NLS Crew was a short lived hip hop and thrash metal fusion group, formed as a spin-off from Test Icicles.
NLS Crew | |
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| Genres | Hip hop, crunk, thrash metal, electro |
| Years active | 2005–2006 |
| Members | Sam E Danger (a.k.a. Sam Mehran) Nigga Bullshit (a.k.a. Devonte Hynes) Velour Gangsta (a.k.a. Deano Jo, Head of Real Gold) Ben.L.S (a.k.a. Ben Rayner) |
| Website | Official MySpace |
History
editThe group was formed in February 2005 by Devonte Hynes, Sam Mehran, Deano Jo and photographer Ben Rayner.[1] NLS Crew amalgamized the music of crunk, West Coast rap, thrash metal and electro, in a way similar to Hynes and Mehran's primary band, Test Icicles.[2] The acronym "NLS" was taken from Mehran's Australian childhood friends, who used to use the term "Next Level Shit" to describe anything of quality.
In April 2005, the group self-released a 4 track EP, made entirely of music made using the Zoom SB-246. The group played two shows, one in Liverpool and the other in London, both of them in supporting Death from Above 1979 in May 2005, who later commissioned a 'Sammy Danger NLS Edit' of their track "Black History Month".
References
edit- ^ "Sam Mehran, formerly of dance-punk band Test Icicles, dead at 31". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION - FALLING OFF THE LAVENDER BRIDGE". Uncut.co.uk. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2022.