 2. Style 386 (2:17); 3. In a Bad Way (Remix) (3:03); 4. Urine Trouble (2:22); 5. Hit the Breaks (2:00); 6. Porno Groove (0:58); 7. Keep Your Hand Off My Girl (3:39); 8. The Bassment Show (3:44); 9. Year Zero (1:58); 10. You Know the Science (3:39); 11. Who You Frontin' For (Remix) (4:02); 12. Speak of the Devil (0:36); 13. Chiliwack (3:19); 14. Cat Piss (2:53); 15. A Mic in a Fist (2:14); 16. State of the Art (1:28)
- Weirdo MagnetWeirdo MagnetWeirdo Magnet is a 1996 studio album by Buck 65, re-released by Warner Music Canada in 2002.-Track listing:A 2-disc promo for the album had titles for the track:Disc 1:#"Throw II"- 1:26#"Shopping for Shoes"- 3:54#"Taster's Choice"- 3:11...
(1996), independent/Metaforensics - Language ArtsLanguage Arts (album)Language Arts is an album by Canadian alternative hip hop musician Buck 65, released in 1996 on the Four Ways To Rock/Metaphorensics labels and reissued by Warner in 2002....
(1996), (Language Arts Part 1), independent/Metaforensics - Psoriasis (1996), Metaforensics (with the Sebutones)
- Track listing: 1. Preview/Sebutonedeaf/Flux Cpacity (9:05); 2. Interview/Peach RMX/Goin' Splits (8:34); 3. Review (1:15); 4. Osteriophysio/Multiple Organisms (9:46); 5. Security Screws/Transmission (7:14)
- VertexVertex (album)Vertex is an album from Halifax, Nova Scotia, hip hop artist Buck 65. The album was originally released on cassette and was 90 minutes long, containing 20 more minutes of mostly instrumental music that was omitted from the Warner version.-Track listing:...
(1997), (Language Arts Part 2), independent/Four Ways to Rock/Metaforensics - Boy/Girl Fight (1998), unreleased - elements became part of Man Overboard
- Man Overboard (1999), (Language Arts Part 3), anticon./Metaforensics
- 50/50 Where It Counts (2000), Metaforensics (with the Sebutones)
- Track listing: 1.Intro (1:00); 2. We Three Kings (3:54); 3. Trust No One (5:14); 4. Interlude (:27); 5. The Masked Man (3:07); 6. 05 Professionals (5:17); 7. Dead Men Don't Walk (4:02); 8. Newport (4:04); 9. Apocalypse Party (3:00); 10. 01/29/2020 (3:27); 11. Intelligent Freaks (1:11); 12. Dazed and Confused (3:27); 13. Whiteys on the Moon (1:08); 14. Go Back (4:15); 15. Nibiru (3:07); 16. Ballistics Testing (:43); 17. Outlawed Truths (4:29); 18. Tranquilized Tones (3:01); 19. Viral Pneumonia (2:52); 20. Simba Ain't Shit (1:21); 21. Chalk (3:15); 22. Punk Song (3:11)
- SynesthesiaSynesthesia (album)Synesthesia is the fifth full length album by Buck 65. It was originally released in 2001 on Endemik Records and then re-released with additional songs and music on Warner in 2002.-Track listing of Warner Re-release:#"Skill Saw" - 1:53...
(2001), (Language Arts Part 5), Endemik - SquareSquare (album)Square is an album by Buck 65. Though it consists of four tracks, each track consists of multiple songs.This album was nominated for a 2003 Juno Award for Alternative Album Of The Year.-Track listing:# "Square One"- 16:00# "Square Two"- 13:42...
(2002), (Language Arts Part 4), WarnerWarner Music GroupWarner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
- recorded first but released after Lang Arts 5 - Talkin' Honky BluesTalkin' Honky BluesTalkin' Honky Blues is a hip-hop album by Buck 65. The title reflects research Buck did into the early 20th-century blues style called the talking blues before recording the album.This album won the 2004 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year....
(2003), Warner - This Right Here Is Buck 65This Right Here is Buck 65This Right Here Is Buck 65 is a 2004 compilation album by Buck 65, intended as an "introduction" to Buck 65 rather than as a "best of"....
(2004), Warner - Secret House Against the WorldSecret House against the WorldSecret House Against the World is an album by Buck 65 released in July 2005. It was produced with Graeme Campbell and Charles Austin, who worked extensively on Talkin' Honky Blues and the Big Rig soundtrack with Terfry....
(2005), Warner - Songs from Degrassi: The Next GenerationSongs from Degrassi: The Next GenerationThis is a list of Degrassi soundtracks.-The N Soundtrack:Released following the fifth season, in 2006, The N Soundtrack contains songs from Degrassi: The Next Generation, including the first recording by Degrassi actor turned rapper Drake, and other shows airing on The N and CTV.-Music from...
(2005), album appearance- Track: Secret Splendor (5:02)
- Pole-axed (2006), self-released rarities compilation
- Track listing: 1. Choke Hold (2:51); 2. Games (4:05); 3. $5 Jesus (5:03); 4. Rough House Blues (Musculine Fantasy Remix) (3:23); 5. The Centaur (Gordski remix) (2:43); 6. Making Love to Your Disk Drive (3:58); 7. Follow Me (4:20); 8. Styles of Smiles (1:46); 9. Drawing Curtains (Crude version) (3:56); 10. To Mock a Killingbird (4:29); 11. Wild Life B-Side (2:55); 12. Big Chief (2:48); 13. The Suffering Machine (Raw Demo Instrumental Version) 6:43; 14. Be Careful (4:12)
- Strong Arm (2006), (Language Arts Part 7), self-released digital "mixtapeMixtapeA Mix Tape or Mixed Tape is a compilation of songs recorded in a specific order, traditionally onto an audio Compact Cassette.A Mix Tape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a...
"- Track listing: 1. Intro (samples "Horizontal Hold" by This HeatThis HeatThis Heat were a British experimental music group formed in early 1976 in Camberwell, London by multi-instrumentalists Charles Bullen , Charles Hayward and Gareth Williams .This Heat were active in the ascendancy of British progressive rock and punk rock, but stood apart...
) (1:19); 2. Dang! (samples "Let There Be Drums" by The Incredible Bongo Band) (2:40); 3. Hole in the Road (samples "Dub Specialist (Rastaman version)" by Coxone Dodd) (3:30); 4. "What Grace Means" (samples "Sunflower River Blues" by John FaheyJohn Fahey (musician)John Fahey was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who pioneered the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been greatly influential and has been described as the foundation of American Primitivism, a term borrowed from painting and referring mainly to the...
) (3:22); 5. Don't Belong (samples "Firepoker" by Trans Am) (3:27); 6. Suspect (samples "Trilogie Femme" by Sabastien Tellier) fet. Clarie Barest (4:29); 7. Brace Yourself (samples Sister Mary Nelson's "Judgement") (1:03); 8. F.O.S. (samples "Snapshots of Nairobi" by The HomosexualsThe HomosexualsThe Homosexuals are a punk band formed in 1978. They were born out of the ashes of The Rejects.- History :The Rejects were formed at Goldsmith's College in South London in 1976, when Bruno Wizard recruited a young songwriter named Ian Kane to help express his disquiet with the modern world and...
) (2:43); 9. Old-Time Stuff (samples classical music) (2:35); 10. B&W and Read All-Over (samples "Passage of the Red Sea" by David Wescott) (3:59); 11. Full Blown (samples "Pulling a Train" by Six Finger SatelliteSix Finger SatelliteSix Finger Satellite are an American synthesizer-based post-hardcore band, based in Providence, Rhode Island.- History :The band formed in 1990 around a line-up of J. Ryan , John MacLean , Peter Phillips , Chris Dixon , and Rick Pelletier...
) (3:03); 12. Cutthroat (samples "Microtronics 02" by Broadcast) (1:33); 13. The Olde 1-2 (samples "Activity 3" by Flowers/Morgan) (1:31)
- Track listing: 1. Intro (samples "Horizontal Hold" by This Heat
- Situation (2007), Warner/Strange Famous RecordsStrange Famous RecordsStrange Famous Records is an underground hip-hop music label based in Providence, Rhode Island, started by Sage Francis. Artists on its roster include B...
- Dirtbike series (2008), self-released free digital downloads - home recordings
- Dirtbike 1/3 (August 2008)
- Dirtbike 2/3 (Oct 2008)
- Dirtbike 3/3 (Oct 2008)
- More Heart Than BrainsMore Heart Than BrainsMore Heart Than Brains is the debut album by Bike for Three!, a collaboration between Canadian hip-hop artist Rich Terfry, also known as Buck 65, and Belgian producer Joëlle Phuong Minh Lê, also known as Greetings from Tuskan. It was released on May 26, 2009 on anticon. records...
(2009), with Bike For Three!Bike for Three!Bike for Three! is a "cross-continental collaboration" between Canadian hip-hop artist Rich Terfry, also known as Buck 65, and Belgian producer Joëlle Phuong Minh Lê, also known as Greetings from Tuskan. Their debut album, More Heart Than Brains, was released by Anticon on May 26, 2009...
, anticon. - 20 Odd Years20 Odd Years20 Odd Years is an album by Canadian hip-hop artist Buck 65. It , and is named in honour of Buck 65's 20 years in the music industry.- 20 Odd Years EPs :...
(2011), Warner - Year of the Carnivore (Music from and Inspired By the Movie) (2010) Buck 65, Sook-Yin Lee, Adam Litovitz
Note: All "Language Arts
Language Arts (album)
Language Arts is an album by Canadian alternative hip hop musician Buck 65, released in 1996 on the Four Ways To Rock/Metaphorensics labels and reissued by Warner in 2002....
" records prior to his major label signing were remastered and re-released with new artwork in 2002 by Warner Music.
EPs and other recordings
- Chin Music (1992), 12" EP, No RecordsNo RecordsNo Records was a record label and later record distributor that operated in Halifax, Nova Scotia from January 1993 to August 2004. The record label/distributor was started by Waye Mason who continues to play a key role in the operations of the Halifax Pop Explosion.Started during the beginning of...
, performing as Stinkin' Rich- Track listing: 1. Intro (1:12); 2. All About Me (4:03); 3. You Can't See Me (4:47); 4. Daisy (1:24); 5. Killy Nem See (4:03)
- CBC Live Studio Session (11 March 2002), radio broadcast on CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
- Track listing: 1. The Anthem (3:39); 2. Trees (02:52); 3. Shoes (3:02); 4. The Light (3:41); 5. Dad (3:03)
- Dirty Work (2006), self-released digital EP
- 20 Odd Years, Vol. 1 - Avant (June 8, 2010) Warner Music CanadaWarner Music CanadaWarner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd...
- Track listing: 1. Gee Whiz (2:51); 2. Who By Fire (3:25); 3. Superstars Don't Love (3:42); 4. Red Eyed Son (3:44)
- 20 Odd Years, Vol. 2 - Distance (July 6, 2010) Warner Music CanadaWarner Music CanadaWarner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd...
- Track listing: 1. Bcc (3:14); 2. Paper Airplane (3:35); 3. The Niceness (4:09); 4. Tears In Space (3:34)
- 20 Odd Years, Vol. 3 - Albuquerque (Aug 10, 2010) Warner Music CanadaWarner Music CanadaWarner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd...
- Track listing: 1. Final Approach (3:05); 2. Cold Steel Drum (3:36); 3. Lights Out (3:15); 4. Zombie Delight (3:46)
- 20 Odd Years, Vol. 4 - Ostranenie (Nov 21, 2011) Warner Music CanadaWarner Music CanadaWarner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd...
- Track listing: 1. Days Go By (3:41); 2. Dolores (3:24); 3. Joey Bats (3:42); 4. Legendary (3:19)
- 20 Odd Years, Vol. 4 - Cenotaph (Unreleased) Warner Music CanadaWarner Music CanadaWarner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd...
- Track listing: 1. Smalltown Boy (3:44); 2. Tears of Your Heart (4:21); 3. She Said Yes (3:54)
Singles
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Stolen Bass" | Singles only |
| 1996 | "Sebutone Def" | |
| 1998 | "The Wildlife" | Weirdo Magnet |
| 1999 | "The Centaur" | Vertex |
| 2003 | "Wicked & Weird" | Talkin' Honky Blues |
| 2004 | "463" | |
| "Sore" | ||
| 2005 | "Devil's Eyes" | Secret House Against the World |
| 2007 | "Way Back When" | Situation |
| 2008 | "Dang" |
Videos
- "To Mock a Killingbird" (1998), from Sebutone Def 12"
- "Pants on Fire" (2001), from Man Overboard
- "Phil" (2003), from Square
- "Wicked & Weird" (6 October 2003), from Talkin' Honky Blues
- "463" (5 April 2004), from Talkin' Honky Blues
- "One Evening" (2004), from Leslie Feist's album Let it Die
- "Kennedy Killed The Hat" (Summer 2005), from Secret House Against the World
- "Devil's Eyes" (Autumn 2005), from Secret House Against the World
- "Dang" (Spring 2008), from Situation
- "Shutter Buggin'" (Autumn 2008), from Situation
- "Zombie Delight" (Spring 2011), from 20 Odd Years
- "Paper Airplanes" (Spring 2011), from 20 Odd Years
2003
- SquareSquare (album)Square is an album by Buck 65. Though it consists of four tracks, each track consists of multiple songs.This album was nominated for a 2003 Juno Award for Alternative Album Of The Year.-Track listing:# "Square One"- 16:00# "Square Two"- 13:42...
, Nomination for the Juno AwardJuno AwardThe Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for Alternative Album of the Year.
2004
- Talkin' Honky BluesTalkin' Honky BluesTalkin' Honky Blues is a hip-hop album by Buck 65. The title reflects research Buck did into the early 20th-century blues style called the talking blues before recording the album.This album won the 2004 Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year....
, Winner of the Juno AwardJuno AwardThe Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for Alternative Album of the Year.
2006
- Devil's EyesSecret House against the WorldSecret House Against the World is an album by Buck 65 released in July 2005. It was produced with Graeme Campbell and Charles Austin, who worked extensively on Talkin' Honky Blues and the Big Rig soundtrack with Terfry....
, Winner of the Juno AwardJuno AwardThe Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
for Video of the Year.
2011
- Nomination for the Genie AwardGenie AwardGenie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards...
for Achievement in Music - Original Song
"What's Wrong With That?" from the movie Year of the Carnivore.
Collaboration
- In 2009 he appeared in the song "The Superbowl is Over," the closing track on the album "Let the Children Die," by Toronto rapper D-Sisive.
- In 2005, he contributed to the UNICEF benefit song, "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?"Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" is a charity single inspired by "Do They Know It's Christmas?". It was released on October 11, 2005 in Canada on Vice Records by a cast of rock artists and other performers under the name "North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative"...
" along with FeistLeslie FeistLeslie Feist , known professionally as simply Feist, is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, both as a solo artist and as a member of the indie rock group Broken Social Scene....
. - Appeared in the music video for Feist's "One Evening".
- Raps in the song "The Unthinkable" by Boom BipBoom BipBryan Charles Hollon, better known as Boom Bip, is an American producer and musician. His music is mostly instrumental, but over the course of his career he has collaborated with several vocalists. He is currently signed to Lex Records, which, until 2005, was a division of Warp Records in the...
, on the album Seed to SunSeed to SunSeed to Sun is the debut album by Boom Bip. It was released in September 2002 on Lex Records.Miss Kittin performed "Last Walk Around Mirror Lake " live at the Sónar festival and included it on her album Live at Sónar....
. - Raps in the song "When the Angels Make Contact", by Matt MaysMatt MaysMatt Mays is a Canadian singer-songwriter and was the lead singer of Matt Mays & El Torpedo, a rock music group based in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia and New York City. Previously, Mays was a member of a Canadian indie band The Guthries...
, on the album When the Angels Make ContactWhen the Angels Make Contact...When the Angels Make Contact is the third album by Matt Mays, released in 2006.-Track listing:All songs written by Matt Mays, except as noted.# "Intro"# "The Past"# "When the Angels Make Contact" # "1 for the Motor"...
. - Appeared in the music video and produced "Got Up This Morning" by Sage FrancisSage FrancisPaul "Sage" Francis is a hip-hop artist from Providence, Rhode Island.-Biography:Born Paul Francis in Miami, Florida, Sage Francis is a rapper/writer/performer from Providence, Rhode Island. He is the founder and CEO of the independent hip-hop record label Strange Famous Records...
. - Buck also appears on the album Atlantis: Hymns for DiscoAtlantis: Hymns for DiscoAtlantis: Hymns for Disco is the third album of hip-hop artist k-os. It was released in Canada on October 10, 2006, and debuted at #1 in music sales. The album was released worldwide on February 20, 2007...
by Canadian artist k-osK-osKevin Brereton , better known by his stage name k-os , is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer...
, rapping on the track "Ballad for Noah". - A sample of the track "Jaws of Life" appeared in a 2007 NBA Commercial featuring Seattle Supersonics player Kevin Durant.
- In 2008, he appeared on the tracks "Gentle" and "Want", by Tanya Tagaq, on the album Auk~Blood.
- DJs on Al TuckAl TuckAl Tuck , is a Canadian songwriter and folksinger, originally from Prince Edward Island. He has spent much of his career based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia.-Biography:...
's record The New High Road of Song. - On April 18, 2008, he played with Symphony Nova ScotiaSymphony Nova ScotiaSymphony Nova Scotia is a professional orchestra based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.Symphony Nova Scotia traces its origins back to several different orchestras, including the Halifax Symphony , the Halifax Sinfoniette , and the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra . Its current structure began in 1983...
in the Rebecca Cohn AuditoriumRebecca Cohn AuditoriumThe Dalhousie Arts Centre, at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, contains a number of theatres, an art gallery, classrooms, and a sculpture garden. It is the premier performing arts venue in the Halifax area, and was opened officially in November, 1971.The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium is the...
. - Raps in the song "Loonie" by ClassifiedClassified (rapper)Luke Boyd , professionally known as Classified, is a Canadian rapper and producer from Enfield, Nova Scotia.-Career:...
, on the album Self ExplanatorySelf Explanatory (Classified album)-Track listing:#"Self Explanatory" – 3:05#"Get Out the Way" – 3:23#"Choose Your Own Adventure 1" – 3:09#"Up All Night" – 4:12#"Quit While You're Ahead" – 4:34#"Inspiration" – 2:08... - Contributed to the 2009 Red Hot OrganizationRed Hot OrganizationRed Hot Organization is a not-for-profit, 501 3, international organization dedicated to fighting AIDS through pop culture.Since its inception in 1989, over 400 artists, producers and directors have contributed to over 15 compilation albums, related television programs and media events to raise...
compilation Dark Was the NightDark Was the NightDark Was the Night is the twentieth compilation release benefiting the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS...
with a song called "Blood Pt. 2", which remixed Sufjan StevensSufjan StevensSufjan Stevens is an American singer-songwriter and musician born in Detroit, Michigan. Stevens first began releasing his music on Asthmatic Kitty, a label co-founded with his stepfather, beginning with the 1999 release, A Sun Came...
' take on the song "You Are the Blood", originally by Castanets.