The_Opus

The Opus

The Opus

American hip hop group

The Opus is an American hip hop record production duo from Chicago, Illinois.[2] It consists of The Isle of Weight and Mr. Echoes.[3] AllMusic described them as "two of the most brilliant beatmakers working in hip-hop circa 2003."[4]

Quick Facts Origin, Genres ...

The Isle of Weight (born Aaron Smith) and Mr. Echoes (born Kevin Johnson) first met while attending Proviso East High School together.[5] In 1994, the duo started making music together.[5] The duo handled the production work on Rubberoom's 1999 album Architechnology.[6][7]

Members

  • The Isle of Weight (born Aaron Smith) - production[8]
  • Mr. Echoes (born Kevin Johnson) - production[8]

Discography

Studio albums

  • First Contact 001 (2002)
  • Breathing Lessons (2003)
  • Praying Mantis-Plus (2010)

Compilation albums

  • Blending Density (2010)
  • The Opus of the Opus Vol. One (2010)
  • The Opus of the Opus Vol. Two (2010)

EPs

  • 0.0.0. (2002)
  • Movement One (2002)
  • Movement Two (2002)
  • Movement Three (2002)
  • Movement Four (2003)
  • Movement Five (2004)
  • Earthwalkers EP (2004)
  • Praying Mantis EP (2010)
  • The Save Me Gallery (2010)
  • March of the Termites (2012)
  • Man Down (2017)

Singles

  • "Live" (2002)
  • "Madhouse" (2004)
  • "Up & Away" (2011)
  • "International" (2011)
  • "A Stainless Steel Xmas" (2011)

Productions

  • Rubberoom - Gothic Architecture (1995)
  • Rubberoom - Architechnology (1999)
  • Thawfor - Where Thawght Is Worshiped (2001)
  • DJ Krush - "Trihedron" from The Message at the Depth (2002)
  • Sonic Sum - "Films (The Opus Remix)" from Operazor EP (2003)
  • Verbal Kent - "Alien Rock" from What Box (2004)
  • Eliot Lipp - "Its Time to Leave (The Opus Remix)" from Brolabs (2011)

References

  1. [1]
    Stelloh, Tim (February 25, 2004). "The Opus: Breathing Lessons". PopMatters. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Herman, Max (March 27, 2007). "The Opus Blending Density". XLR8R. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Segal, Dave (March 23, 2004). "The Opus Breathing Lessons". XLR8R. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. [4]
    Spano, Charles. "Breathing Lessons - The Opus". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  5. [5]
    Downing, Andy (January 9, 2009). "Creating a dark, beat-rich Opus". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  6. [6]
    Margasak, Peter (February 5, 2014). "The Opus". Chicago Reader. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  7. [7]
    Quinlan, Thomas (March 1, 2004). "Opus Breathing Lessons". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  8. [8]
    Galil, Leor (September 25, 2019). "Keeping the beat". Chicago Reader. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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