Atmosphere is an American hip hop band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The members are rapper Slug (born Sean Daley, September 7, 1972) and DJ/producer Ant (born Anthony Davis).
Active in various forms since 1993, they are one of the most commercially successful and long-lived independent hip hop acts. During 2005's 'Pour Me Another' tour, Atmosphere was accompanied by a live band, featuring Nate Collis on guitar, Brett Johnson on bass, Erick Anderson on keyboards, and Brian McLeod on drums. The live setup brought a jazzy, more improvisational feel to Atmosphere's sound. Slug has said he wanted to play with a live band to add more of a challenge to playing live.
As of the Paint Your City Gold series of "release parties" in support of When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, the live band has been re-rostered with Ant laying down the percussion as DJ, Nate Collins on guitar and back up vocals, Erick Anderson on keyboards and synths & Mankwe Ndosi as the 'human samples.'Slug has also been featured on albums by Brother Ali, Eyedea & Abilities, Evidence, Aesop Rock, Unknown Prophets, Oddjobs, Vakill, DoseOne, Jel, P.O.S., X-Ecutioners, Kanser, Blueprint, Heiruspecs, Jean Grae, Static & Nat Ill, DJ Vadim, Booka B, El-P, Roosevelt Franklin, Minnesota indie rock band Lifter Puller, several Living Legends albums as well as Living Legends solo projects such as The CMA.
Discography
* Overcast! (1997, Rhymesayers)
* Lucy Ford (2001, Rhymesayers)
* God Loves Ugly (2002, Rhymesayers, Fat Beats)
* Seven's Travels (2003, Rhymesayers, Epitaph)
* Headshots: SE7EN (2005, Rhymesayers)
* You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having (2005, Rhymesayers)
* Strictly Leakage (2007, Rhymesayers)
* When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (04.22.2008, Rhymesayers)
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