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Sixtoo
Birth name Vaughn Robert Squire Also known as Prison Garde, Six Vicious, Speakerbruiser Rob Origin
Halifax , Canada Genres
Alternative hip hop ,
electronic Occupation(s)
DJ ,
producer ,
rapper Instrument(s)
Drum machine ,
sampler Years active 1990–present Labels
Ninja Tune ,
Bully Records ,
Anticon , 6months, Vertical Form, Ant Records, Metaforensics,
Cease & Desist
Musical artist
Sixtoo was the main project of Canadian
underground hip hop
DJ ,
producer and
rapper Vaughn Robert Squire between 1996 and 2007.
[1] He has since retired the Sixtoo name, and is pursuing other directions in
electronic music , with a large genre shift from
experimental hip hop to deeper club sounds of various tempos.
[1] He has also released music as Speakerbruiser Rob ,
[2] and Prison Garde .
[3]
History
Sixtoo rose to prominence in the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene, initially as half of
Halifax ,
Nova Scotia hip hop duo Sebutones, along with
Buck 65 .
[4] During that time, he worked with
Sage Francis ,
Moka Only ,
Mr. Dibbs and other members of
Anticon .
[5]
In 2000, Sixtoo moved to
Montreal where he signed on with
UK -based
record label Vertical Form. Soon after came the release of Antagonist Survival Kit , a synth-based sample album that showcased both sides of his skills: on the mic and on the
sampler .
[6]
In 2003, Sixtoo signed to
Ninja Tune .
[7] His debut album on the label,
Chewing on Glass & Other Miracle Cures , has won acclaim in the international electronic beats community in 2004.
[8]
Since silencing the Sixtoo project, he has had a string of visible live P.A. projects including Megasoid along with Hadji Bakara, a former member of
Wolf Parade .
[1] He has also collaborated with Ango (born Andrew Gordon Macpherson) and
Lunice (born Lunice Pierre Fermin) on the electronic music project Nouveau Palais. The trio released Avant Gang in 2012.
[9]
Sixtoo entirely produced
Isaiah Toothtaker 's Sea Punk Funk in 2012.
[10]
Discography
Albums
Superstar Props (1994)
Four Elements (1995)
Return of the Seeker (1996)
Progress (1997)
The Psyche Intangible (1998)
The Psyche Continuum (1999)
Songs I Hate (and Other People Moments) (2000)
Duration (2001)
Antagonist Survival Kit (2001)
Antagonist Survival Kit Instrumentals (2001)
Almost a Dot on the Map: The Psyche Years 1996-2002 (2004)
Chewing on Glass & Other Miracle Cures (2004)
Jackals and Vipers in Envy of Man (2007)
Système Hermès Volume One (2011) (as Prison Garde)
Occultsystem (2014) (as Prison Garde)
Mixtapes
Boogie Screw (2012) (as Prison Garde)
EPs
Termination Dubs (2000)
Body Ache Summer (2004)
Boxcutter Emporium (2004)
It's the Mindfuck Yo! Sit Your Ass Down (2006)
Forts (2014) (as Prison Garde)
October (2015) (as Prison Garde)
Singles
"A Work in Progress" (2001)
"The Secrets That Houses Keep" (2001)
"Outremont Mainline Runs Across the Sunset" (2001)
"Krunk's Not Dead" (2005) (as Six Vicious)
"Two Strikes" (2005)
"Next" (2006)
"Fight" (2006)
Collaborations
Albums
Mixtapes
Megasoid - Tank Thong Re-Mixtape (2008)
Megasoid - Remix Runners Re-Mixtape (2009)
EPs
Sebutones - Psoriasis (1996)
Sixtoo /
Moka Only - Crystal Senate (1997)
Garde & Eames - Bricks (2011)
Nouveau Palais - Avant Gang (2012)
Singles
Hip Club Groove - "Cool Beans" (1993)
Sebutones - "Sebutone Def" (1997)
Sixtoo &
Matth - "He Did Glass Music" (2003)
Sixtoo vs. Simahlak - "All Star Battle" (2003)
DJ Signify and Six Vicious - "No One Leaves" (2005)
Sixtoo & Norsola - "Homages" (2005)
Guest appearances
Productions
Hip Club Groove - "Pornostar" from Land of the Lost (1996)
Sole - "Nothing Fell Apart" from
Bottle of Humans (2000)
Kunga 219 - "Fine Spirits" and "Lonesome Cowboy: Part 2 ('98 Revisited)" from Tharpa's Transcripts... A Time and a Place (2000)
Anticon - "Pitty Party People" from
We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes) (2002)
Sage Francis - "Crack Pipes", "Different", "Buckets of Silence", "Black Sweatshirt", and "Cup of Tea" from
Personal Journals (2002)
Knowself & Moves - "Reality of Birth" and "Meaning?" from Pseudo Freedom in the Age of Manipulation (2004)
Recyclone - "The Dead World" from Corroding the Dead World (2005)
Sage Francis - "Crumble" and "Ground Control" from
A Healthy Distrust (2005)
Moka Only - "More Soup" from
The Desired Effect (2005)
Sage Francis - "Broccilude" from
Human the Death Dance (2007)
Isaiah Toothtaker - "Biters Eat a Dick", "Cypher & Sphere", "Free Gear", and "Ready to Die" from Murs 3:16 Presents (2008)
Isaiah Toothtaker - "Hard as Hell", "Werewolfing", and "Bass Face" from Yiggy (2010)
Isaiah Toothtaker - Sea Punk Funk (2012)
Remixes
DJ Vadim - "Edie Brickell (Sixtoo Remix)" (2003)
Smyglssana - "Foaming Prairie (Sixtoo Remix)" from We Can Fix It Remixes (2003)
Lali Puna - "Small Things (Sixtoo Remix)" from I Thought I Was Over That (2005)
Amon Tobin - "Kitchen Sink (Sixtoo Remix)" from Kitchen Sink Remixes (2007)
Ghislain Poirier - "No More Blood (Megasoid Remix)" from No Ground Under (2007)
Thunderheist - "Jerk It (Megasoid Remix)" (2008)
Hovatron - "Gypsy Trader (Prison Garde Remix)" (2011)
Monolithium - "Simon & G-Funk (Prison Garde Remix)" (2011)
Gunplay &
Isaiah Toothtaker - "Frownin (Sixtoo Remix)" (2013)
Compilation appearances
References
^
a
b
c Dunlevy, T'Cha (April 30, 2008).
"Squire cranks up the volume in new incarnation" . The Gazette . Montreal. Archived from
the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010 .
^
"Q&A: Speakerbruiser of Megasoid" . Lookout. September 30, 2009.
^ Ryce, Andrew (August 10, 2011).
"Prison Garde: Systeme Hermes Vol.1" . FACT Magazine.
^ Dunlevy, T'Cha (August 3, 2006).
"Big bruising beats" . The Gazette . Montreal. Archived from
the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2010 .
^ Harron, Chris.
"Interview with Sixtoo" . Reading For New Times. Retrieved April 24, 2010 .
^ Thomas-Glass, Daniel (June 29, 2003).
"Revitalized Voice" . Dusted Magazine. Retrieved April 24, 2010 .
^
"Sixtoo - Biography" . Ninja Tune Records. Retrieved April 24, 2010 .
^ Moore, David (August 30, 2004).
"Sixtoo: Chewing Glass & Other Miracle Cures" . Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 24, 2010 .
^ Eaton, James (June 1, 2012).
"Download a Free EP From Ango, Lunice, and Prison Garde" . XLR8R.
^
"Isaiah Toothtaker (Prod. by Sixtoo) "Labyrinth" " . Peace Magazine. June 15, 2012.
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