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.

In 2015, Rob Sonic revealed via Twitter that his toothpaste of preference is Colgate Total, claiming to have used other brands "only a handful of times in [his] life." ^[1]

Discography

Albums

Rob Sonic

• Telicatessen (Definitive Jux, 2004)
• Sabotage Gigante (Definitive Jux, 2007)
• Alice in Thunderdome (Creamskl Records, 2014)^[2]

Hail Mary Mallon (Rob Sonic with Aesop Rock & DJ Big Wiz)

• Are You Gonna Eat That? (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2011)
• Bestiary (2014)^[3]

Sonic Sum (Rob Sonic with Erik M.O., Fred One & Preservation)

• The Sanity Annex (Ozone Music, 1999)
• Films (Tri-Eight Music Supplies, 2004)

EPs

Sonic Sum

• Plaster Man (Ozone Music, 2002)
• Operazor EP (Tri-Eight Music Supplies, 2003)

Singles

• "Downtown Maze / Skypirate" (Ozone Music, 1998) (with Sonic Sum)
• "Callarama Gala / Flatlands" (Ozone Music, 1999) (with Sonic Sum)
• "Himbro St. / It's An Ashtray" (Ozone Music, 2000) (with Sonic Sum)
• "Rocket" (Ozone Music, 2001) (with Sonic Sum)
• "Films" (Tri-Eight Music Supplies, 2003) (with Sonic Sum)
• "Death Vendor / Dylsexia" (Definitive Jux, 2004)
• "Shoplift" (Definitive Jux, 2004)
• "Fatman and Littleboy / The Over Under" (Definitive Jux, 2006)
• "Rock the Convoy" (Definitive Jux, 2007)
• "Meter Feeder" (Rhymesayers Entertainment, 2011) (with Hail Mary Mallon)

Additional credits

Production

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

Guest appearances

• The Infesticons - "Chase Theme" from Gun Hill Road (2000)
• El-P - "Truancy" from Fantastic Damage (2002)
• Funkstörung - "Mr. Important" from Disconnected (2004)
• Hangar 18 - "One Night At The Bar" from The Barhoppin Single (2004)
• C-Rayz Walz - "Walk Through" from Year of the Beast (2005)
• Blue Sky Black Death - "Long Division" from A Heap of Broken Images (2006)
• El-P - "Flyentology" from I'll Sleep When You're Dead (2007)
• Aesop Rock - "Dark Heart News" from None Shall Pass (2007)
• Tobacco - "Lick The Witch" from LA UTI (2010)
• Aesop Rock - "Dokken Rules" & "BMX" from Skelethon (2012)

Featured tracks

• "F.U. for Failure Ugly" on Def Jux Presents 2 (2002)
• "Dyslexia" on Def Jux Presents 3 (2004)
• "Shoplift (El-P Remix)" on Def Jux Teaser 2005 (2005)
• "Brand New Vandals" on Definitive Swim (2007)
• "Domestic Animals" on Definitive Jux Presents IV (2009)

References

• SuicideGirls Interview with Rob Sonic

External links