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Los Angeles producer Nosaj Thing crafts stately, ethereal synth-based instrumental hip-hop, with influences
that range from Boards of Canada and DJ Shadow to Danny Elfman and Erik Satie. An L.A. native, Jason Chung
was inspired at an early age by the hip-hop radio stations that the bus driver would play on his way to
elementary school, and particularly by the Beat Junkies’ turntablism on Power 106. In high school, while
delving into the sounds of drum’n’bass and the rave scene and playing quad toms in the school drum line, he
figured out how to use his father’s old PC to star ...read more
Los Angeles producer Nosaj Thing crafts stately, ethereal synth-based instrumental hip-hop, with influences
that range from Boards of Canada and DJ Shadow to Danny Elfman and Erik Satie. An L.A. native, Jason Chung
was inspired at an early age by the hip-hop radio stations that the bus driver would play on his way to
elementary school, and particularly by the Beat Junkies’ turntablism on Power 106. In high school, while
delving into the sounds of drum’n’bass and the rave scene and playing quad toms in the school drum line, he
figured out how to use his father’s old PC to start programming beats of his own. Further along, Chung was
motivated to move in more experimental directions by the D.I.Y. rock scene at L.A.’s underground venue The
Smell, where he made his live debut as Nosaj Thing in 2004. Through online and in-person networking, on
message boards and, eventually, at the more beat-oriented music spot Low End Theory, Chung came into
contact with likeminded Angelenos including Flying Lotus, Nobody, Daedelus, and local legends (and personal
heroes) like D-Styles and Daddy Kev. Following the self-released Views/Octopus EP in 2006 (whose track
“Aquarium” was later used by rapper Kid Cudi as the basis of his “Man on the Moon”), he signed with Kev’s
Alpha Pup imprint for his full-length debut, Drift, in 2009. Chung has also contributed beats to MCs Busdriver
and Nocando, and made remixes for Flying Lotus, Daedelus, Radiohead, and Smell staples Health.
His debut album Drift was released by Alpha Pup in June 2009 to unanimous global acclaim. Pitchfork awarded
an excellent 7.9 rating, calling the album “gorgeously haunted… sonic Easter Eggs for a thousand listens.” The
album peaked at 5 on the iTunes Electronic chart, and went all the way to 1 on Bleep and Boomkat. The
success of Drift led to Nosaj Thing being featured in magazines such as Spin, Fader, XLR8R, The New Yorker,
Nylon and URB. He has received regular airplay on BBC Radio 1 and Los Angeles’ KCRW, while his engaging live
set has made him a staple of the worldwide underground touring circuit. « hide |
Similar Bands: Flying Lotus, Daedalus, Teebs, Shlohmo |
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| LPs |  | Continua
2022
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 | Parallels
2017
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 | Fated
2015
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 | Home
01/13/2013
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 | Drift
2009
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| EPs |  | No Mind
2020
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 | No Reality
2016
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| Compilations |  | Drift Remixed
2010
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