Flesh On Natural Energy : San Francisco-based turntablist and producer, Flesh O.N.E. makes beats as meditative spaces, dark severe structures designed to be inhabited with inricate phrases of tech scratches. The production is functional and thick, multifluous, an aggressive engine surrounding and inspiring sharp rhythmic stories told with flares, crabs, and techniques still unnamed. Indestructible digital reproduction channels and focuses the contemplative degradation of vinyl.
Encouraged to play music free and outside the rules at an early age, Flesh O.N.E. had jazz improv training on clarinet and trombone. A budding fascination with technology led to loud explorations in his parent's basement with a single tape deck and radio shack mixer with no cross fade, pause-and-play style mixing. Flesh grew to see martial arts, skating, and mixing sound all as forms of meditation, eventually leading to a deep participation in each of the 4 pillars of Hip-hop culture. In a day when mastery of the turntable is almost a cliche, Flesh O.N.E. truly has developed a profound wisdom of the decks - radicalizing the artform by engineering his own custom mixer mods and yet developing intense spiritual self control through the rigorous practice and study of classic techniques.
Over the years Flesh O.N.E. has appeared on countless underground releases. In '97 Flesh recorded "One Philosophy" with D.O.S. (Disciple of Self). He went on to do all the scratches for the first two Centric I.E. albums, released on Chicago imprint Galapagos 4. He has recorded with Pugslee Atomz (Birthwrite, Galapagos 4) and Energy (Frontline). With Audio 8 Recordings he appeared on Dolce Stil Nuovo's Infrastructure. Audio 8 is also putting out his first release as producer, "Through the Fog", with Hopper of Soul 1350. A busy man, he is also scratching on "Certain Sound", with Nico B and Polyphonic, as well as the "Prostitute Karaoke" project with Black Sunn, AM Overtone, and Polyphonic.
:: Flesh O.N.E. Mixer Mods
A8MIDIV1
Flesh O.N.E. MIDI Mod
Version 1
A8D23
Flesh O.N.E. Mixer Faceplate
Artwork by D23, a.k.a. Damon Soule
A8MARS1
Flesh O.N.E. Mixer Faceplate
Artwork by MARS, a.k.a. Mario Martinez
:: A8 Releases
A8022
Flesh O.N.E.
Thirdy
A8019
The Flesh and the Devil
Superhuman Music
A8018
Sunn / Polyphonic / Flesh O.N.E. / AM Overtone
Prostitute Karaoke Full Length
A8014
Serengeti
Race Trading
A8009/12" EP
Sunn / Polyphonic / Flesh O.N.E. / AM Overtone
Prostitute Karaoke Vol 1
A8006/12" EP
Nico B / Polyphonic / Flesh O.N.E.
Certain Sound
A8005/CD
Nico B / Polyphonic / Flesh O.N.E.
Certain Sound
A8004/12" EP
Hopper / Flesh O.N.E.
Through the Fog
A8001/CD
Dolce Stil Nuovo
Infrastructure
