Bad Taste

About this show

Please join BAD TASTE this summer as they embark on a journey throughout Aotearoa. The duo composed of turntablist ALPHABETHEAD and lyricist YOUNG GHO$T are touring in support of SIDE QUEST, their upcoming debut album on vinyl! The album is a fantastical romp on horseback through a richly detailed, vinyl sampled Hip Hop landscape...While working on their ‘serious’ album ‘BAD TASTE III’, the pair found themselves constantly distracted by a myriad of other musical pathways drawing them away from their main quest. Ghost would brush aside Alphie’s pre-chosen beats, preferring to pluck records straight from the shelf and create on the spot, fully embracing spontaneity and playfulness. Many of the verses were penned as the instrumentals took shape: stream-of-consciousness raps punctuated with surprising twists and turns. Fueled by millet porridge, fireball whisky and nature walks, SIDE QUEST is a love letter to distraction, imagination and letting curiosity, rather than prescription, be the guide.The duo's previous work has been described as psychedelic hip hop, inspired in equal parts by MF Doom and King Crimson. These two influences still shine bright as guiding lights on this album, but this time Monty Python and Roger Dean are added to the brew. SIDE QUEST is the closest the duo have come to a concept album; the intent being cohesion; an ebbing and flowing, crate-digging, time travelling rap adventure.…

Description from the Under the Radar listing.