Panacea/Restoring Poetry In Music

Panacea / Restoring Poetry In Music

Panacea (Consists Of Raw Poetic & K-Murdock, started as a side project for Raw Poetic but gain popularity before their hip hop live band, Restoring Poetry In Music)

Their sound has been described as "A Tribe Called Quest meets Final Fantasy", and some listeners have even made comparisons to The Roots and Outkast. But forget a classification, this is just exceptionally good, unique, and timeless music. Panacea is based out of the Washington DC area where producer K-Murdock, a Maryland native, has provided his fantasy hip-hop soundscapes for soul singers such as Raheem DeVaughn and W. Ellington Felton. Emcee Raw Poetic, a long time resident of Northern Virginia who originally hails from Philadelphia, has been rhyming since the age of 14. His natural, almost conversational flow and signature storytelling lyrics fit perfectly with K-Murdock's soulful and sometimes spacey compositions. Their obvious chemistry is incredibly rare, and favors such accomplished duos as Gangstarr and Pete Rock & CL Smooth. Whether they're in the studio composing music at a prolific rate comparable to legendary jazz pianist Bob James in the 70s, or on stage performing live backed by Virginia-based progressive hip-hop band RPM (www.rpmband.com), Panacea has all musical bases covered!

Restoring Poetry In Music

Restoring Poetry in Music (RPM) was formed late last century by cousins Jason Moore (Raw Poetic) and Marlon Vann (H2A). Toiling in their basement spawned demos and an EP entitled "Transitions," which sparked interest and meetings with record executives, including those at Columbia Records. In these meetings the duo heard the same critique: "You're too Hip-Hop for Rock and too Rock for Hip-Hop." Frustrated, but not discouraged, RPM ignored this limited perception of what modern music should sound and look like and pressed on with their vision of RPM. As they evolved musically, they began doing something that further complicated their definition and classification: they added members; they created a band. Bassist Drew Thomas (known in certain circles by the acronym B.E.S.S) was the first addition. Keyboardist, trumpeter and bassist Aaron Gause (Enron) and classically trained guitarist Patrick Fritz (P-Fritz) soon followed, as did drummer Fred Jackson.

Not long after forming, Fred left to dedicate himself to his university studies. His replacement, Blake Surbey, entered the fold, but was soon replaced by Will Bobbit, an accomplished gospel drummer. In time, co-founding member H2A decided that he too had to part ways with the band. H2A's departure left a considerable void in RPM, but through acquaintance and good fortune, Kyle Murdock (K-Murdock) stepped in and pushed RPM even further into musical experimentation. Over the next three years, RPM played up and down the east coast, creating a name for themselves and opening for such acts as Rahzel, Ozomatli and Little Brother among others, recorded and released the full-length album, Dream Awake, and began work on a follow up album entitled Pyramids in Moscow once again with original producer H2A. During this period, producer K-Murdock and emcee Raw Poetic collaborated on a side-project, a resurrection of one of Murdock's earlier groups, called Panacea. Panacea toured, though not as extensively as RPM, and recorded the full-length album, Thinking Back Looking Forward.

For one reason or another the Panacea project lead to a deal with independent label Glow-In-The-Dark Records, home most notably of Time Machine, in the fall of 2005. At this same time, band dynamics being what they are, RPM imploded. Will Bobbit quit to devote more time to his wife and children, while Drew Thomas moved westward to pursue other artist inspirations. The loss of these members, as well as the initial time demands on Raw Poetic and K-Murdock, as a result of the Panacea project, shook and led RPM to take a hiatus from the scene.

During the fall and winter of 2005 Glow-In-The-Dark Records released Thinking Back Looking Forward as an EP while Panacea continued and finished work on their first full-length for Glow-In-The-Dark Records, "Ink Is My Drink, which was released in the fall of 2006. In the plotting of a more emotive live show, Raw Poetic rounded up surviving RPM members Enron and P-Fritz and reformed RPM to perform as the Panacea band.

RPM is an unsigned 5-piece band with 30 tracks in the works for its second full-length album Pyramids in Moscow. RPM is also the band that plays all of Panaceas music live on stage. Therefore, RPM=Panacea. We are Restoring Poetry in Music (RPM) and Panacea. Much respect and blessings, Raw Poetic RPM, PANACEA

Panacea - Ink Is My Drink

1. "Trip of the Century"
2. "Invisible Seas"
3. "Place on Earth"
4. "Steel Kites"
5. "Coulda Woulda Shoulda"
6. "Reel Me In"
7. "PULSE"
8. "Work of Art"
9. "These Words"
10. "Ecosphere"
11. "Burning Bush"
12. "Starlite"
13. "Sunburst (Bonus)"
14. "Pupil Stars (Bonus)"

AUDIO

Invisible Seas
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472496-93a

Place On Earth
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472545-ce7

Ecosphere
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472559-cf1

Burning Bush
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472585-2d5

Starlite
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472600-4e2

Panacea - Scenic Route

1. Intro
2. Scenic Route
3. Flashback to Stardom (ft. Raheem DeVaughn)
4. Pops Said
5. Epiphany
6. Between Earth and Sky
7. Bubble
8. Square 1 (ft. Point Blank)
9. Blue Ice
10. Walk in the Park
11. Aim High
12. Katana
13. One Shine
14. Outro

AUDIO

Epiphany
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472249-591

Between Earth & Sky
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472268-d4a

Blue Ice
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472300-e99

Walk In The Park
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472319-401

Restoring Poetry In Music - Pyramids in Moscow

01. Grandpa
02. Intro
03. Life Is Change
04. Less Is More
05. Sliders
06. Momenterlude
07. A Quiet Taste
08. Soul Pouch
09. There You Are
10. And Another One
11. Interlude II
12. Winning Losses
13. Sleep Walkers

AUDIO

Grandpa
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472333-e11

Less Is More
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472343-422

Sliders
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472374-5bc

Winning Losses
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472405-d02

Sleep Walkers
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472454-f86


K-Murdock (Producer For Panacea) - Mood Muzik (Spring)

The idea behind Mood Muzik is a series of six track EPs focusing on one particular season or mood.

1. Heaven/Spring Introlude
2. Phoenix
3. Zen
4. Violets
5. Crazy Horse
6. Sprung
7. Crackerbread/Spring Outrolude

AUDIO

Phoenix
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472615-9cb

Violets
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472640-d83

Crazy Horse
http://www.divshare.com/download/3472662-4c8

SITES LINKS:
http://www.myspace.com/restoringpoetryinmusic
http://www.myspace.com/panaceanmusic
http://www.rpmband.com/
http://www.myspace.com/neosonicprod
http://www.myspace.com/rawpoetic