maouris, November 17, 2008 5:33:51 PM CET
Riz MC 'Radar' Directed by Lily Smith


Crosstown Rebels is proud to present the smash single ‘Radar’ from Riz MC. The video was directed by up and coming film maker Lily Smith.
         
if you were the specialists in the promo biz you claim to be, you'd know you'll earn a symphony of sneers for your pr ramble above. (luckily there's a little "edit" button under your post...)
ok, then.
         
Concur, and I would get on that quick smart before the shitstorm hits and the possibility of any constructive critisism gets swept away.
         
what a load of crap! boring post, boring tune, boring video. looks like a Brainiac episode gone bad.
         
lets remind everybody that this was originally posted with this attached:

"Crosstown Rebels is proud to present the smash single ‘Radar’ from Riz MC. This video was directed by up and coming film maker Lily Smith (Colonel Blimp). Riz Ahmed, is a seriously versatile UK talent, winning plaudits by word of mouth across a diverse range of audiences. His recent and upcoming gig listing is a testament to his rare ability to win a following across such diverse crowds recently supporting Jazzy B (Soul II Soul) at Wembley Arena, playing The Warehouse Project with Dizzee Rascal, and a prison with Billy Bragg. He was also hand picked by Massive Attack to support them at this year’s Meltdown Festival, for their opening show at the austere Royal Festival Hall.

He continues to defy categorization with his new single ‘Radar’ - a dagger of a tune, built from an infectious riff that immediately gets under your skin. Simultaneously ballsy and classy, it’s a bold musical creation with an intense sound; biting lyrics cut through banging hypnotic beats to devastating effect, pitching somewhere between Mos Def and the Prodigy. Recorded in a tiny, non-professional studio, the claustrophobic feel of Radar compliments the lyrics. “It’s about drowning in information, advertising, and labeling - and how that makes you pigeonhole everything you see… You should listen to it LOUD to get the full impact – I’m not great at making background music.“ Riz’s caustic and concise lyrics pick apart the kind of topics most MC’s don’t touch without ever straying into clichéd, self-righteous ‘conscious MC’ territory. Influenced by Bjork, 4Hero and Radiohead, Riz creates bold and innovative tunes without resorting to kitsch, trashy or retro elements. “I want to make 21st century music that has something to say. I want to explode the current scene with something more substantive and original.”

Riz also has a burgeoning acting career. After his screen debut in the multi-award winning ‘Road to Guantanamo’, he recently played the lead role in Peter Kosminsky's BAFTA-winning and hotly-debated 'Britz', due to be aired on US screens on BBC America to coincide with this release. Forthcoming screen appearances include Sally Potter's next feature alongside Jude Law and Judy Dench, and the title role in soon to be released 'Shifty' – for which he has been nominated for Best Actor at the prestigious BIFA awards alongside Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson."
         
Sheesh guys... Kind of like going to a basketball game just to boo the refs.
         
that's very mean of you, biglo.

as regards the video, well, some colonel blimp p.a.'s have done alright for themselves... maybe next try.
         
hey, bigload, where's that piece of info about the artist being an oxford graduate-cum-bad boy?
         
i printed it out and pinned it on my bulletin board
         
I'd like to remind everyone that bigload posted this earlier this morning:

"lets remind everybody that this was originally posted with this attached:

"Crosstown Rebels is proud to present the smash single ‘Radar’ from Riz MC. This video was directed by up and coming film maker Lily Smith (Colonel Blimp). Riz Ahmed, is a seriously versatile UK talent, winning plaudits by word of mouth across a diverse range of audiences. His recent and upcoming gig listing is a testament to his rare ability to win a following across such diverse crowds recently supporting Jazzy B (Soul II Soul) at Wembley Arena, playing The Warehouse Project with Dizzee Rascal, and a prison with Billy Bragg. He was also hand picked by Massive Attack to support them at this year’s Meltdown Festival, for their opening show at the austere Royal Festival Hall.

He continues to defy categorization with his new single ‘Radar’ - a dagger of a tune, built from an infectious riff that immediately gets under your skin. Simultaneously ballsy and classy, it’s a bold musical creation with an intense sound; biting lyrics cut through banging hypnotic beats to devastating effect, pitching somewhere between Mos Def and the Prodigy. Recorded in a tiny, non-professional studio, the claustrophobic feel of Radar compliments the lyrics. “It’s about drowning in information, advertising, and labeling - and how that makes you pigeonhole everything you see… You should listen to it LOUD to get the full impact – I’m not great at making background music.“ Riz’s caustic and concise lyrics pick apart the kind of topics most MC’s don’t touch without ever straying into clichéd, self-righteous ‘conscious MC’ territory. Influenced by Bjork, 4Hero and Radiohead, Riz creates bold and innovative tunes without resorting to kitsch, trashy or retro elements. “I want to make 21st century music that has something to say. I want to explode the current scene with something more substantive and original.”

Riz also has a burgeoning acting career. After his screen debut in the multi-award winning ‘Road to Guantanamo’, he recently played the lead role in Peter Kosminsky's BAFTA-winning and hotly-debated 'Britz', due to be aired on US screens on BBC America to coincide with this release. Forthcoming screen appearances include Sally Potter's next feature alongside Jude Law and Judy Dench, and the title role in soon to be released 'Shifty' – for which he has been nominated for Best Actor at the prestigious BIFA awards alongside Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson." "
         
sure, but where's that insider info about the artist being both an oxford graduate AND a radio pirate?
         
my name is legion: i told you. i printed it out and pinned it on my bulletin board. if you want to read it again you'll have to come over to my flat to avoid a re-post followed by budget re-re-posting. follow?
         
legion, i saw that there before too - lifted, i believe, from a guardian blurb about him:

"The son of a shipping broker, he grew up in Wembley and gained a scholarship to a private school in Hertfordshire before heading to Oxford, where he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He knows what he's rapping about. And although he's long been involved in London's pirate radio scene, there's more to Riz than urban chatter, ranting and rhyming: he's just as comfortable debating the complexities of 21st-century culture and politics."
         
lol, progosk, that sounds almost like mc solaar, what are you talking about?

le: actually youre being serious, i just read that
         
the video is on par with the song