Members

Slug (Sean Daley)
Ant (Anthony Davis)
Spawn (Derek Turner)
Mr. Dibbs (touring DJ)

Atmosphere is a hip-hop group from Minneapolis that centers around rapper Slug (Sean Daley). After some early gigs as Urban Atmosphere, Slug and his pal Spawn (Derek Turner) paired up with producer Ant (Anthony Davis), as well as like-minded locals such as MC Musab, Mr. Gene Poole, and the Abstract Pack, forming an underground rap group dedicated to freestyling, clever and complex lyrics, and anti-gangsta positivity. In 1998, Atmosphere released its debut album, Overcast! Group member Spawn (Derek Turner) left shortly after the release of the album.

The next Atmosphere album was titled Sad Clown Bad Dub II, a 2000 set originally sold while the group was on tour. A year later, the group released Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs In 2002, the group — down to the duo of Slug and Ant released God Loves Ugly, that featured 18 tracks and was more pop-friendly than any of their previous albums. In 2003, Atmosphere released Seven’s Travels for Epitaph Records, a major punk label. Their track ‘Trying to find a Balance’ from the Seven’s Travels album was featured on 2004’s Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 video game. The group has toured consistently the past few years, both at home and overseas.

Anthony Davis usually doesn’t accompany the group on the road and is replaced by Mr. Dibbs of the group 1200 Hobos who often joins in behind the turntables and Slug is usually assisted on the mic by young rappers like the teenaged Eyedea. ‘You Can’t Imagine How Much Fun We’re Having’ was released in 2005 and featured the return of a heavier rap appeal with similar influences from early rap group of the 90s like Public Enemy and LL Cool J. The first track from the album, “The Arrival,” was featured on 2006’s EA SPORTS Fight Night Round 3 video game.As of 2005, the group now tours with a full live band Mr. Dibbs is still listed as Touring DJ, but Ant is also touring for the first time in Atmosphere’s History. The band brings a new, jazzy element, and depth to Atmosphere’s sound. You can check out out Atmosphere on the ‘Pour Me Another Tour’ that is currently touring across North America as well as a few overseas appearances in Japan and South Korea later on this year.

thanks to http://www.wikipedia.org and http://music.yahoo.com and http://www.myspace.com for biographical information.

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