On the doorstep of his thirtieth year, BRZOWSKI is throwing down the gauntlet with all the desperation of a man on the edge of crisis. The Portland, ME by-way-of Providence,RI emcee kicked around the Massachusetts and Rhode Island music scenes in varying projects since 1993, before taking a permanent vacation to the northeast tundra, where long winters and unsuspecting audiences could better nurture his creative spirits.and personal demons. Joining forces with producer/technophile-at-large AGENT8 and a revolving cast of disc-jockeys in the studio and on stage, he has been steadily amassing a sizable groundswell of indie hip-hop true believers who clamor for something more artfully substantial than the mainstream stranglehold can spoon-feed them with his wry wit and brutally honest form self-destructive autobiography.
After self-releasing the efforts "New England Gothic" and "Perpetual Winter", whose hand-to hand sales reached several thousand, the workaholic MC set his sight on releasing a proper full-length album on the seminal indie label Milled Pavement.
Following the dense, dark, and demanding "MaryShelleyOverdrive", released to critical acclaim in 2006, he toured the North American continent for 3 years before dropping “Blooddrive Vol. 2”, a compilation of tracks and guest-appearances using the dark thematic elements set forth on 2002’s "New England Gothic";("…like Robert Frost contemplating suicide in a cabin in the woods…"The Portland Phoenix, June 2003) as a launchpad The album contains many truly atypical aspects: lengthy songs, techno/industrial influenced beats, literary and visual culture references, a touch of the defiance of early 90’s punk rock, and a threatening cloud behind every silver lining.
BRZOWSKI+ MOSHE then joined forces musically in 2009 for their first official collaborative project in their near-decade long working relationship. The two seized the opportunity to further capitalize on the forward momentum each was garnering in a solo capacity. As two of the remaining flagship members of MilledPavement Records, their limited edition ep “Like Woe”, and subsequent European tour quickly became the two most well-received ventures MilledPavement Records had ever embarked upon. Moving from the 1-2 punch traditional rapping style, lathered with images of self-destruction, in the title track “Like Woe”- to the trademark arrhythmic lyrical torrent on “The Coming Plague” BRZOWSKI laces MOSHE's stark, plodding beats, and the duo set a new standard for what the terms “progressive” and “dark” have come to mean in independent hip hop circles. The two even take a departure from their sonic characters on the jangly “Dog Called Cirrhosis”, where BRZOWSKI weaves a catchy tribute to sloth and unemployment, while MOSHE lays jingling porch-guitar samples over a surprisingly upbeat 4/4 stompa serious departure from fan expectations.
Winning poetry slams and MC battles, moon-lighting tour stints with Sage Francis, Epic, Galapagos4, Moshe, Sole, Zucchini Drive, as well as playing to packed clubs opening for or co-billed with the varied indie-hop stripes of Busy Bee,El-P, Spose, Ill Bill, Slaine,2Mex, Hangar 18, Killah Priest, Atmosphere, Murs, Dalek, Brother Ali, Doug E. Fresh, Necro, Josh Martinez, Grand Buffet, DJ Vadim, Astronautalis, Sleep, K-the-I???,B. Dolan, Dezmatic, members of the Shapeshifters, and myriad others have cemented BRZOWSKI a reputation for quality live performance, and an uncanny knack for harvesting the fans of those artists with higher profiles.
BRZOWSKI is set to unleash his magnum opus, “A Fitful Sleep” in 2010, a labor of love and blood that has spanned a full 4 years in the construction. Racking up compilation and guest spots on labels spanning the western hemisphere, all while scrambling to continue a hectic touring schedule, BRZOWSKI lends credence the axiom that to achieve any modicum of notoriety, you must suffer for your art.
Don't try this at home.
Booking and additional information:
www.myspace.com/brzowski
www.milledpavement.com/brzowski.html
