Rob The Viking Discography of CDs

Rob The Viking songs Audio Mixer: Roger Swan. Recording information: Hipposonic Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Photographer: ...

Rob The Viking music CDs Principally recorded at Battle Axe, Vancouver, Canada and The Sound Castle, Los Angeles, California. This includes a bonus DVD disc. Swollen Members: Prevail, Mad Child, Moka Only, Rob The Viking. Producers include: Rob The Viking, Nucleus, Evidence, Moka Only, The Edgecrusher. Additional personnel: Abstract Rude.

Rob The Viking albums Audio Mixers: Jamie Kuse; Doug Naugler. Sweatshop Union: Conscience (vocals, organ); Marmalade (vocals, keyboards, programming); Dusty Melo (vocals, programming, drum programming); Metty the Dert Merchant (vocals, programming, background vocals); Mos Eisley (vocals, drum programming); Kyprios (vocals); Dave Knill (piano, organ, drum programming); Itchy Ron (turntables). Personnel: Ella Lucas, Evil , Moka Only (vocals); Kevin Coles (guitar, background vocals); Kevin Coles (guitars, bass instrument); Ryan Naso (trumpet, horns); Rob the Viking (piano, programming); Chris Chok (piano); Doug Naugler (glockenspiel, programming); Aaron Grant (bass instrument, background vocals); Preme Diesel (programming); Mat the Alien (turntables); Warren Flandez (background vocals).

Rob The Viking CD discography This hip-hop and rap collective from Vancouver is a mishmash of styles and influences. The first tune, "The Answer," has an ethereal, ambient world flavor to it. Using inclusive lyrics, the song seems to suffer from a rather monotonous aura. Fortunately, a ska-cum-reggae tempo gets "Radio Edit" off the ground immediately in the vein of A Tribe Called Quest. There are some brief interludes such as "Newsflash" that are inane, but unfortunately the lighthearted jazz vibe on "I Got News" doesn't go anywhere. It sounds like a song Moby has a fleeting notion about recording but immediately passed on. "Don't Be Afraid" has much more groove to it, recalling fellow Canadian band Swollen Members or Cypress Hill with a subtle Oriental seasoning on top. The social commentary wanes on "Today" with cliché rhymes that seem to repeat earlier verses later on. "US" is a more concise and effect number that includes Rob the Viking and part of presidential speeches. "Baho Ang Titi Mo" is a funky instrumental that adds little to the proceedings. What happens far too often though is that the rap sounds distantly like Weird Al Yankovic, especially on the indifferent "P.O.T.B." and the bawdy, horn-filled "On the Sly." A couple of the closing efforts fare far better such as the hand-clapping mid-tempo rap of "Stolen Memories" and the Everlast-like "The Thing About It." But there tends to be as many misses are there are hits. ~ Jason MacNeil Recorded between April & May, 2003. Producers: Mos Eisley, Rob The Viking, Mr. Marmalade, Dusty Melodica. Personnel: Dusty Melodica, Mister Marmalade (vocals, drum programming, background vocals); Consequence, Metty the Dert Merchant, Mos Eisley (vocals, drum programming); Kyprios, Moka Only (vocals); Tom MacDonald (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Daniel Elmes (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Tawgs (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Rob the Viking (electric guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, drum programming, background vocals); Peggy Lee (cello); Peter Gemmell (flute, tenor saxophone, keyboards); Malcom Aiken (trumpet, flugelhorn); Thomas Salter (organ); Chin Injeti (Wurlitzer organ, keyboards); DJ Itchy Ron (programming, turntables); Conscience, Bookworm (drum programming); DJ Sets (turntables); Double A, Philip J., Derek (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Blair Witch; White Pony; Roger Swan. Recording information: DubVibe Productions ...