Food for Animals

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Food for Animals
OriginWashington, D.C., District of Columbia, U.S.
GenresHip hop, underground hip hop, noise
Years active2001–2011
Past members
  • Nick Rivetti
  • Andrew Field-Pickering
  • Daniel Helmer
  • Sterling Warren
Websitefoodforanimals.wordpress.com

Food for Animals were an American hip hop group formed in 2001 near Washington, D.C. The group featured Vulture Voltaire (Andrew Field-Pickering), Ricky Rabbit (Nick Rivetti), Dr. Dan (Daniel Helmer), and HY (Sterling Warren). Their music was generally categorized as underground hip hop with a strong tendency towards noise music. According to Pitchfork, their latest albums feature a sound best appreciated by "those with a high tolerance for serial grime and a taste for the sharper, harder edge of hip-hop".[1]

History[edit]

Field Pickering, a Washington, D.C. DJ, and Ricky Rabbit[2] formed the band [3] and quickly booked gigs along the East Coast,[4] shows which occasionally caused comparisons with Public Enemy[5] and found praise from critics.[6]

Discography[edit]

Food For Animals

  • Strictly Ricky (2003)
  • Scavengers (2004, Muckamuck Produce/Upper Class)
  • Belly Remixes (2005)
  • Belly (2008, HOSS Records/Cockrockdisco)

Ricky's Remixes

  • Mi Ami - African Rhythms (rRicky Remix) (2008)
  • K-Swift - (Ricky Screwed Mix) (2008)
  • Late Summer (2009)
  • Ecstatic Sunshine - Turned On (rRicky Remix) (2009)
  • Lexie Mountain Boys (Ricky Remix) (2009)
  • Bluebird - (rRicky Remix) (2009)

Maxmillion Dunbar (Vulture V)

Albums

  • Cool Water (2010, Ramp Records)
  • House of Woo (2013, RVNG Intl.)
  • Boost (2016, Future Times)
  • Many Any (2019, 1432 R)

Singles & EPs

  • Outrageous Soulz / Dreamerzzz (2008, Future Times)
  • Bare Feet EP (2009, Ramp Recordings)
  • Girls Dream (2010, Ramp Recordings)
  • Max Trax For World Peace (2011, Future Times)
  • Everyday EP (2011, L.I.E.S. Records)
  • Woo (2012, RVNG Intl.)
  • Orgies Of The Hemp Eaters (2012, Future Times)
  • Polo (Versions) (2012, Live At Robert Johnson)
  • Drizzling Glass (2014, The Trilogy Tapes)
  • Highlife (2014, Hot Haus Recs)
  • This Ain't Tom N' Jerry / Chewy (2014, Berceuse Heroique)
  • Shoegaze (2014, Falstaff)
  • Shaping EP (2015, Off Minor Recordings)

Compilations

  • Feel Free (2007)

DJ Mixes

  • LWE Podcast 130 (2012, Little White Earbuds)
  • FACT Mix 374 (2013, FACT MAGAZINE)
  • Woo Daps Mix Tape (2013, RVNG Intl.)
  • Unwind Flex (2014, XLR8R)
  • People Are Tripping (2018, The Trilogy Tapes)

Miscellaneous

  • Berceuse Heroique Presents The B Sides (2015, Berceuse Heroique)
  • Truancy Volume 53: Maxmillion Dunbar (2020, Ndeya, Warp Records)

Dolo Percussion (Vulture V)

Singles & EPs

  • Dolo Percussion (2013, L.I.E.S Records)
  • Dolo 2 (2014, Future Times)
  • Dolo 3 (2018, The Trilogy Tapes)

Compilations

  • Dolo 4 (2019, Future Times)

Ricky Rabbit

  • *** I GOT U *** (single PRANCE) (2012)
  • DOG DIMENSION (2013)
  • BRAIDED ROPE 158 (Lo Mix) (2020)
  • BRAIDED ROPE 158 (Ride Mix) (2020)
  • CENTIPEDE (Ft. PSYCHO EGYPTIAN) (2021)
  • PRANCE (2013) (2021)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pitchfork Review[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Pitchfork News[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Muckamuck
  4. ^ DOA Music Magazine Review
  5. ^ "City Pages". Archived from the original on 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
  6. ^ PopMatters review

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