Biography
Vocalist Pete Philly and producer/instrumentalist Perquisite met up for the first time in 2002 in Amsterdam, where both were living. Perquisite, who also ran the Dutch indie now jazz/hip-hop label Unexpected Records, liked what he heard in the Aruba-born singer and rapper, and by the next year the duo had issued its first EP, Mindstate. In 2005 the EP was released again, now as a full-length album, including a guest appearance from Talib Kweli. In 2006, the album came out in North America and Australia.
In January 2007 they released Remindstate, a remix version of Mindstate. Artists like Laidback Luke, Seiji and C-mon & Kypski remixed tracks. In 2007 they also released their second official album, Mystery Repeats.
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Pete Philly & Perquisite created hip hop music with references to jazz, broken beats, soul and even classical music. In October 2009 they gave their final performance at a sold-out Melkweg in Amsterdam.
Pete Philly & Perquisite decided to get back together in 2023 for a big reunion show at AFAS Live, Amsterdam. Their long overdue third album, Eon, came out in May 2024.
http://www.petephillyandperquisite.com/
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