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Atlanta based group Collective Efforts is the brainchild of Ben Hameen, J. Mil, Bambu and DJ Creashun. With a refreshing sound and an uplifting message, the goal is to spread that message through hip hop, to the people that need it the most. When Ben Hameen and J. Mil started working together in early 2002, an instant chemistry developed. Realizing that their goals were one and the same, the duo started collaborating regularly, and began work on solo projects. Bambu the Asiatic fell right into place with his positive raps and powerful, distinct voice. All three decided to collect their...
The Japanese War Effort is a one man ambient pop band, based in the city of Glasgow. Martin Moog blends lo-fi electronica with found rhythms, ambient samples and layered vocals in dextrous compositions, bridging the gap between pop song sensibilities and a love of the abstract. .
The Effort was a straight edge hardcore band that formed in 2006, playing a style of music that blends the modern youth crew sound of Boston’s late 1990’s with the social conscious lyrics of artists like Inside Out, 108, and Boy Sets Fire. The Effort recorded a demo shortly after getting together and immediately began playing a myriad of shows. By January of 2007 the band was in the studio working on their debut EP, “Wear Your Heart” for Words of War Records. This 7-song EP which features guest vocalists Sean Murphy (Verse) and Patrick Flynn (Have Heart) represents an...