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Start a Fire

by Guante + Big Cats!

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The Calm (An Open Letter to the Living) 03:18
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Old English Letters 03:37
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The Hero 04:42
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Dragons (Premix) 03:27
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1 10 20 200 03:44
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One of These Mornings (Remix) 03:05
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Catasterpiece 02:37
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Above the Fold called El Guante & Big Cats! the Twin Cities’ best up-and-coming MC and producer, respectively. Their first release as a duo, a seven-track EP released through respected indie label Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records entitled “Start a Fire,” will attempt to live up to the hype.

Featuring the remix to Guante’s 2008 surprise hit “One of These Mornings” (as heard on 89.3 The Current), as well as the tattoo-lover’s anthem “Old English Letters,” superhero allegory “The Hero” and bittersweet love song “Dragons,” the EP showcases the depth of thought, gallows humor and political insight that made Guante one of City Pages’ “Artists of the Year,” URB Magazine’s “Next 1000,” an Independent Music Awards nominee and a CMJ Spotlight Artist for 2009.

Producer Big Cats!, fresh off of producing Sage Francis’ “Black Out on White Night,” as well as his own critically-acclaimed instrumental hip hop album “Sleep Tapes,” is in top form as well. His production is melancholy, multi-layered and cinematic; a definite stylistic departure from the standard TC hip hop sound.

“Start a Fire” is the prelude to “An Unwelcome Guest,” the duo’s full-length concept album due out in late 2009.

“People always talk about how over-saturated the Twin Cities hip hop scene is,” Guante says. “And if you’re just looking at numbers, sure; everybody’s cousin raps. But beyond that, there’s such a wide range of styles, and people really pushing at the boundaries of what hip hop is; it’s a very exciting time and place. I look at acts like Hyder Ali, Kristoff Krane, our band and a handful of other acts, and I see a community of artists who have a fundamentally different approach to making hip hop music: respect the foundation, but don’t be a slave to it. Push people, both musically and in terms of lyrical content.”

'Start a Fire'' is released by indie label, Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records. See www.truruts.com for more information and deadrunning.blogspot.com for additional information on the collaboration. To request interviews or additional images, please contact info@truruts.com.

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released May 5, 2009

START A FIRE
GUANTE + BIG CATS!

1. The Calm (An Open Letter to the Living)
(K. Myhre, S. Wirth-Davis)

2. Old English Letters
(K. Myhre, S. Wirth-Davis)

3. The Hero
(K. Myhre, S. Wirth-Davis)

4. Dragons (Premix)
(K. Myhre, S. Wirth-Davis)

5. 1 10 20 200
(K. Myhre, S. Wirth-Davis)

6. One of These Mornings (Remix)
(K. Myhre, S. Wirth-Davis)

7. Catasterpiece
(S. Wirth-Davis)

Words by El Guante. Music by Big Cats!
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Eric Blomquist
deadrunning.blogspot.com

Executive Produced by e.g. bailey + Shá Cage
Brought to you by Trú Rúts Endeavors: Harvesting the Tree of Life © 2009 Tru Ruts | Speakeasy Records, 1416 Madison Street NE #1, Minneapolis, MN 55413. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. All Songs Copyright © 2009 Tru Ruts Endeavors, Inc. All songs published by Verbal Reparations Music (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission. International Copyright Secured. "Speakeasy Records" "Tru Ruts | Speakeasy Records" "Trú Rúts Endeavors" "Oni Management", Speakeasy Records Logo, Trú Rúts Logo are trademarks of Trú Rúts Endeavors, Inc.

Management + Booking: Oni Management for Tru Ruts Endeavors
info@truruts.com | booking.truruts@gmail.com | www.truruts.com

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Full length album An Unwelcome Guest out in Winter 2009.

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