Artist Story
Tah Phrum Duh Bush is an oddball amongst artists.
Dude is so askew from the norm he is often labeled a weirdo-nonconformist-freak... “Hey
man this cat just ain’t right!” Yet somehow, strangely,
his look doesn’t always quite fit the bill! With comparability
to the rawness of Redman, the Energy of the Roots, the lyrical wizardry
of Pharaohe Monch and the savvy of A Tribe Called Quest, Tah has been
seen on stage doing wide ranges of craziness. Tah can be found in the
bowels of New York City on a stage dropping science and knowledge in
one instant and in the next he's on the floor grinding against an imaginary
lover with while prompting the crowd to “Lay that Pipe!” Consequently,
Tah Phrum Duh Bush has chosen to represent himself as the antithesis
of all; the positive to every negative and the negative to every positive;
an oxymoron live in the flesh! To be succinct he’s the epitome
of "Filthy-Clean!" There is neither good nor bad. There only
is what is: Sunshine or Pure Shade
Straying away
from the cliché of today’s generic musical formats, Tah Phrum
Duh Bush gives birth to themes of life that 99% of earth's population can relate
to in one way or another. From the pinnacles of mania to the deep fathoms of
depression, Tah's artistry represents both ends of the Chi, both sides of the
Yin-Yang and all shades of the spectrum in between. No holy person is without
sin and no sinner is without sanctity. Tah finds mid-ground without ever being
at a polar extreme for an extended period of time.
Tah's dark and comical lyrical wizardry, on tracks like “Energitis”,
entrances the listener to frequently indulge in usage of the rewind
function on his/her listening device to catch metaphors of great magnitude
that manage to elude the weak of thought. Tracks like Micro-P-H-One-01 bring out artistic frustrations that most listeners can relate too.
Tah's debut album is entitled "Sunshine
or Pure Shade?!?!" The
title of this collective of witty and bewitchingly cunning selections
is, in itself, a question of Tah's introspection of life. This question
is most clearly exemplified in the closing masterpiece "Life
and Death Dichotomy". Tah ponders the contrasts between the themes
of life and death and challenges the common ideas that most are programmed
and conditioned to follow and believe in.Phlatbush is another selection
that represents the very essence of the "Sunshine or Pure Shade?!?!" theme.
Tah is a native of Phlatbush (Flatbush).
Phlatbush is geographically the center
of Brooklyn, "the
most culturally rich city in the world." Just about every race,
religion and social class is represented there. In Tah's "Phlatbush" all
the pros and cons, ups and downs and diversity of this urban land are
brought to life. It is truly awe-inspiring how much information about
a city of demographically indefinable people is brought to the soul
through the ear of the listener.
Tah lets the partaker know that it's
OK to be the oddball. It's alright to think your own thoughts, it's
cool not to do things just
to fit in and that without the self, there is only mindless wandering
in the herd.
Tah welcomes you to the reality of..."Sunshine
or Pure Shade?!?!" |
