Rob Sonic

Rob Sonic is a hip hop artist from The Bronx. He is a member of Sonic Sum and Hail Mary Mallon.

History

As a child growing up, Rob Sonic devoted himself to many styles of music. He was a follower of artists such as The Beatles, Run DMC, Kraftwerk, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, Public Enemy, Muddy Waters, Ultramagnetic MC's, The Clash among many others.

In 2000, Rob Sonic gained critical acclaim as the front man of the group Sonic Sum, whose first album The Sanity Annex won rave reviews in the United States, Europe and Japan, with Spin voting it the "2nd Best Album of the Year that No One Heard". Word got around and soon came offers from artists like DJ Krush and Funkstörung to work with them on their albums, a collaboration with Slug and Mike Ladd, as well as shout outs from Radiohead, Bobbito Garcia, Autechre and others.

During 2003, Rob Sonic signed to Definitive Jux after he and label head El-P realised they shared the same management. He released the first solo album Telicatessen on the label in 2004, along with the second solo album Sabotage Gigante in 2007. The song "Sniper Picnic" from Telicatessen was featured in the game Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. Also, the song "Brand New Vandals" was featured in the game Skate 3. He appears on the tracks "Dark Heart News" and "The Harbor Is Yours" from Aesop Rock's album None Shall Pass in 2007.

In 2011, Rob Sonic released an album Are You Gonna Eat That? with Aesop Rock and DJ Big Wiz under the alias Hail Mary Mallon. The album was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment.

Discography

Solo

• "Death Vendor / Dyslexia" (2004)
• "Shoplift" (2004)
• Telicatessen (2004)
• Telicatessen Instrumentals (2005)
• "Fatman & Littleboy / The Over Under" (2006)
• "Rock The Convoy" (2007)
• Sabotage Gigante (2007)

Sonic Sum

• The Sanity Annex (1999)
• Plaster Man (2002)
• Films (2004)

Hail Mary Mallon

• Are You Gonna Eat That? (2011)

Productions

• "Winners Take All" by Aesop Rock on Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives (2005)
• "Dark Heart News" by Aesop Rock on None Shall Pass (2007)

Guest appearances

• "Chase Theme" by The Infesticons on Gun Hill Road (2000)
• "F.U. For Failure Ugly" on Def Jux Presents 2 (2002)
• "Truancy" by El-P on Fantastic Damage (2002)
• "Mr. Important" by Funkstörung on Disconnected (2004)
• "Dyslexia" on Def Jux Presents 3 (2004)
• "One Night At The Bar" by Hangar 18 on The Barhoppin Single (2004)
• "Walk Through" by C-Rayz Walz on Year of the Beast (2005)
• "Shoplift (El-P Remix)" on Def Jux Teaser 2005 (2005)
• "Long Division" by Blue Sky Black Death on A Heap of Broken Images (2006)
• "Brand New Vandals" on Definitive Swim (2007)
• "Flyentology" by El-P on I'll Sleep When You're Dead (2007)
• "Dark Heart News" by Aesop Rock on None Shall Pass (2007)
• "Domestic Animals" on Definitive Jux Presents IV (2009)
• "Lick The Witch" by Tobacco on LA UTI (2010)
• "Dokken Rules" and "BMX" (bonus tracks) by Aesop Rock on Skelethon (2012)

References

• SuicideGirls Interview with Rob Sonic

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