Five Deez - Releases

Releases

Five Deez’s first release was the Secret Agent Number 005 The E.P. on September 27, 2000 on Landspeed Records. This album was a precursor to the first full-length debut Koolmotor released on November 27, 2001 on Counterflow Records. Koolmotor (describing the sound of the album, like a “cool motor”) contains two songs from Secret Agent Number 005 The E.P., B.E.A.T. and Dope. Koolmotor was released to positive reviews, as critics praised the experimentation of the album and the sound that was radically different than that of other mainstream and underground artists.

Their follow-up album Kinkynasti (another name for Cincinnati, Ohio) was released on !K7 Records on September 2, 2003. Kinkynasti garnered mostly positive reviews as the group moved towards making more of a hip-hop, dance record with this release. Some criticism included the lack of fluidity of the album, going from upbeat songs (Funky, Kissyface) to instrumental songs (Rain, the Ocean), but overall the response was positive.

Kommunicator, their next release, came on February 21, 2006 on Rapster Records. The members of Five Deez have described this as a “concept record” with the album being a transmission from an unknown source. This album was better received than Kinkynasti, with critics describing the album as going back to their Koolmotor roots. Other critics have described this album as one that “bridges the gap between hip-hop and electronic music.”

They have also released a previously Japan-only release, Slow Children Playing, in the U.S. on July 24, 2006 on Ample Soul (Fat Jon’s label). This album is a collection of older, previously unreleased songs by the group.