Diagram of Truth
DeKalb, Illinois, United States | INDIE
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"As they discuss their music, they say nothing about their politics. But when Withope goes freestyle, spontaneously swapping verses live on-air with MC Star, he reminds listeners about the many genocides still ravaging the world." - The Madison Times
"This weekend's event includes performances by Poetic Justice League 4 America, D.O.T., Addverb Superb, Intellect Emcee, G Spot and Knomadz." - Chicago Journal
"Diagram of Truth, down from a big crew to a duo, haven't lost a step-- great stage show, two emcees who also DJ and produce and play keys on stage." -El Guante - http://www.elguante.blogspot.com
"Diagram Of Truth emphasizes the kind of thoughtful verses one might expect from a locally connected hip-hop crew, melding them with production that takes in mournful strings, spacey synths, and playful funk on The DOT EP v.II, downloadable for free at the band's last.fm page." - A.V. Madison
"Hell yes! That's all I got to say about that show. Diagram of Truth was in the studio hanging out with us. Well, at least Gramps and Withope...although we got Sur.real on the phone for the interview. The Sycamore IL/Madison WI-based group came in to chill and promote their upcoming third and final EP: Backwords. We premiered the tracks, "Wet Perspective," "Dopeamine," and "Yeeeee," which by the way were way dope. Pick that shit up!" - The Natural Progression
Discography
The D.O.T. EP v.i (2005)
01. Alpha (Gramps/Sur.real/Voice/Withope)
02. Nod To, Not To (Withope/Sur.real)
03. Another Day (Gramps/Sur.real/Withope)
04. Cliche (Withope/Sur.real)
05. Execute (Withope/Sur.real)
06. Mis Taken (Gramps/Sur.real/Voice)
07. Human Hope and a Unified Reality (Withope/Sur.real/Voice)
The D.O.T. EP v.ii (2006)
01. Outlandish Species (Voice/Withope/Sur.real)
02. Addiction (Gramps/Sur.real/Withope/Voice)
03. Ethnocentricity (Gramps/Voice/Sur.real/Withope)
04. Jingoist (Withope/Voice/Sur.real)
05. Braille (Withope/Sur.real)
06. Night at Duane's (Withope/Sur.real)
07. Prayer for Stardom (Gramps/Sur.real)
08. I am (Gramps/Withope/Sur.real/Voice)
09. Daily Solstice {Bonus Track}
The D.O.T. EP v.iii: BackWords (2007)
01. The Day The Music Died (Gramps/Sur.real/Withope)
02. Alarm The Sound (Withope/Sur.real)
03. Dopamine (Withope/Sur.real)
04. Wet Perspective (Gramps/Sur.real/Withope)
05. Indistinct Line Between Good and Evil (Gramps/Withope/Sur.eal)
06. Yeeeeeeeeeeee (Withope/Sur.real)
07. Omega (Nebula) (Gramps/Sur.real/Withope)
Cultivation and Culmination: Remixed and Rare (2008)
-Remixes:
01. I Am The Alpha Omega (Withope Mix)
02. I Am... (Pask's Endgame Mix)
03. Daily Solstice (A Distant Relic's Lunar Eclipse Mix)
04. Indistinct Line Between Good and Evil Redux (Gramps Mix)
05. Night at Duane's (Universal Mind Mix)
06. Ethnocentricity (TKS Mix)
07. Addiction (85 Decibel Monks Mix)
08. Wet Perspective Redux feat. Quid (Gramps' Fluid Perspective Mix)
09. The Day The Music Died (Withope's Funeral Mix)
10. Medley Part 1
11. Dopamine (Dasmg's Oxytocin Mix)
12. Prayer for Stardom (Motif's Unanswered Prayer Mix)
13. Braille/Yee (Gramps Mix)
14. Outlandish Species (Gramps Mix)
15. Alarm The Sound (Pask's Realization Mix)
16. Jingoist Redux (Withope Mix)
17. Wethno (Doctype Mix)
-Rarities:
01. I (Don't) Know
02. Gitmo
03. Nod to, Not to Remix (Live)
04. Boss Battle Music
05. Bass
06. Outlandish Species Remix (Live)
07. Medley Part 2
08. Compass
09. Clam Beef
10. Two Great Minds Revisited
11. Come Together
12. Credits Roll Reprise
13. Triad
14. Encapsulation
Window Licker Records Presents: Stay Punk '09 (2009)
01. Secrets - Starter Kit
02. The Butcher - Seven Day Sonnet
03. Jamie - Seven Day Sonnet
04. Whom We Fight - Without A Breath
05. It Won't Be Long - Without A Breath
06. Pancake - Paragon
07. Tweakin' - Paragon
08. Escape - Ready...Break!
09. House Of Pain - Ready...Break!
10. Future Unpaved - Diagram of Truth
11. I Over Image - Diagram of Truth
12. Drowning - Ready The Destroyer
13. Lifeline - Ready The Destroyer
14. No Hill For a Climber - Mostly About Nothing
15. Jimmy's Friend Tony - Mostly About Nothing
16. We're All Gonna Die - Screw City Saints
Also featured producers on:
-Micro-Epiphanies: In Other(s) Words by John Charles (2009)
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Bio
With their recent signing to Chicago’s own Window Licker Records, Diagram of Truth’s drive and voracious songwriting are stronger than ever. Fresh off sharing the stage with underground heavy weights like Toki Wright and Guante + Big Cats!, Gramps and Withope are certainly not showing signs of slowing down any time soon. Diagram of Truth is now gearing up for the release of their first full-length album, due out early Summer 2010.
As the hip-hop gem of DeKalb, IL, the unstoppable duo of Withope and Gramps creates a genre-defying mash up where Saul Williams meets Mozart, where sincere introspections are punched in with socio-political and cultural commentary -- Save Darfur, To Write Love On Her Arms, and Knowmore are just a few of the causes they support. As MC and turntablist, Withope quickly weaves intricate and humorous tales of self-empowerment over their cleverly engineered soundscapes of violins, break beats, 808 kits, and chopped vocals.
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