Bleubird
| Bleubird | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Jacques Bruna |
| Born | 1982[1] |
| Origin | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
| Genres | Indie hip hop, alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Labels | Fake Four Inc |
| Associated acts | Gunporn, Prinzenallee, Les Swashbuckling Napoleons, Triune Gods, Ceschi, Sole, Alias, Astronautalis, Radical Face, Noah23, K-the-I??? |
| Website | www.bleubird.org |
Jacques Bruna (born 1982),[1] better known by his stage name Bleubird is an American rapper originally from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is known for his rapid-fire delivery, comic relief, lyrical wit and freestyle ability.[2]
Basing most of his career out of Orlando, he toured relentlessly throughout North America and Europe playing shows with Grand Buffet,[1] Deerhoof, Sixtoo, Sole, Shape Shifters, Solillaquists of Sound and others.
Bleubird has had production help from artists such as Alias,[3] Astronautalis and Radical Face.[4]
Discography
- Albums
- The Mic Chord Noose Theory (2000) (with Cracker Jackson, as S.M.T.H.)
- Does Man's Short Life Span Make Any Sense (2002)
- Sloppy Doctor (2003)
- Pretty Pretty Please (2004) (with Marcus, Nomad, Siaz & Xndl, as Gunporn)
- From Supercold to Superheat (2006)
- RIP U$A (The Birdfleu) (2007)
- Don't Let Nerds Take Over Your Life (2010) (with Jayrope, as Prinzenallee)
- Fuck! (2010) (with Edison & Thesis Sahib, as Les Swashbuckling Napoleons)
- Seven Days Six Nights (2011) (with Scott da Ros & Sibitt, as Triune Gods)
- Cannonball!!! (2012)
- EPs
- Sunday Picnic (2002)
- Pilgrim of St. Zotique (2006)
- Street Talk 2 (2008)
- Street Talk 5 (2009)
- JFX Meets Bleubird EP (2011)
- Yung Planetz EP (2012) (with K-the-I??? & Sole, as Waco Boyz)
- Mixtapes
- Street Talk III: The Mixtape (2009)
- Podcasts
- Hyper Standstill (2010) (with Jayrope, as Prinzenallee)
- Singles
- "Shiver Me Timbers / Skywriter" (2003) (with Les Swashbuckling Napoleons)
- "Rocket Mouth" (2007)
- "In Static (Strange and Gentle Things) / Wild Street Fire" (2009) (with Les Swashbuckling Napoleons)
- "Same Train" (2011) (with Triune Gods)
- Guest appearances
- Grand Buffet - "Americus" from Pittsburgh Hearts (2004)
- Nomar Slevik - "Nobody" from Paper Bullets (2004)
- JD Walker - "Since Saturday" from Them Get You Them Got You (2005)
- Sole - "Atheist Jihad" from Live from Rome (2005)
- Caveman Speak - "Trainingwheel" from Tell All Residents (2005)
- Rushya - "Gypsy" from Plastic (2005)
- Candy's .22 - "Boomer" from Livin La Vida Boo Hoo (2005)
- Scott Da Ros - "They Made Me Do It" from "They Made Me Do It" (2005)
- Scott Da Ros - "Monster Mashout" "Humans Bury Deep" from One Kind of Dead End (2006)
- Nuccini! - "The Dinosaur, The Monkey, The Breakdance" from Matter of Love and Death (2006)
- Debmaster - "Skinnerd" from Monster Zoo (2006)
- Zucchini Drive - "Easy Tiger" from Being Kurtwood (2006)
- Estetik (Audio88 & James P Honey) - "Gangstah Pension / 60 Grad" from "Estetik" (2008)
- Noah23 - "Elephant March" from Rock Paper Scissors (2008)
- James P Honey - "Warm Fuzzy Feeling" from Hugely Overrated by a Tiny Few (2008)
- Audio88 & Yassin - "Rettet Die Wale Und So" from Zwei Herrengedeck, Bitte (2009)
- Sole - "Swagger Like Us" from Nuclear Winter Volume 1 (2010)
- Audio88 - "Ballermannhits" from "Audio88 hat Freunde" (2011)
- Audio88 - "Mutterfucker" from "Audio88 hat Freunde" (2011)
- Noah23 & Krem - "Omens Rustling" from The Terminal Illness EP (2011)
- Sole - "Hustle Hard" from Nuclear Winter Volume 2: Death Panel (2011)
- Compilation appearances
- "Matt Dylan" on Beyond Space Presents: A Guide To Burning Bridges (2005)
- "Cartoon Love Bubbles (Remix)" on Project Mooncircle: Lunar Orbit EP (2005)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cordor, Cyril. "Bleubird > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ↑ Sipple, Danielle (March 27, 2012). "The SXSW 2012 Musical Take Over Continues". Papercut Magazine.
- ↑ Mosurak, Doug. "Still Single: Vol. 2, No. 4". Dusted Magazine.
- ↑ Thompson, Erik (January 4, 2012). "Astronautalis produces new Bleubird album 'Cannonball!!!'". Gimme Noise.
External links
- Official website
- Bleubird on Fake Four Inc