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The Halluci Nation
The Halluci Nation is an Aboriginal Canadian disk jockey collective who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep-influenced dance music with elements of First Nations music, particularly vocal chanting and drumming. The group's music has been labelled as powwow-step, a style of contemporary powwow music for urban First Nations in the dance club scene; popularized by the media as a description of the band's unique style, the term originated as the title of one of the band's earliest songs.
The group consists of Tim "2oolman" Hill and Ehren "Bear Witness" Thomas. The group was founded in Ottawa, Ontario, in 2007 or 2008 as A Tribe Called Red (ATCR) by Bear Witness, Ian "DJ NDN" Campeau and Jon "Dee Jay Frame" Limoges. Dan "DJ Shub" General joined the group shortly after its formation and Frame departed as the group shifted from live performances to recording. Shub left the group in 2014 and was replaced by Hill, and Campeau left the group in 2017. The group changed its name to The Halluci Nation in April 2021.
The group has released four albums and has been recognized with national awards including Juno Awards for Breakthrough Group of the Year (2014) and Producer of the Year (2017).
The group was founded by disc jockeys Bear Witness, Dee Jay Frame and DJ NDN (Thomas Ehren Ramon, Jon Limoges, and Ian Campeau, respectively). They had been inspired by dance club events for Korean and South Asian youth in Ottawa, and wanted to organize a similar event for Aboriginal youth. They held their first event, called Electric Pow Wow, at Ottawa's Babylon nightclub in 2007 or 2008, with following events held monthly until 2017. The parties featured traditional powwow recordings, mixed with electronic music rhythms and genres such as dubstep, moombahton, and dancehall. Shortly after the first party, they invited Canadian DMC champion DJ Shub (Dan General) to participate. The four worked well together and DJ Shub moved from Niagara Falls to Ottawa to join the group.
The group released a number of tracks of their DJing via YouTube. Frame left the group as it shifted from live performances to recording, and as a trio A Tribe Called Red (ATCR) released their self-titled debut album as a free internet download in 2012. It was among 40 albums longlisted for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize.
In December 2012, ATCR released "The Road" on SoundCloud (p.27), where it garnered "upward of 50,000 plays within five months" and nearly 300,000 plays as of August 2018.[better source needed][relevant?]
Their second album, Nation II Nation, was released in 2013 and was among 10 albums shortlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize. The group also won several awards at the 2013 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, including Best Group and Best Album for Nation II Nation.
Aided by the national media attention, the group toured across much of Canada and parts of the United States, as well as performing festival dates in the US, United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, and Norway.
The Halluci Nation
The Halluci Nation is an Aboriginal Canadian disk jockey collective who blend instrumental hip hop, reggae, moombahton and dubstep-influenced dance music with elements of First Nations music, particularly vocal chanting and drumming. The group's music has been labelled as powwow-step, a style of contemporary powwow music for urban First Nations in the dance club scene; popularized by the media as a description of the band's unique style, the term originated as the title of one of the band's earliest songs.
The group consists of Tim "2oolman" Hill and Ehren "Bear Witness" Thomas. The group was founded in Ottawa, Ontario, in 2007 or 2008 as A Tribe Called Red (ATCR) by Bear Witness, Ian "DJ NDN" Campeau and Jon "Dee Jay Frame" Limoges. Dan "DJ Shub" General joined the group shortly after its formation and Frame departed as the group shifted from live performances to recording. Shub left the group in 2014 and was replaced by Hill, and Campeau left the group in 2017. The group changed its name to The Halluci Nation in April 2021.
The group has released four albums and has been recognized with national awards including Juno Awards for Breakthrough Group of the Year (2014) and Producer of the Year (2017).
The group was founded by disc jockeys Bear Witness, Dee Jay Frame and DJ NDN (Thomas Ehren Ramon, Jon Limoges, and Ian Campeau, respectively). They had been inspired by dance club events for Korean and South Asian youth in Ottawa, and wanted to organize a similar event for Aboriginal youth. They held their first event, called Electric Pow Wow, at Ottawa's Babylon nightclub in 2007 or 2008, with following events held monthly until 2017. The parties featured traditional powwow recordings, mixed with electronic music rhythms and genres such as dubstep, moombahton, and dancehall. Shortly after the first party, they invited Canadian DMC champion DJ Shub (Dan General) to participate. The four worked well together and DJ Shub moved from Niagara Falls to Ottawa to join the group.
The group released a number of tracks of their DJing via YouTube. Frame left the group as it shifted from live performances to recording, and as a trio A Tribe Called Red (ATCR) released their self-titled debut album as a free internet download in 2012. It was among 40 albums longlisted for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize.
In December 2012, ATCR released "The Road" on SoundCloud (p.27), where it garnered "upward of 50,000 plays within five months" and nearly 300,000 plays as of August 2018.[better source needed][relevant?]
Their second album, Nation II Nation, was released in 2013 and was among 10 albums shortlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize. The group also won several awards at the 2013 Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, including Best Group and Best Album for Nation II Nation.
Aided by the national media attention, the group toured across much of Canada and parts of the United States, as well as performing festival dates in the US, United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, and Norway.
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