The Semantics | zh

Ill Semantics is set to further educate listeners to the pure essence of the New Zealand Hip Hop culture. Formed in 1993, and hailing from Orakei, East Auckland, sifting through members until the final line-up consisting of two MC's and a DJ. Patriarch, the nucleus of the group and founding member, Nemesis, New Zealand's most prolific female MC and DJ CXL, 2 x ITF North Island Champion and current DMC #2, beating Auckland's defending champion, P-Money. .

When The Semantics formed in the early '90s in Nashville, their punchy, accessible brand of Southern power pop seemed destined to follow like-minded Southern bands like the dB's and Let's Active into the power pop history books. Led by two songwriter/vocalists, William Owsley III and Millard Powers, the band initially began recording demos for their debut album with a then-unknown drummer named Ben Folds, who -- contrary to legend -- was never officially a part of the Semantics. Folds soon left to form Ben Folds Five and was replaced by Ringo Starr's son, Zak Starkey. The band signed to Geffen...

There are three artists with the name "Semantics": 1) Semantics is a short lived experimental trio from the 80's Downtown New York scene, consisted of Samm Bennett (drums, percussions), Ned Rothenberg (saxes, clarinet), Elliott Sharp (guitar, bass) They recorded only two albums the self titled in 1985 and Bone of Contention in 1987. Their style could be described as post-punk, Their jazz leanings are evident though, as well as Captain Beefheart influences. They could be compared to the likes as This Heat or Discipline era King Crimson. 2) The Semantics were a southern power-pop band from the early 1990s. The...