Scott Huber (born June 5, 1981), known professionally as Babel Fishh (also stylized as BabelFishh), is an American alternative hip hop artist currently based in Houston,Texas.
Babel Fishh | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Scott Huber |
| Also known as | BabelFishh |
| Born | June 5, 1981 Redwood City, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels | Chorizo Approved, I Had An Accident Records, Decorative Stamp |
| Website | babelfishh |
Career
editHis stage name is in reference to the Bable Fish (a form of biological universal translator) from Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
After gaining some recognition in local rap circles[1] in Houston, Texas, and opening for notable acts like Zechs Marquise,[2] Babelfishh self-released his debut album, The Use Of Of,[3] in 2005. These releases were followed by 3 self-financed European tours with Oskar Ohlson[4] in 2008,2009,[5] 2011,[6] and 2012[7] (to support Howl Bender[8]).
Style
editBabelfishh has been described as "less of an alley-hardened battle rapper and more of a geeky, deep-thinking street poet, with a touch of both sci-fi freak Mike Ladd and ex-Soul Coughing frontman/poet M. Doughty to the whole mess".[9] His 2012 release, Howl Bender, was called "a masterpiece in terms of transfiguring pure emotion into a tangible, audible entity.[10]"
Discography
editAlbums
edit- The Use Of Of (2005)
- Tour CD 2008 (2008)
- 8th World Jamboree Babelfishh, Lewee Regal (2008)
- Pinkie Swear Babelfishh, Oskar Ohlson (2009)
- Stay Home Babelfishh, Oskar Ohlson, Filkoe (2010)
- We'd Rather Not Babelfishh, Oskar Ohlson (2012)
- Howl Bender (2012)
- Anxiety Lesions (2014)
- Writhe In The Ailments (2015)
EPs
edit- Fathers First Musket (2008)
- Cole Wurl Hustle EP (2009)
- Extended Family, The (with The Beastmaster) (2010)
- 667 : The Guild We Hold Close (with Edison) (2010)
- Tenshun & Babel Fishh (with Tenshun) (2011)
- Eyeless Terror (2011)
- Bloody-Chaos-Demo (2011)
- Skullinhanddemo (2011)
- Prison Soup (with Evak) (2012)
Singles
edit- "As the Loot Bag Laughs" (2011) (with AbSUrd)
Vinyl records
edit- Pinkie Swear Babelfishh, Osker Ohlson (2012) limited to 500 copies 12" vinyl (hand-numbered)
- Extended Family, The Babelfishh, The Beastmaster (2010) limited to 300 copies 7" vinyl (hand-numbered)
Guest appearances
edit- Papervehicle - "Another Cat Out of the Bag (2011)
References
edit- ^ Medina, Ramon (March 23, 2009). "MUSIC WITH JAMESON & LONE STAR: SXSW 2009 RECAP – THURSDAY AND FRIDAY APRIL 19 AND 20". Free Press Houston.
- ^ Rhodes, Dusti (December 6, 2007). "Babelfishh:This local emcee spits out lyrics sans rhymes". The Houston Press,Village Voice.
- ^ Henderson, Ilea (September 2, 2005). "Babelfishh The Use Of Of". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014.
- ^ Muuken, Kaatja (September 30, 2012). "Babelfishh und Oskar Ohlson Band". Roessli.
- ^ Karlberg, Johannes (January 2, 2009). "We Come In Pieces Tour". In The Belly Of A Whale.
- ^ Gonzalez, Goacho (August 9, 2011). "Summer Update". Chorizo Approved.
- ^ Ohlson, Oskar (May 5, 2012). "The Summer of Discontent 2012 Tour". Knertz.
- ^ Klunder, Julia (September 20, 2012). "Babelfishh - Howl Bender". Absolute Punk.
- ^ Hart, Jeremy. "Babelfishh - Exit Lever". Space City Rock.
- ^ Reindeer, James. "James Reindeer's Top 5 Releases of 2012". Dead Magazine(Denmark).
External links
edit- Official page on Bandcamp
- Babel Fishh discography at Discogs
- Babel Fishh at AllMusic