Start a Fire, by Guante and Big Cats

Start a Fire

by Guante and Big Cats

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1.	The Calm (An Open Letter to the Living) 03:18	info	buy track
2.	Old English Letters 03:37	info	buy track
3.	The Hero 04:42	info	buy track
4.	Dragons (Premix) 03:27	info	buy track
5.	1 10 20 200 03:44	info	buy track
6.	One Of These Mornings (Remix) 03:05	info	buy track
7.	Catasterpiece 02:37	info	buy track

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Above the Fold called Guante & Big Cats the Twin Cities’ best up-and-coming MC and producer, respectively. Their first release as a duo, a seven-track EP released through respected indie label Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records entitled “Start a Fire,” will attempt to live up to the hype.

Featuring the remix to Guante’s 2008 surprise hit “One of These Mornings” (as heard on 89.3 The Current), as well as the tattoo-lover’s anthem “Old English Letters,” superhero allegory “The Hero” and bittersweet love song “Dragons,” the EP showcases the depth of thought, gallows humor and political insight that made Guante one of City Pages’ “Artists of the Year,” URB Magazine’s “Next 1000,” an Independent Music Awards nominee and a CMJ Spotlight Artist for 2009.

Producer Big Cats, fresh off of producing Sage Francis’ “Black Out on White Night,” as well as his own critically-acclaimed instrumental hip hop album “Sleep Tapes,” is in top form as well. His production is melancholy, multi-layered and cinematic; a definite stylistic departure from the standard TC hip hop sound.

“Start a Fire” is the prelude to “An Unwelcome Guest,” the duo’s full-length concept album due out in late 2009.

'Start a Fire'' is released by indie label, Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records.

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released May 5, 2009

Words by Guante: www.guante.info
Music by Big Cats: www.bigcatsbeats.net
Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Eric Blomquist

Executive Produced by e.g. bailey + Shá Cage
Brought to you by Trú Rúts Endeavors: Harvesting the Tree of Life © 2009 www.truruts.com

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