The Oversat Crew

Did you know that Verge Culture rock band Oversat did hip-hop between 2004-2008? Check out this time capsule from that era.

Oversat is an American indie-surfwave band. Founded in 1999, the band's energetic live shows have been an underground favorite for over a decade. Members Jared Cooper (guitar/vox), Jeremiah LongBear (bass/vox), and King Doug (drums/vox) thrive on the unexpected. Oversat is a Scandinavian word meaning, "translated" and also a play on the opposite of understood. The band loves all things Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish. Scandinavia is the heart of Oversat's indiecore influences. Join Oversat on Facebook: HISTORY: 2008-Present Oversat leveraged the power of the internet to stay in touch with its growing underground fan base. They took 3 years off of touring to write and compile songs to make a 4 album story arch. Some of the songs were written as far as 10 years apart. FUN FACT: Each EP's liner notes and back cover are translated in both English and Norwegian. 2004-2008 Oversat continued to be influenced by punk, surf, and hardcore but began to experiment with rap and indie-electronica. Never a fan of genre blending, they dropped live instrumentation for shows and rapped over self-produced beats. They released mixtapes and two rap EPs. FUN FACT: They also starred in a Bike Safety campaign called, "Keep Your Helmet On" with a rap video PSA. Check it out on youtube here: http://youtu.be/TvPZ3LOwxYg 1999-2004 Oversat formed in 1999 while all the members were still in high school. They played straight forward punk rock and hardcore. The band also had a love of hip-hop and ambient music. They released all their music in this era on tape. FUN FACT: Oversat's released it's first tape by dubbing over bootlegged copies of A Tribe Called Quest's "Low End Theory" album that Jeremiah LongBear stole from a police dumpster. OLD UPDATES: April 2005: We are now associated with the Brain Injury Association of Tennessee, www.BIAofTN.com to produce the "Keep your Helmet On" campaign. The full studio version will be available to download from all of our partners beginning in May. Also check the review of the demo version on podtower.com's The Doo Doo Def Show: http://www.podtower.com/showpodcast.php?pid=212 More to come as our new album is now in pre-production with you know who. www.knoxbands.com/oversatcrew or search for G-Unit South and see what you find. The 3 all have different styles. T.G. is the proper noun pro, that spits like the old Twista, King Doug is straight-up dirty south, droppin bows and poppin flows, LongBear raps the strange flavors, ex: "I might throw on a little paint, but I ain't dumpin my girl to go on Elimidate"

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