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Gavin Castleton : Dark Age
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Raw honest lyrics over compositional hip hop with no braggadocia and very few "hooks."
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap: Alternative Hip Hop
Release Date: 2004
Dark Age
Gavin Castleton
Record Label: Hematoma Support Group
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Preview Song Name Time Buy
1. Handshakingglitterteethphoto-op 1:02 Album Only
2. Lemon 3:02 Album Only
3. The Tarpit 2:17 Album Only
4. Ransom 3:25 Album Only
5. I'm Not Really A Rapper 3:52 Album Only
6. Absent 1:44 Album Only
7. 90 East 5:35 Album Only
8. The Great American Bottleneck 4:43 Album Only
9. Recuperation II 3:36 Album Only
10. This Is Not... 1:47 Album Only
11. Some People Live Between Holidays 5:54 Album Only
12. Recall 1:26 Album Only
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Album Notes

Since 1995 I've played in the band Gruvis Malt. We have recorded cassette EP's, two disc EP's, and four full length albums. At this time I giving all my hours to music production and composition, engineering other bands' projects on the side. My goal is to release as much music in as wide a pallet as possible before I die. Currently, I'm getting the most enjoyment out of collaborations and pickup projects, and short bursts of touring with the band One Drop.
Playing American rock and roll has been the hardest and best thing I've ever done in my life. I sidestepped college and a solid paycheck in order to give my life to it. The emotional highs and lows of doing this are stressful, but I would rather be living those peaks and valleys than living a straight line.

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REVIEWS

Life’s too short to stay in four/four.
author: A. Hofmann
                            
Great album! Nuff said.
P.S.: Check out his latest EP "A bullet, a lever, a key" - it's so good!

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author: Erica
                            
This was a birthday present for my boyfriend, and he loves it. Its inspired him to do his thing and make more music. Ive only heard a couple songs from it, but i know gavins talented. I just purchased fortnightshift ep, and i cant wait to get it. keep up the good work gavin!

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Fresh, Intelligent, Well Produced
author: Trenton
                            
Gavin Castleton's DARK AGE is a great trip through an intelligent man's mind dealing with the emerging difficulties of modern life. American Bottleneck and Lemon are particularly good songs driven by the fuel of expanding the limitations that Hip-Hop has been dwelling in for far to long. Gavin has rawly composed lyrics, great production skills, and an ability to flow from free-form jazz to simple piano/drum based songs. I particularly like the line in 90 East, "I'm not in an emo band, so I can't make whining sound cool."

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Great, energetic album! I can't stop listening to it...
author: Megan in CA
                            
This album is fabulous - the artist's energy and naked honesty radiates from every song.  From the upbeat humor of "I'm not really a rapper..." and "Recuperation II" to the raw anger of "This is not", "90 East" and "The Great American Bottleneck," I enjoyed Gavin Castleton's true dedication to the art of music.  The music itself keeps me turning my stereo louder and louder.

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