PAPER TIGER @sgld Cross Colors
Paper Tiger
Producer | DJ
It is 1996. You are in a rusted-out Corolla with a crossfader apoxied to the dashboard. Killsadie, De La Soul, and Lifter Puller are maxing out the speakers. The window does not go down, no AC. He is singing, and smiling like a motherfucker. Welcome to Paper Tiger’s car.
Paper Tiger is Doomtree’s live DJ, our resident graphic designer, and one of our esteemed producers. Paper grew up with music at home, as the son of Minneapolis rocker Johnny Rey. As a teenager, Paper was friend to P.O.S, Cecil Otter, Mike Mictlan and MK Larada. After high school, the four lived in the now [in]famous Doomtree House—a den of creativity, beer cans, stencils, trash, and neighborhood concern.
As a producer, Paper Tiger’s style reveals his varied tastes. Listen for the influences of mid-school rap, electronic music, his friends. His snares snap, and his samples are distinguished by unusual textures and treatments. The music he makes ranges from the beautiful lamentations like Canonade (from his False Hopes release) to club-fire bangers like Game Over with Mike Mictlan, or Low light / Low Life off "Never Better" by P.O.S.
As a graphic artist, Paper keeps the Doomtree website, posters, and flyers on point. Sunglasses, skateboards, sneakers, NYC, Helvetica—all true of Mr. Tiger.
His 7-inch, Cloquet, was released at Blowout 5.
His first full length album "Made Like Us" is slotted for a 2010 release.
Solo Projects
False Hopes 11: Paper Tiger
Made Like Us
First of all, I am very sorry for how long it has been since my last 20 Min mix. Since my record “Made Like Us” dropped Tuesday I decided I would put together a mix of Instrumental Hip Hop / Trip Hop sort of stuff. Just a few things I really love that in some way probably served as inspiration for the album. I’ll get back on these and have another one very soon….
So the album comes out tomorrow, I want to thank all the people that pre-ordered and have already had nice things to say about it.
I wanted to post a few links of others that had nice things to say, and a few interviews I did.
Thanks again if you where able to attend the release party, I had an amazing time.
- Paper
We are throwing a CD release party tonight for my record “Made Like Us”.
If your near the MPLS area. check it out.
Hey hello all, we are putting together a listening party this Tuesday at Honey in Minneapolis for you all to come and listen to my new album.
Tell your friends and neighbors. Thank you
Hey guys, we have been working hard over here these days getting ready for the release of my first full length album, Made Like Us.
I am excited to announce that we are having a CD release party for it on July 24th. I am very excited and think it is going to be a kickass evening. A few crew friends and I will be performing some of the new tracks from the album, as well as melting faces with blazing …
This is year is full of first’s for the collective, one of those being our first “art” show.There are a lot of things that we have made over the years both Doomtree specific and not, as well as many incredible items that others have made for no other reason than the fact that they fucking love Doomtree (thank you).
We are celebrating this by having our first ever …
Paper Tiger’s new album “Made Like Us” is available 7.27.2010. You can pre-order the album in the Doomtree Store
Last Friday I had the opportunity to DJ at the world famous Get Cryphy party at First Avenue in Minneapolis.
It was an absolute blast, it is so nice when people are dancing and going nuts on the dance floor.
Shout outs to Plain Ole Bill, Jimmy 2 Times, Last Word, and Prof.
I put this 2o minute mix together of some of the dance floor jams that went down at this party.
This may not be for everyone,
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Man, April has been such a crazy month, and I have been on more airplanes than I can even remember, but it has been great. Here is a short re-cap of the things that went down for me.
NYC
I just recently finished my first full length album, and because of that I was in NYC for a few days shooting some photos for the artwork with my friend Billy Phelps.
It was …
Visit the Prizefight Website and watch the music video set to new remixes by Paper Tiger, Digitata, Medium Zach + Mux Mool and Julian Fairbanks. Switch seamlessly between each version of the song and share the video with the friend.
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