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Discography
Discography of Active Member
1. Active Member - "Diamartiria"(Freestyle Productions, LP 1993)
2. Active Member - "Stin Ora Ton Skion" (Freestyle Productions, LP, 1994)
3. Áctive Member - "To Megalo Kolpo" (Warner, CD/LP, 1995)
4. Áctive Member - "Akou Mana" (Warner, promo maxi 12,1995)
5. Áctive Member - "Prosfigas" (Warner, promo maxi 12,1996)
6. Active Member - "Apo Ton Topo Tis Figis" (Warner, 2LP/CD, 1996
7. Áctive Member - "Gia Ta Aderfia Pou Chathikane Noris" (Warner, CD single,1997)
8. Áctive Member - "Mithi Tou Valtou" (Warner, 2LP/CD, 1998)
9. Active Member - "Meres Paraxenes, Thavmasies Meres" (Warner, CD, 2000)
10. Active Member Live/Remix (Warner, 2CD, 2000)
11. Active Member Ston Kero tou Allokotou Fovou (Warner, 2LP/ CD, 2001)
12. Áctive Member - "Fisaei Kontra" (Warner, CD single, 2002)
13. Active Member Perasma sto akroneiro(Warner, CD, 2002)
14. Active Member Fiera(Warner, CD, 2004)
15. Active Member Blah-Blasphemy (8ctagon, CD+DVD, 2005)
16. Active Member Blah-Blasphemy (8ctagon, 10 picture disk, 2005)
17. Active Member - "Skieratsa" (8ctagon, 3CD, 2006)
Also Active Member have produced and featured on the following albums:
1. Radicals Real (Freestyle Productions Maxi Single , 1993)
2. B.D.Foxmoor I m Still an Active Member (Freestyle Productions, LP, 1993).
3. Vavilona - "Parafron") - (EMI/ Freestyle Productions, CDsingle, 1997)
4. Vavilona - "Archi Epi Telous" (EMI/ Freestyle Productions, CD+ 2 LP, 1997)
5. Freestyle Productions - "Kramahoperrata" (Freestyle Productions/ Warner, CD, 1997)
6. Sadahzinia- "Allo Ena Psema" (Freestyle Productions/Warner, CD, 1998)
7. Xray & Prohja - "Umicah" (Freestyle Productions/Warner, CD,1998)
8. Tragoudia egrapsa gia filous tribute to Dionysis Savvoloulos, featuring the song «To dentro» (Polygram, CD, 1998)
9. Low Bap Sessions - "Vol.1" (Freestyle Productions/Warner, 1999)
10. B.D.Foxmoor - "Danikes Prosefches" (Warner/ Freestyle Productions, CD,1999)
11. B.D.Foxmoor - "Sti Chasi Ke Sti Fexi"(Warner/ Freestyle Productions, CD,1999)
12. Vavilona - "Policemania" (Warner/ Freestyle Productions, CDsingle, 1999)
13. Vavilona - "To Kouarteto Ton Stichion" (EMI/ Freestyle Productions, CD,1999)
14. Favlos Kiklos - "Vicious Cycle Vol.1" (Freestyle Productions, LP, 1999)
15. Farsa - "Farsa"(V2/ Freestyle Productions, CD single, 2000)
16. Farsa - "The Soundtrack"(V2/ Freestyle Productions, CD, 2000)
17. Non Grata - "Íïn Grata"(Warner/ Freestyle Productions, CD, 2000)
18. 843 - "S' Ena Gipedo Urano" (Warner/ Freestyle Productions, CDsingle, 2000)
19. Sadahzinia - "Chreose ta sti fotia" (Warner/ Freestyle Productions, CDsingle, 2000)
20. «Brigada - "Antarsia" (Warner/ Freestyle Productions, CD, 2000)
21. Sadahzinia - "Asimenia Akri" (Warner/ Freestyle Productions, CD, 2000)
22. Brigada - "Anespera Xorkia" (Warner/ Freestyle Productions, CD, 2000)
23. 843 843(Freestyle Productions/Warner, EP, 2000)
24. «Ine enas kosmos eki exo» Apontes (FM Records, 2000 CD), B.D.F. featuring on the homonymous track.
25. Pinãta Ethimo (single) (V2/ Freestyle Productions, CD single, 2000)
26. Relika Mantata ap ti vrohi (Freestyle Productions/Warner, CD single, 2000)
27. B.D.Foxmoor To Mystiko Oktagono (Freestyle Productions/Warner, CD +LP, 2001)
28. Various Artists Kramahoperrata II (WEA/ Freestyle Productions - CD, 2001)
29. Ron Artest - Make a Wish (WEA/ Freestyle Productions - CDsingle, 2001)
30. Ârigada - Megalo Dagomeno Milo (=Big bitten apple) (WEA CD single, 2001)
31. Red Armada Umicah 2 (Intro/ Freestyle Productions CD, 2002)
32. Brigada Pirokamota (WEA/ Freestyle Productions, CD,2002)
33. Vavilona Epitelous (Intro/ Freestyle Productions CD, 2002)
34. Sadahzinia - Sto hroma tis stahtis (WEA /Freestyle Productions, CD, 2002)
35. Pinãta+Relika To teleftaio mas harti (CD) (Freestyle Productions, 2002)
36. Kako Sinapantima To Kako Sinapantima (Intro/Freestyle Productions CD, 2002)
37. Red Armada Pasamontagnia (Intro/Freestyle Productions CD, 2002)
38. BDFoxmoor 5/2/03 (Intro/Freestyle Productions CDsingle, 2003)
39. Sampleterra Vol.1 Various artists (8ctagon, CD, 2003)
40. Mayiatiko Sadahzinia (8ctagon 801, CDsingle, 2003)
41. Afovia B.D.Foxmoor (8ctagon 802, CD 2003)
42. Gis Madiam Vavilona (8ctagon, Cdsingle 804, 2003)
43. I Voui kai ta Kamomata - Sadahzinia (8ctagon 805, CD 2003)
44. Red Zone Umicah (8ctagon 806, CD/ 2LP, 2003)
45. No Mans Land Rodney P, B.D.Foxmoor (8ctagon, 12, 2003)
46. B.D. Foxmoor & Ramon present Low Bap Mix Tape Vol.1(8ctagon 807, CD 2003)
47. Kamiza (8ctagon 809, CD, 2004)
48. B.D.Foxmoor Sfina (8ctagon 813, Cd single, 2004)
49. Totem (8ctagon 815, Cd single, 2004)
50. Kamiza (part 2) (8ctagon 816,Cd, 2004)
51. Red Armada Dainja In.OV. (8ctagon 817,Cd, 2004)
52. B.D.Foxmoor - Wasted in Hiphopoly (8ctago
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Bio
One wouldnt expect to find a hiphop mecca in Athens, but traverse across the wide industrial plants on the West side of the city to the shipyard zone known as Perama and there you shall find what you seek. However, ask any of the exponents of the obviously thriving hiphop scene the name of their culture, and they will resolutely answer with two words: Low Bap.
Presiding over this economically distressed region, Greeces most successful hiphop group Active Member, made up of BD Foxmoor and Sadahzinia, have been tirelessly spreading their highly politicised message across their nation for the last fourteen years. Initiating an entire Grecian hiphop movement, Active Member have released over twelve albums, collectively sold over 250,000 records and have built an independent framework to support a studio, production unit, label, record store and a cultural society, as well as running two annual events and two weekly radio shows. They have knocked down several musical boundaries using samplers, theremins, percussions and guitars over steely beat patterns and have thus transcended the limits of hip hop via its worth and weight of lyrics to breed a new code, that they name Low Bap.
According to Foxmoor the hardest aspect in initiating a Greek hiphop style was creating an appropriate flow in which Greek lyrics would sound fluid. We reached a point in 94 when hiphop was already at a global level, but we wanted to make sure that we could understand and find a way to do it, that would sound right, he explains, wishing to emphasise the importance of this step. In conjunction with this, Foxmoor also sought to find a way to maintain the doctrines of pure hiphop whilst maintaining alienation to the decadence and apathy that was slowly emerging as a dominant lyrical force in US hiphop.
The independent framework that the group has set up to support their flourishing success began with a home studio in 96, which is now a fully professional set up. In 2000 they opened a record store and found their label 8ctagon. In the last years theyve set up a book shop/ cultural society/ hiphop museum across the street. As well as all this theyve released various fanzines such as the professional looking Praxia, and back in the day a photocopied newsletter called Radicalistic, which is now a collectors item. They also sell lyric books, one of which has sold over 9000 copies, and Sadahzinia has a line in childrens fairytales. Their radio show has been going since 98 in a greek worldwide internet station called Sky Radio. They are currently setting up their own independent internet radio station Blah Blahsphemy.
The way in which the crowd worship this crew is astounding to witness, but the reason is easily made apparent by the extent of their commitment to music.We always work from the ground up, because you can never be sure how much society really needs you. With this in mind Active Member are seeking to make their mark on global hiphop, and Foxmoor is very interested in doing production work across the board.
Active Member collaborated with Asian Dub Foundation, who had their track Collective Mode remixed in different languages by various European groups such as Active Member in Greece and Saian Supa Crew from France. Also they have collaborated and guested a lot of artists in their songs and album releases. Some of these artists are: Rodney P (Mobo Award winner), Skitz, General Levy, Foreign Beggars (Best UK Hip hop Act 2005), Winston Irie, MCD, Phy Life Cypher and Non Phixion Dynamo Dresden, Shi (from Israel), Palestine (rap artist from Palestine), Doc Brown, The Sea, Optimas Prime (Best Dj team in Welsh Music Awards 2001). Also, the basketball NBA ace, Ron Artest who recorded a CD single Make A Wish (for the Make a Wish Foundation), released from WEA and produced by Active Member, Hugh Mc Dowell (ELO orchestra), Assalti Frontali, and Portugese singer Waldemar Bastos.
Active Member have had hundreds of live performances in Greece, as well as in Europe, always evoking socio-political awareness and building a powerful and emotional atmosphere with guitars, samplers and their mic dexterity Its the most beautiful era, and its the very first time that we have only good vibes and no pressure. Now we dont have to prove anything to anyone, and we can do exactly as we please.
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