Xavier Dphrepaulezz,
Keenan "thunder foot"
Ephiram,
Black Berry
,Dan Planet..
always Masa Kohama!
Influences
Fishbone,Led Zepplin
,early Prince,The Ramones,
bad brains, Bowie, B52s,
The beatles,Jimi Hendrix,The Pixies
,early days of punk rock
,jazz from the 50's...to be continued
BIO
Blood Sugar is a rock band with roots in the funk-infused Oakland Bay Area. The bands founder, Xavier, describes Blood Sugars sound as Soul Punk Revival, or, Rock & Roll from a Negro perspective.
Xaviers entry and approach to music was deeply affected by his upbringing. He was the 8th child in a family of 14 siblings. His father, an east African immigrant, married a young American girl 33 years younger than him. He never felt like a normal kid.
Xaviers diverse background helped him hone an eclectic style as an artist. His wide musical range garnered him a lucrative record deal. But, after growing frustrated with the labels attempt to pigeonhole him, Xavier walked away from everything. He quit recording and went into a self-imposed banishment for two years. His exile ended when a near fatal car accident left him in a three-week coma. When Xavier regained conscious, his resolve to be true to his own vision was cemented. That began the Blood Sugar crusade to put the ghetto in the metal.
For inspiration Xavier moved into a warehouse in South Central Los Angeles. He dubbed it Blackball Universe and went to work. The result is Crack Smack Sugar Shit Pop. The aptly titled collection of interviews, music videos and studio footage showcases musicians whove played with such luminaries as Destinys Child, the late 5th Beatle, Billy Preston, Stevie Wonder and Janet Jackson.
The soundtrack from Crack, Smack traverses the murky terrain of drug addiction, sex, and politics, with single-minded devotion and intensity. Its a blend of punk, soul and ska that switches easily from head-nodding grooves to wailing guitar riffs and explosive anthems.
On the heels of a standing-room only tour, organized entirely through MySpace.com, Blood Sugar is back in the studio, perfecting their high-energy assault, and regularly headlining at Bingo, an exclusive underground, live music after hours club.
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BLACKBALLUNIVERSE
and take a trip!
Hello Bloodsugar, Your essence is equal to the beauty of a galaxy. How beautiful is the snowshine in your eyes, so directly current from the static in your mind. Your sweet voice is like the application of aloe vera upon a sunburnt back. So charmingly silky, your skin is like a teardrop on a popsickle. May you always have stables of horses to service your needs. You are dressed with filaments and people take pains to make you fully incandescent this evening. I desire to see life through your hallucinations so that they massage my viscera into an eternal state of turgid flux. What wonderful vibrations you are capable of. Please let me hear more of that wonderful sound. All my thoughts are lost to your graceful gaze? Your wonderfully bright soul keep the demons from torturing me. I love your eyes, I know they can stare through my thoughts. Your intoxicating reflection can but incorporate freely into the powerful surface of a disintegrating mirror set afloat upon a swarm of locusts. Cities crumble, skies ignite spontaneously in your presence.
ok it's like 5am.... can't sleep so I thought I would just swing by ya page, since I'm a myspace junkie tonight, and spread some good ol' Brooklyn LoVe all over ya... stay fly stay strong I hope your weekend is starting off superfresH!!!
whataap hotpants. played baton rouge last nt, new orleans tonight then haul ass to austin for a buddy miles tribute. i thik i might be sittin in i donno. maybe with corey, or Dug. be sick if it was both.
