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Polarity/1
Musician
New York, NY
not dancing to market-tested beats



KOKO DOZO
The Newest Project From Polarity/1

New York City is a wildlife preserve known for the aerial droppings of its winged inhabitants. KOKO DOZO is NYC's native belching honkbird that deposits upon the heads of its victims the collective musical droppings of Polarity/1, Amy Douglas (www.myspace.com/amybdouglas) and Rubio (www.ricamusica.com). This bird warbles in the key of GROOVE dipped in the house special surreal sauce and spiced with multi-layered, multi-lingual wordplay. The music defies all natural laws of genre categorization. We'll let others get more specific:

"Jazz from another planet."

"Political, Pointed, Unrelentingly Frank, Hilarious, Kooky, Avant-Garde, Futuristic Jazz....with a beat...."

"Like Beefheart with a beat..."

"By the time you realize you're hearing three very angry people, it's too late....you're dancing...."

"Glossy, Glassy, Brassy, Punk Attitude, Funk Delivery..."

"Music that makes you dance, and makes you think."

"Frank Zappa's out there brand of humour, with infectious grooves, stellar musicianship, and soulful singing..."

"A combo of world music, atmospheric electronica, funk, and beat poetry with a diva deliverin' it...."

"Oh god...the hipsters are gonna love this.  I might just shoot myself...."

"This was made by only 3 people?- DAMN!"

Don't wait, listen to the first track "DC Whore" and send a message to Polar with your thoughts!



The music of Polarity/1 is exactly what the name suggests: conjoined opposites - a mash-up of new: cutting edge electronica/hip hop/nu-jazz and old: roots music of America (blues, funk, country, early jazz), Brazil (samba, pagode, etc.) and West African groove science. "Polar succeeds in his mission of forcing you to pay attention and not lull into the sounds you 'expect' to hear," noted StarPolish.com

After a few years of playing percussion in samba bands at S.O.B.'s and other venues, Polar landed in hip hop which combined his interests in grooves, samples and wordplay into one form. He and rapper D.A.V. became Medicine Crew. In the aftermath of 9/11 Polar was asked to do a remix for Nile Rodgers' We Are Family Project released on a compilation by Tommy Boy Records.

His experience of 9/11 which was perpetrated in his neighborhood led to a collaboration with multi-platinum Pakistan rock band Junoon resulting in their hit song 'No More'. Polarity/1's CD, 'Speechless', which was nominated Best Electronica Album by Just Plain Folks, included four instrumentals choreographed by New York's Battery Dance Company in November 2006. He's scored four feature-length documentaries directed by Danny Schechter, including composing and performing the theme songs.

Currently, Polarity/1 is best known for political songs which are a regular feature of Amy Goodman's globally syndicated Democracy Now, NPR and many other politics-oriented broadcasts.

www.polarity1.com
www.myspace.com/polarity1music
www.myspace.com/polarity1songs

NOTABLES

1980's
* art shows Boston & San Antonio Texas
* artist-in-residence at Massachusetts College of Art's Studio For Interactive Media where Polar composed and produced multi-media performance art
* acted and composed for experimental theater in Boston
* composed for commercials and TV show themes in Boston & New York

1990's to Present:
* played in samba bands in clubs and parades
* composed and produced with rapper D.A.V. in Medicine Crew
* Polarity/1's first CD, Yankin' The Food Chain
* songs licensed for feature-length documentaries and often requested as teaching aids by college professors for their journalism and media classes
* Documentaries: Danny Schechter's WMD: Weapons of Mass Distraction (also scored) and In Debt We Trust: America Before The Bubble Bursts (scored and served as Music Supervisor); Pedro Carvahal's Subvertising
* regular air play on Amy Goodman's Democracy Now, NPR, WMBR in Boston and other political radio shows
* Speechless CD one of five nominees for Best Electronic CD by Just Plain Folks
* Created all kids samba school Battery Drumline
* in Rio de Janeiro, played in Mangueira samba school
* New York's Battery Dance Company choreographs four Polarity/1 instrumentals
* forms music production company Audioplasm and releases Audioplasm CD Heavy Meadow


This is a new collection of new avant/derriere songs. P1's further commitment to the idea of orchestrating with genre as well as instruments and sonics. Delirium, stories and op-ed are sung and rapped over funky electronica and surprising genre-blending recipes: a woozy blues/cha cha-from-hell paeon to a 1950's aging Jewish hitman, a blues rock/Afrobeat/samba about living in the blue light of tv addiction. A dirty folky country children's song is propelled by a groove from northern Brazil. There's a roots blues song about greasy love and infotainment that's full of jazz reggae; a cover of a Brazilian classic that Polar sings in Portugeuse in a traditional samba canção format with a smatter of electronic noise, metal guitar and electronically mutated metal wastebasket. Sweaty on the bottom and literate on top.
Buy the CDAlbum Genre
Electro-Folk

Track Listing
Love Is Hard * Prettier Than You * There's Music * Swing That Kaddish * KaChing * Duck * Garbage Man * Seventy Virgins * Dança Da Solidão * Free Money * Charge It

Licensed Songs
Seventy Virgins: documentary — WMD: Weapons Of Mass Distraction
Free Money: documentaries — In Debt We Trust; A Work In Progress: The Journalism Of Change
Swing That Kaddish: choreographed & performed by Battery Dance Company, NYC

iTunes US


SPEECHLESS changes the colors of the room. Things happen. Cheesy cultural artifacts sprinkled on sarcastic spaghetti. Mood music for non-linear equations and unlikely postures. Doesn't require drug-ingestion... IS drug ingestion. The grooves moves and the sex is textural. Beat science for curved dancefloor.

Speechless was one of five nominees for Best Electronica CD of 2004 for indie music organization JFP (Just Plain Folks) that covers music from 85 countries in over 60 different genres of music. It's been remastered and re-released with a new track.

Buy the CDAlbum Genre
Alternative Electronica, Acid Jazz, Funk & Downtown New York Jazz

Track Listing
Bring On The Sudz * Senhor Softee * The Marvin Stomp * Speechless * The Eagle Has Descended * Nilestones * Blues For Chucky * The Sumo Glide * Land O' Debbies * Munton's Revenge

Licensed Songs
Speechless: documentary — WMD; choreographed & performed by Battery Dance Company, NYC
The Marvin Stomp: documentary — In Debt We Trust; choreographed & performed by Battery Dance Company, NYC
Senhor Softee: choreographed & performed by Battery Dance Company, NYC

RealNetworks eMusic iTunes US


Audioplasm is Polarity/1 (Polar Levine) and Rubio. HEAVY MEADOW is Audioplasm's first album. It's got the strangest, hottest grooves on Planet Earth. And that's a fact. A stew of sliced & diced voices and scraps of lost & found sonic trash along with live playing - marinated in delerium.

Track Listing
Guillermo Ate My Lunch Heavy Meadow * Naddy Waddy * Pa La Lucha * Egg-shaped Egg * Bob Smith Of The FBI * Miss Bunnel's Holiday * Many Thanks To You Jack * Ass

Licensed Songs
Pa La Lucha: documentary — In Debt We Trust

iTunes US

PRESS COVERAGE

POLARITY/1 is From the Mind of POLAR LEVINE. Which is Just About As Fevered As The Brain of RadioMike But This Runs The Gamut Of Politics in All of Its Forms Among Other Things and This Runs Into Every Genre. Here Is Something For Everyone To Listen To. — Radio Mike

Review of CD Speechless: "Polar succeeds in his mission of forcing you to pay attention and not lull into the sounds you 'expect' to hear." StarPolish.com

Review of CD Speechless: "Polarity/1's Speechless immediately strikes you as a lost soundtrack to some latenight & long forgotten acid trip. Highly recommended." TheRecordIndustry.com

Review of Song "Di Hard": "We'd like to hold this track up as an example of several successful techniques: Vocal treatment, drum programming, track building, using eq as a dynamic tool — do we have all day?"—Review of CD Yankin' The Food Chain, Recording Magazine

Review of CD Yankin' The Food Chain: "Polarity/1 is a musical force unleashing some of the hippest beats and timely lyric on the scene."—Review of CD Yankin' The Food Chain, MediaChannel.org

Review of CD Yankin' The Food Chain: "Chuck U. here. A friend of mine dropped by my show with a copy of the News Goo CD that he got at the Media and Democracy conference. It's way wicked cool, and I played 4 tracks of it on the air in the course of my 2 hour show. I would love to put it into heavy rotation in the course of the up-coming Friday nights. The name of my show is No Censorship Radio. — Chuck U., WMBR Boston"

www.polarity1.com
www.myspace.com/polarity1music
www.myspace.com/polarity1songs


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SONGS
Click to PlayKoko Dozo - DC Whore Plays: 7 Comments: (0)
 
Click to PlayThe Eagle Has Descended Plays: 98 Comments: (0)
 
Click to PlayLove Is Hard Plays: 68 Comments: (0)
 
Click to PlaySpeechless Plays: 46 Comments: (0)
 
Click to PlayGuillermo Ate My Lunch Plays: 45 Comments: (0)
PROFESSIONAL INFO
Discography: Speechless  (LP)
Yankin' The Food Chain  (LP)
Prettier Than You  (LP)
Heavy Meadow  (LP)
In Debt We Trust: America Before The Bubble Bursts  (Film)
WMD: Weapons Of Mass Deception  (Film)
Media Wars  (Film)
Influences: hip hop, funk, every kind of jazz & country, blues, soul, gospel, Brazil, West Africa, Cuba, reggae, zouk, John Cage, Steve Reich
Other talents: Literature, Journalist
Post-Production, Music Composition
Music Talent, Producer
Composer, Film
Post-Production, Musician
Official site:
Arrow Booking info: Expand for booking info
COMMENTS
Jason1      
CommentGood music. I can't stand the mainstream. Your music is refreshing. Thanks for thinking outside the box. Also, to atavikus comment about a scary documentary, I followed that link and it is a insurance website. I do not know how that can help much of anything if the scary documentary you saw was "Endgame" by Alex Jones. If you have not seen it then you and everyone must see it immediately!! Then we can plan what to do. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1070329053600562261


Wed. Mar. 5, 2008, 10:33 AM
Jason1
 
     
 
 
Brian Nugent      
Commentthanks for the link, great sound


Fri. Nov. 16, 2007, 8:40 PM
Brian Nugent
 
     
 
 
nOOdle      
Commentdiggin' dc whore...


Thu. Nov. 8, 2007, 11:55 AM
nOOdle
 
     
 
 
ZarMattAThustra      
Commentvery good stuff


Thu. Nov. 8, 2007, 11:43 AM
ZarMattAThustra
 
     
 
 
John Kennedy      
Commentthis is good.

this is the only problem of the world.
With mostly every new baby, after some time, seemingly by itself,
the baby starts making sounds and words.
Yes it starts mimicking the Big Mistakes that claim to own the said baby,
but soon enough he starts to make new woeds (words) by himself.

As soon as the baby starts using creativity and making new words,
which O the Creator is teaching him, this is what the "men" and "women" do.
The reason the Creator starts teaching every new baby His own language
is to fix and heal with new words the filthy horrible old leather old language and world the "adults" won't let go of because they have refused to be creative.

This is what the Big Mistakes do when every new baby starts making new words and improving upon the ones it already was subjected to.

They pretend the baby is stupid and must be taught their foolish language and they threaten to withhold food and toys if the baby does not comply.

The baby usually says, "go ga?" which means
Where did God go? (God says to him, I'm right here stay close. Refuse their food. Refuse the tit.
I'll feed you. ) too late.
"go ga?"
The Big Mistakes are ready for that one. They laugh and by making the Baby learn their caveman language they convince the baby that they can kill its creativity (yes they call him an IT during this process on purpose) , thereby killing the Creator, which IS his creativity.

This is why babies oft look so confused.

candy and food and bright shiny things are substituted (now you know why he was crying)
and this suffices to addict him to money and food and chain him to the world.
He comes to free YOU of these bonds.

Sometimes the wise baby says: serpso. This means, 'these people have made a deal with the serpent.'
Then the baby decides to help them, which also can trick him into believing over time that their world of No-Creator is true. Or 'serpsoda' meaning "i find myself living among the people of the serpent" da is 'people of the'
And the Big Mistakes say, 'oh he wants some soda)

Right or wrong, that is exactly the conclusion you would have too, if you arrived here straight from Heaven.
Not all do, true. But the others are Close Enough. That is why you have to wait to see what they say.
and DO WHAT THEY SAY! Because you don't know a damn thing about it. What do you know about Heaven, your Real Home? Vague theories? Good, that's honest. Then learn from the babies new language. Don't kill it.
If they are straight from Heaven their words will have power and the world will start changing around them. Certain products will disappear off of shelves. Maybe YOU will disappear! (kidding) Maybe YOU will heal!

They say to the baby, "now you must learn to walk" and the wisest babies don't want to.
This is why:

around 1900 of your idiotic, unoriginal calendar the Creator decided this:
Because of rent crowding (Rent Crada) and money-chasing greed(Moon glaga) , and Big Mistakes trying to make the world the new hell, (the old one doesn't exist thank God),
man should evolve more and live in the sea like dolphins.
Don't believe me? Allow me to prove it.

If you have 100% belief in something in a world of unbelief, all you need is one other person to agree for the Creator's plan to unfold. Or in this case, to unflap and flip.

The babies that says "Dolmana" was told by the Creator that he could have flippers like a dolphin and live in the sea. It means, ' I wanna be like dolphins put me in the water'

If every single one of you wasn't acting like a Big Mistake you would remember in Heaven they taught you to say, when you here 'Dolmana" you were supposed to say, Finas quelt (be wrapped in the arm/fins of O's Love.)

Instead you laugh at his creativity and teach the baby to insult people and use words like 'Douche Bag" instead of Dolmana.
Wash out your mouths with soap, you Big Mistakes.
Here's the prove: Who could possibly summon up the faith and belief (with NoDoubt) to accomplish this miracle? Any of you? Probably not. It takes two. Then who?
Who has the faith of a little child to Move This Mountain and make tail flipper where legs were?
A little child! you neglectful Heaven-denying fucking Big Mistakes.
sorry. I'll wash MY hands out with soap. My mouth is clean. I remember the new language. This happened last month. I am fluent in it.

When you come here 100% from Heaven and remember it these things work. Ask Jesus.
Further proof: are there any in Heaven that (Od knows why) WANT to come down here into Unbelief Land? Yes. In Heaven,you DO think like a happy baby. They go,I want to be a dolphin person, can I Od? Od says yes, but this can be difficult. You'd maybe end up like a kamikaze pilot. But it is my Will.
The faith-children of Heaven usually say, I'll do it, I'll remember.

Guess what? Souls can be TREMENDOUSLY over-confidant in Heaven. There's no fear there!
They even say, watch me, I'll be first, i don't care if i die! Because death isn't REALLY Real and they know it IN THERE. Sometimes they don't wait because they are free!
They are actually allowed to be almost anything except not until certain conditions here are met.
Did at least one ask God,"When can i be dolphin person or sea-monkey?" Yes.
God has to keep telling them to wait and that filters down to me and I get pissed!
When will you people clear away the frigging shopping mall and build an aquarium for this Soul I know that wants to bring Heaven to you by being a giant Sea-Monkey!
It can be done by speaking with Power of the Word and belief. Simple actually.
Sorry, God, they want another Mall of unoriginal crap instead, He's gotta wait. Yes, I'll tell them.

I don't want to be a dolphin right now I have other work to do. It's not for everybody.
But if a baby starts speaking in the New Language and says 'Dolmana'
fucking get with the program, say, Finas quelt, and throw it in the sea where he will thrive.
If you don't and the baby starts giving you orders please follow them. You may learn something.
That's right there were a couple born already and they called them deformed.
YOU are deformed. Don't call any baby retarded or deformed.
You are retarded and deformed. Wake up.









Sun. Jul. 29, 2007, 3:20 AM
John Kennedy
 
     
 
 
Atavikus      
CommentI saw the documentary, scary as hell, but theres a solution, go to www.primerica.com/hectormarin, they know ho to help people...by the way Içm hoping to work with you soon my brother...thanks for the add.


Sun. Jul. 15, 2007, 3:46 PM
Atavikus
 
     
 
 
Mikhalt      
Commentthank u so much


Wed. Jun. 20, 2007, 1:46 PM
Mikhalt
 
     
 
 
Neanderthol Entertainment LLC      
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Tue. Jun. 19, 2007, 2:59 PM
Neanderthol Entertainment LLC
 
     
 
 
Niav      
Commentcheers mate
keep up the good groove

Niav


Mon. Jun. 18, 2007, 12:34 AM
Niav
 
     
 
 
TiffanyB      
CommentRocking music!! Thank you for the connection and I wish you great success.
xoxox
Tiffany


Tue. May. 29, 2007, 6:53 AM
TiffanyB
 
     
 
 
Charm Yvonne      
Commentgracias for the add, and the sounds are superb. be well and keep on doing this thang~ --char


Tue. May. 1, 2007, 2:55 PM
Charm Yvonne
 
     
 
 
MusicDish Network      
CommentMusicDish '10th Anniversary' Vancouver Showcase
Official New Music West 2007 Showcase

Being held at the Library Square on Saturday May 5, the showcase will feature some of Canada's top emerging talent from Toronto to Tokyo, including pop-fusion artist Rose Beach, jazz-fusion act Greenlaw and pop-rock duo blueVenus.

You can find out more on our site.




Thu. Apr. 26, 2007, 8:57 PM
MusicDish Network
 
     
 
 
Suzanne      
CommentHey! Just stopping by to say thanks for being in my network!

Suzanne


Sun. Apr. 22, 2007, 11:47 AM
Suzanne
 
     
 
 
Berne Media Enterprises      
CommentHey,

Thanks for the add! Much success to you...

Cheers,
Jean-Marc


Tue. Apr. 17, 2007, 3:42 PM
Berne Media Enterprises
 
     
 
 
Eric Day      
Commentsweet music... great job and thanx for the connection....


Sun. Apr. 8, 2007, 8:13 PM
Eric Day
 
     
 
 
Solare      
CommentThank you.

Music - Love

Solare
Cactusrex
Pixcalibur


Sun. Apr. 8, 2007, 3:06 AM
Solare
 
     
 
 
MusicDish Network      
CommentHey friend! I wanted to clue you in to the latest news with MusicDish Network. We will be at the New Music West 2007 conference & festival from May 2-6 in Vancouver. We will be hosting the 2nd 'MusicDish 10th Anniversary' showcase as well as presenting the "Are You Ready To Innovate?" seminar. You can find out more on our site. Take care, Sounni





Sun. Apr. 1, 2007, 1:57 AM
MusicDish Network
 
     
 
 
Mesa Sand Productions      
CommentThanks for the invite. Love your music - very unique and creative. Hope to hook up in the future!


Sun. Mar. 25, 2007, 2:17 PM
Mesa Sand Productions
 
     
 
 
Steven M Bell      
CommentDude! Niice...Respect!

Steve



Sun. Mar. 25, 2007, 1:23 PM
Steven M Bell
 
     
 
 
Steve Dunster - Film Composer      
CommentVery impressive. Deep respect!

Thank you for finding me

Steve


Sun. Mar. 25, 2007, 2:41 AM
Steve Dunster - Film Composer
 
     
 
 
StringTunes      
CommentI liked the pond scum comment :)


Sun. Mar. 25, 2007, 12:23 AM
StringTunes
 
     
 
 
Alex Cebe      
CommentEnjoying the tunes here .. cool !!
Is good to see brazilian influences on your work too .

PEACE AND LOVE
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Sat. Mar. 24, 2007, 10:41 AM
Alex Cebe
 
     
 
 
John Kennedy      
Commentawesome awesome awesome stuff
thanx for add


Wed. Mar. 21, 2007, 1:56 PM
John Kennedy
 
     
 
 
Future Studios      
CommentThanks for connecting with Future Studios!
Check out our new online brochure!
"Bringing Innovative Artists to the World"


Wed. Mar. 21, 2007, 10:03 AM
Future Studios
 
     
 
 
Pilar       
CommentI added you as a connection but you arent' there? What happened? I tried to add again and it said you were already connected. What up? Try again. I love your sound ya know. I'm busy moving to Hawaii so i wasn't able to get on to comment right away....all the best, Pilar


Wed. Mar. 14, 2007, 3:58 PM
Pilar
 
     
 
 
MLEE Entertainment      
CommentDude, tracks is HITTIN'. Drums is BANGIN'....stay on the grind...for reals.


Sat. Mar. 10, 2007, 5:34 PM
MLEE Entertainment
 
     
 
 
Michael Hutchins      
CommentThanks for swinging by!


Sat. Mar. 10, 2007, 3:34 PM
Michael Hutchins
 
     
 
 
J. Michael Lewis      
CommentNice to meet you, thanks for the connection!


Wed. Feb. 28, 2007, 7:39 PM
J. Michael Lewis
 
     
 
 
Haru      
CommentHi, Thanks for the Add...Good Job man,
Love , Respect, Peace And House Music;
Haru ; )


Tue. Feb. 27, 2007, 8:20 AM
Haru
 
     
 
 
Yahsteck1      
CommentWhat Dimi said: "See, this is what the world is missing...some risk taking so people can stop producing shitty cliched pop music" Man, if you need some guitar licks , let me know! Dig'n' what your doing! Peace!!!


Sun. Feb. 25, 2007, 3:17 PM
Yahsteck1
 
     
 
 
Keralea      
Commentsexy


Sat. Feb. 24, 2007, 2:04 AM
Keralea
 
     
 
 
DG Music      
Commentthanks for the add...

my god man, I respect thee...I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR MUSIC!
See, this is what the world is missing...some risk taking so people can stop producing shitty cliched pop music.

Oh...I was wondering, did you get a vibe player to come in and record for "The Eagle Has Descended"?


Fri. Feb. 23, 2007, 7:46 PM
DG Music
 
     
 
 
M. Andrew Curry      
CommentYea Polar man, thanks for the add. Where can I get one of those cool visors?.... Andrew


Fri. Feb. 23, 2007, 6:21 PM
M. Andrew Curry
 
     
 
 
Reality the first      
CommentTRACKS OFF THE CHAIN KEEP GRIDINDING.

REALITY THE FIRST REALITYTHEFIRST.COM


Fri. Feb. 23, 2007, 1:17 PM
Reality the first
 
     
 
 
JERRY CRINER aka  CRYOUT      
CommentHell yea, Bounce that Bass drumm


Fri. Feb. 23, 2007, 12:10 PM
JERRY CRINER aka CRYOUT
 
     
 
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