Indie Artist Tries to Counter Debt Industry Propaganda
Maybe you’ve noticed that America’s debt industry — based on legalized loan-sharking — has created an economic crisis that threatens to go global. On a more local level — millions of families are facing home foreclosures and bankruptcy. And the credit card offers just keep flowing into our mailboxes.
“The avalanche of propaganda from the US debt industry with offers of ‘cheap’ credit is downright immoral as millions of families see their homes foreclosed,” noted NY-based multi-instrumentalist/arranger/composer/producer Polarity/1. “Having long worked on the subject, I felt I had to do something in order to educate Americans and counter the propaganda”
Polarity/1, a multi-instrumentalist/arranger/composer/producer, was one of the early voices warning of the impending debt crisis, having composed most of the score and served as Music Supervisor for Danny Schechter’s feature-length documentary IN DEBT WE TRUST. Focused on America’s dangerous addiction to debt and the predatory nature of our credit and loan industry, the film predicted over two years ago the economic meltdown being experienced today. And he’s now making the message available to the public, offering all his tracks from the documentary – including “Free Money,” “Charge It,” “Free Money Blues,” and “I’m So Broke” – as free MP3 downloads at http://www.reverbnation.com/polarity1
The music of Polarity/1 is exactly what the name suggests: conjoined opposites — a mash up of new: cutting edge electronica/hip hop/nu-jazz and old; roots music of America (blues, funk, country, early jazz), Brazil (samba, pagoda, etc.) and West African groove science. Polarity also describes the dual streams of Polarity/1’s musical output: songs and instrumentals.
After a few years of playing percussion in samba bands at S.O.B.’s and other venues. Polar landed in hip hop which combined his interests in grooves, samples and wordplay into one form. He and rapper D.A.V. became Medicine Crew. In the aftermath of 9/11, Polar was asked to do a remix of Nile Rodgers’ We Are Family Project released on a compilation by Tommy Boy Records. His experience of 9/11 which was perpetrated in his neighborhood led to a collaboration with multi-platinum Pakistan rock band Junoon resulting in their hit song ‘No More’. John Hollander has choreographed four Polarity/1 compositions for New York’s Battery Dance Company’s fall season opening in November 2006 and has been touring extensively with the piece. In 2008, he scored “The Other Side” for the Quorum Ballet from Lisbon, Portugal. P/1’s new collaboration, Koko Dozo, released their first album Illegal Space Aliens in February 2008.
Check out IN DEBT WE TRUST — the scariest movie of the century. www.indebtwetrust.com (Better hold the butter on the popcorn.)
To get more information on these issues, assistance with debt problems and ways you can fight back — go to www.stopthesqueeze.org
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good new music (( 2008))?
i need to fill up my i-pod from those long rides to school. what are some good new songs. i like hip hop, pop, rock but not that head banging type,Reggeaton… just good music… and if you can thing of some good music from 200 and up then remind me.. lol
i like heart ache music (( dont know why)) but also dancing music… thank you
girls all around the world – lloyd ft lil wayne
i kissed a girl – katy perry
love you long time – mariah carey
beautiful nightmare – beyonce
disturbia – rihanna
click flash – ciara
stepped on my j’s – nelly ft ciara
how we do it in the A – lloyd ft ludacris
no no no – teairra mari
when i grow up – pussy cat dolls
energy – keri hilson
love in this club – usher ft young jeezy
superhuman – chris brown ft keri hilson
amnesia – cherish
together – day 26
got me going – day26
heaven sent – keyshia cole
cut off time – omarion ft kat deluna
music for love – mario
Out of my system – Bow Wow ft T-pain
How do I breathe – Mario—- Love this song
Turn the page – Bobby Valentino
One wish – Ray J
This time -Jojo
Icebox – Omarion
What a girl wants – B2K
Truth is – fantasia
Heat of the moment – After Seven
Nobody knows it but me – Babyface
On bended knee – Boys ii men
missing you – case
Don’t let go – Envouge
hoped i helped
NEW SONGS BEST 2008 2009 HipHop