As a tribute to the late-great MF DOOM, Philadelphia based recording artist Ron Gallo shares his remix of GAZILLION EAR, along with a personal statement…

“To date, I don’t think an artist’s death has hit me as much as MF DOOM and I did not expect that until it happened. That feels like the DOOM way, he’s like a shadow lurking genius, a humble kung fu master – grounded, calm but could kill you in ten seconds, in this case, left the body on Halloween of the most fucked up year in memory and no one found out until New Year’s eve. This remix I did just kind of fell into place as a tribute, I had made the music track a few weeks ago and then realized his vocal from ‘Gazillion Ear’ fit perfectly on top. I love the way it turned out. It feels like a whole new world than the original, like the sound of ascending, and just wanted to share it. For me, MF DOOM is a taste thermometer. If you know, you know, if you like, I trust you. Not to say I don’t trust anyone that doesn’t (I probably don’t), but I definitely trust someone that does. Since a kid, I’ve been obsessed with words and wordplay, no rules, free form, no grammar, sensical nonsense, no one to me has embodied this better. The first time I heard MF DOOM, it was ‘The Mask and The Mouse’ record and it was instant, it felt like what I was always looking for if there was a piece of perfect music. It was hilarious, it was surreal, it was jazz, it was social commentary, it was sound collage, it was the English language sonic visual art, it was insane colorful lyricism I could relate to as someone that falls asleep to common word choices, rhyme schemes, imagery. It was like finally physically walking into the universe I had in my head. I’m pretty sure ‘Crosshairs’ has been on every playlist I’ve made for another person in the last 15 years.

I have written pages upon pages upon pages of stream of consciousness while listening to DOOM, he unlocks a key in my brain, his rhythm opens doors where suddenly you are speaking in tongues. It’s not common, music that checks all boxes, music that you want to be playing loud when driving through a city when people can judge you on 2-second increments in which you pass them by. I have a bunch of songs that are direct/indirect results of MF DOOM influence, maybe you can find them now on a second listen. Anyway, this is my homage to my all-time #1 and in my opinion one of the best ever users of the English language. Thank you. R.I.P.”.

Also, Ron Gallo New Album ‘PEACEMEAL’ Will Drop On March 5th Via New West Records

PEACEMEAL, finds Gallo exiting the dark confines of the garage and going outside to make music with no limitation or plan. The result is a colorful hodgepodge of 90’s Hip Hop, R&B, Weirdo Pop, Jazz, and Punk, his version of ‘Pop Music’.  Though the sounds have changed from album to album, and most drastically this time, the sense of humanity, humor, and a truly eccentric worldview is the common thread in all of Gallo’s music. This time we see a Gallo free of expectation, exploring music again in an almost childlike fascination way and playing pretty much all instruments himself, with some assistance from producer Ben H. Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective). Written in similar circumstances the whole world would be in less than a year later, the introverted, isolated perspectives have become oddly universal.

Gallo’s mission statement has gone from one of the end of the spectrum to the other, where at one point he was a frustrated young guy out to try and change the world by stirring people out of complacency he’s now landed on something much more light but equally as powerful, to just be himself no matter what it is and encourage others to do the same, one of the more radical things to do in a world that tries to box everything up, and show you can actually have fun doing it.

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