Swollen Members Feat Dilated Peoples – Counter Parts - 1999

12" - 1999 - Battle Axe Records  

Here is the second 12" released in 1999 by the rap trio Swollen Members, consisted of Mad Child, Prevail and DJ Zodak from Vancouver, Canada. It came out on their own Battle Axe Label.

The wax consists of the tracks "Front Street" produced by The Alchemist on the A-side and "Counter Parts" on the B-side which features Dilated Peoples' Iriscience and Evidence who produced the track. It also features the legendary Kutmasta Kurt on the cuts. In my opinion "Counter Parts" is definitely the best track pressed on this very cheap 12".

Swollen Members - Shatter Proof / Consumption - 1997

Here is an interesting debut 12" released in the mid 90s by the rap trio Swollen Members, consisted of the Canadian emcees Mad Child & Prevail and DJ Zodak. It came out in 1997 on Battle Axe Records, a record label based at that time in Vancouver, Canada and managed by the group members.

12" - 1997 - Battle Axe Records 

The A-side of the wax consists of the tracks "Shatter Proof " and "Consumption" featuring Aceyalone, both tracks produced by Evidence of Dilated Peoples and easily the best tracks of the 12-Inch. A sample of "Orange Lady" performed by The Weather Report in 1971 is used by Evidence for the production of "Shatterproof", and for the production of "Consumption" he used a sample of "The Rite of Spring" performed by Hubert Laws in 1971.

The B-side is composed of the tracks "Sunburn" feat Mix Master Mike and "Paradise Lost" featuring Tony Da Skitzo and Mr Brady, both tracks produced by DJ Zodak. 

Big Willie Style - Swollen Members

 

From Hip-Hop Connection - April 1999

Swollen Members - Bottle Rocket - 1999

12" - 1999 - Battle Axe Records  

Swollen Members Feat Evidence / Divine Styler / Everlast  - Bottle Rocket - 1999