Old News: :::: March 5 2007 We're pleased to announce 2 new Audio 8 releases... the apocalyptic ragga turntablism of Superhuman Music by Flesh and the Devil... and Juba Dance's Orange, a soulful afro-cuban jazz / electro / hip hop thing. :::: January 8 2007 2007 is here and the Prostitute Karaoke full length album is available now! For a limited time this is available as a *free* download.... :::: November 14 2006 Serengeti's Noticeably Negro album available now Featuring beats by Midas Wells, vocal guests MF Grimm, Juice and others. Scratches by Helias and DJ Pickel. :::: September 18 2006 Check out what Urb and XLR8R said about the Polyphonic Abstract Data Ark album... "Stewed into a laid-back dub flavor and hyper-aggressive penchant for glitchy gymnastics, Polyphonic's entrees steam with originality and avant-garde flavors." Read more... "Futuristic... With his exploratory debut, [Polyphonic] churns out super-glitchy instrumentals, outright progressive hip-hop, and a little dub." Read more... :::: August 14 2006 Audio 8 is proud to bring you a second free Serengeti album Thunder Valley, recorded in 2003 and beautifully produced by Kenautis Smith. Download it here. Also, November 2006, Serengeti's Noticably Negro CD, produced by Midas Wells. :::: May 26 2006 Smother Mag gave Polyphonic's Abstract Data Ark a great review. Read it here.... :::: March 21 2006 Audio 8 is proud to present Wick's debut album Locket in a Well. Production by Joe Canham, Polyphonic and DJ Otter. Cello by the one and only Johnnie Cauldwell, flute by Rodney George Peacock - and extra vocals by Haji, Amanu Jahku and Nico B. :::: January 23 2006 Serengeti's new album Race Trading is available for free download. Again - *free* - from Audio 8 and Serengeti - enjoy. Features fine production from Flesh O.N.E., Cool D, Emynd, DJ Crucial, Dirty Heat and Polyphonic. Guest vocal apearances by Lemon and Nico B. :::: December 6 2005 Polyphonic's debut solo album Abstract Data Ark is now available... Release party with the Polyphonic Trio - featuring Benjamin Lamar on trumpet, DJ Otter on turntables and effects, and Polyphonic on laptop will be Friday December 9th at the Abbey Pub. Special appearance by Nico B. This is also a release party for Serengeti's Gasoline Rainbows album - Polyphonic will play beats with Serengeti's band too. :::: September 27 2005 Nico B's Just Another Mixtape is out!! Mixed and blended with cuts and scratches by DJ Noble of Record Playa fame. Noble was recently inducted into the Scratch DJ Academy. :::: July 28 2005 Website facelift! Watch out for the new mp3 section coming soon... Also solo albums from both Wick and Polyphonic will be released soon. :::: June 13 2005 Pugslee Atomz's Playing With Matches has received another excellent review... read it here :::: April 28 2005 This month's Tablist Magazine features an interview with Flesh O.N.E. Also, new reviews on Prostitute Karaoke and Playing With Matches from ERASOUL. :::: March 10 2005 Check Pugslee Atomz's Griffen video. "And damn, is Chicago putting out any wack records right now?" - UrbanSmarts.com review of Pugslee's Playing With Matches :::: February 15 2005 Pugslee Atomz's Playing With Matches is now available! This is a story about Chicago life in the early to mid 90's. Remember the parties, the battles, cyphers, b girls, gods, queens, folks, crews, graf, fights, concerts. Brothers, backpackers, boosters, breakers, DJ's, trouble and all the good times through the eyes of a kid. Appearances by Binkis and Seel Fresh, executive produced by Polyphonic, and with production by V Traxxx, Kato, Credo, Maker, Mr. Diggs and Mike G... you'll want to hear this... :::: January 19 2004 We're welcoming 2005 in a big way: Pugslee Atomz's highly anticipated third album "Playing With Matches" will be available February 15th. It's already back from manufacturing and sounds amazing. February 15th - mark your calandars! :::: December 20 2004 Synthesis Magazine calls Prostitute Karaoke "wall rattling, futuristic sounding" and "powerful and mesmerizing." Read the entire review here. :::: November 24 2004 Introducing the Flesh O.N.E. MIDI Mod Kit Evolve your DJ mixer: scratch uninterrupted while simultaneously triggering loops, dropping in samples, and performing other real-time audio events. :::: October 26 2004 Prostitute Karaoke moving up! 19th on this week's Heavyweights Top 30... :::: October 20 2004 Prostitute Karaoke charts 27th on this week's Heavyweights Top 30 :::: September 17 2004 New Video 8.... Abstracticons: Featuring music by A.M. Overtone, Flesh O.N.E. scratching, and directed by A.M. Overtone ... :::: August 24 2004 Now available.... Prostitute Karaoke Vol. 1: Featuring Sunn on the mic, production by Polyphonic, Flesh O.N.E. scratching, and AM Overtone on flute and clarinet.. :::: July 16 2004 Congratulations to Nico B for winning Best Male MC (New School) at this year's Chicago Props Awards! Nico follows in the footsteps of Common, who won the same award in 1996. Also congratulations to Pugslee Atomz and DJ Nobly Nobe for their nominations! Big ups to the MadeULook Empire... www.propsawards.com :::: June 16 2004 Now available, Pugslee Atomz's Vandal Squad 12" Come start the summer out right at the release party -- 1205 N. Milwaukee in Chicago, Saturday, June 26th at 9 PM. Performances by Pugslee and Nico B and the Record Playas. DJs Intel, Mind and Murry on hand..... all new graffiti artwork will be covering the walls...... across the street from the Division stop on the Blue Line.... $3 donation :::: June 1 2004 Certain Sound moving up! 19th on this weeks Heavyweights Top 30 -- See the chart. :::: May 12 2004 Certain Sound charts! Certain Sound has charted 24th on the Heavyweights Top 30 Record Chart. See the chart. :::: March 1 2004 Flesh O.N.E. Mixer Faceplates featured in this month's XLR8R. Read more... :::: Februrary 1 2004 Ever heard Rio de Janeiro and Chicago-based hip hop musicians collaborate? Audio8's very own Nico B, Marty Mar and A Filial have released the new song "Xá Rô Lá", proving just how nice this cultural exchange can be. The track is available on TODOS OS OUVIDOS 2, a CD compiliation of the finest in Brazilian hip hop and skate culture. (Agace Skateboards, Vander Carneiro) :::: January 1 2004 We've been busy... coming soon, early 2004: Pugslee Atomz 'Vandal Squad' 12" - featuring Seel and production by Maker, Credo and Polyphonic Nico B 'Just Another Day' 12" - featuring production by Record Playas and Polyphonic 'Prostitute Karaoke, Volume 1' 12" - featuring Sunn (vocals), Polyphonic (production), Flesh O.N.E. (turntables) and AM Overtone (flute, horns) :::: December 24 2003 In stock now! Just back from the manufacturer, a fresh run of the Certain Sound 12" featuring Nico B, Polyphonic and Flesh O.N.E. These move quick, so get it while you can... :::: November 4th 2003 Available now... the debut EP of Rio de Janeiro-based hip hop group A Filial :::: October 23 2003 Audio 8 is pleased to exclusively distribute stateside the debut EP of Rio de Janeiro-based hip hop group A Filial. Available soon! :::: September 16 2003 Now available, the long awaited instrumental 12" from Hopper and Flesh O.N.E. :::: September 1 2003 Turntablist and engineer Flesh O.N.E. unveils his new mixer faceplates. Featuring artwork by San Francisco-based graffiti artists MARS and D23, the Flesh O.N.E. faceplates will make your mixer stronger, faster and more attractive. Flesh O.N.E. faceplate with artwork by D23 Flesh O.N.E. faceplate with artwork by MARS :::: August 15 2003 DJ Risky Bizness presents Volume 2 of 'The Second City Mixtape', which includes the track "Delusions" off Audio 8's latest release, Certain Sound, featuring Nico B, Flesh O.N.E. and Polyphonic. This all-Chicago talent mix features exclusive tracks and is available at Gramaphone, Tower Records, HipHopSite.comand other local Chicago spots. :::: August 6 2003 Check the video of Nico B, Marty Mar, and DJ Mind performing at Praia de Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Click here..... :::: August 5 2003 Now available as 12"! The latest album from Nico B, Polyphonic, and Flesh O.N.E. :::: July 27 2003 Nico B, Marty Mar, and DJ Mind perform today with A Filial in Rio de Janeiro. :::: July 17 2003 Nico B and DJ Mind from the Record Playas leave for Rio de Janeiro tomorrow. Show info coming soon!! :::: June 19 2003 Check out Nico B on TV, discussing Audio 8 and music: Watch Slim's Barbershop on Channel 19 (Chicago), airing Friday June 20 12:40 AM and June 27 10:30 PM. Guest interviews with Slug (Rhymesayers) and Nico B (Audio 8). Includes live performances of Record Playas with Angel Won and Nico B. "Better Things"and for those that slept on the world premiere "Sick Shit" feat. Megaton and Clew Rock off Mixx Massacre's upcoming release. :::: June 18 2003 Every Thursday, our friends at Upside of Down Productions will now be presenting: "Fluent Heat" @ the Cubby Bear, Chicago Catch someof Chi-Town's favorites; U of D's DJ MOE-THE MAN OF STEEL, DJ EMO-THE CHEF, MCLARRY MILLAH, REX CRUZ, RICH (Glamourlife.com) and weekly guests such as Soul360 (Joe Glass), Usuall Suspectz, Family Tree, Nico B & The Record Playas and others... :::: June 3 2003 Now available! The latest album from Nico B, Polyphonic, and Flesh O.N.E. :::: June 3 2003 In today's Red Streak Magazine Chicago Hip-Hop :::: May 24 2003 Check out Audio 8's new ad-free discussion board. :::: May 23 2003 Check out some press we're getting: 5-23-03 Chicago Sun-Times Audio 8 ready to take on the big boys 5-19-03 Boom-Bap.com (Sweden) Record Playas - Soundtracks For Days :::: May 16 2003 Available June 3rd... "Certain Sound" CD featuring Nico B, Polyphonic, and Flesh O.N.E. The 12" will be available this summer. Also, fresh from the plant, we just recieved another run of Nico B's "Flo Products" CDs. We're now offering the Audio 8/Record Playas Special: get the "Flo Products" CD with the Record Playas' "Soundtracks for Days" CD for $15. Click here to order. :::: April 23 2003 DJ Risky Bizness presents 'The Second City Mixtape' (Spring 2003), including tracks byAudio 8 artists Record Playas, Nico B, and Flesh O.N.E. This all-Chicago talent mixfeatures exclusive tracks and is available at Gramaphone, Tower Records, HipHopSite.comand other local Chicago spots. Tracks include: "Che Strikes Back" Record Playas feat. Rhymefest "Smoke Jack" Record Playas feat. Nico B "Metaverse" (Exclusive) Off Whyte feat. Rift Napalm and Flesh O.N.E. :::: April 16 2003 Now available... Record Playas "Soundtracks for Days" :::: March 31 2003 Available April 16th!! Record Playas "Soundtracks for Days" CD. :::: March 23 2003 Audio 8 products are now available online through secure credit card transactions. :::: March 10 2003 AM Overtone shows artwork fresh from HK :::: March 4 2003 Record Playas & Nico B are busy Check the show listings below. :::: February 25 2003 Beatsville Tunnel 2 Show see the shows listed below.... :::: January 2003 Welcome to the new www.audio8.com! A8 artists are active in the thriving music/art scenes of Chicago and San Francisco: - Turntablist Flesh O.N.E. and producer Hopper in San Francisco have just completed their split instrumental 12" ep "Through the Fog" - Marty Mar is working on his ep and collaborating with A Filial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A.M. Overtone is on tour in Hong Kong - Record Playas and Nico B are currently performing throughout Chicago, see below for details.... Plenty of releases and news are coming, check back soon!