Oddjobs

Oddjobs
Oddjobs
Origin	Minnesota, United States
Genres	Alternative hip hop
Years active	1996-2005
Labels	Third Earth Music, CMI Productions,
Associated acts	Kill the Vultures, Typical Cats, Heiruspecs, Eyedea
Members	Advizer; Crescent Moon; Nomi; Anatomy; Deetalx

Oddjobs was an American hip hop group from Minnesota.^[1] It consisted of Advizer, Crescent Moon, Nomi, Anatomy, and Deetalx.^[2] After the breakup of Oddjobs, the members of the group except Deetalx reformed as Kill the Vultures.^[3]

History[]

Oddjobs released the album, Drums, in 2001.^[4] The 12-inch single, "Blue Collar Holler", reached number 6 on the CMJ college radio hip hop chart in 2002.^[5] The six-track EP, The Shopkeeper's Wife, was released in 2003.^[6] The group toured with DJ Shadow in the same year.^[4]

Members[]

Advizer (Adam Waytz) - rapper
Crescent Moon (Alexei Casselle) - rapper
Nomi (Mario Demira) - rapper
Anatomy (Stephen Lewis) - producer/DJ
Deetalx (Devon Callahan) - producer/DJ^[5]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Conflict and Compromise (1999)
Drums (2002)
Expose Negative (2005)

Live albums[]

Live! at the Bryant-Lake Bowl, 17–18 August 2001 (2001) with Typical Cats and Heiruspecs

EPs[]

Absorbing Playtime (2000)
Fun Boy (2003)
The Shopkeeper's Wife (2003)

Singles[]

"Dry Bones" (2002)
"Blue Collar Holler" (2002)

Guest appearances[]

Sixth Sense - "Laws of Gravity" from Grand's Sixth Sense (2011)

References[]

^ Swihart, Stanton. "Oddjobas - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
^ Gonzales, Matt (June 18, 2003). "Lyrics Born + Zion I + Lifesavas + Oddjobs". PopMatters.
^ McPherson, Steve (November 9, 2006). "Kill the Vultures: Meet the pleasure seekers". Twin Cities Daily Planet.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Baker, Soren (May 23, 2003). "Oddjobs covers new ground". Chicago Tribune.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Riemenschneider, Chris (September 12, 2002). "New York state of rhyme: Oddjobs left Twin Cities to find one another". Star Tribune.
^ Swihart, Stanton. "The Shopkeeper's Wife - Oddjobs". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2014.

External links[]

Oddjobs discography at Discogs

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[1] Swihart, Stanton. "Oddjobas - Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2014.

[2] Gonzales, Matt (June 18, 2003). "Lyrics Born + Zion I + Lifesavas + Oddjobs". PopMatters.

[3] McPherson, Steve (November 9, 2006). "Kill the Vultures: Meet the pleasure seekers". Twin Cities Daily Planet.

[chicagotribune-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Baker, Soren (May 23, 2003). "Oddjobs covers new ground". Chicago Tribune.

[startribune-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Riemenschneider, Chris (September 12, 2002). "New York state of rhyme: Oddjobs left Twin Cities to find one another". Star Tribune.

[6] Swihart, Stanton. "The Shopkeeper's Wife - Oddjobs". Allmusic. Retrieved July 21, 2014.

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