Noah Raymond Brickley (born February 10, 1978), better known by his stage name Noah23 , is a Canadian-American hip hop artist from Guelph, Ontario . He is co-founder of the Plague Language collective and record label, and has been described as "one of Canada's best, most underrated MCs".
25-457: Wingfoot may refer to: Wingfoot (album) , a 2012 album by alternative hip hop artist Noah23 Wingfoot Air Express Crash , a Goodyear blimp that crashed in Chicago in 1919 Akron Wingfoots , a basketball team Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems . a division of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Wingfoot Express , a jet-propelled car Aragorn ,
50-596: A trap -influenced solo album, titled Street Astrology . On October 31, he released a Halloween-themed EP titled Blood , produced by Party Trash. On January 23, 2015, he released a full-length collaboration with production duo Blown, titled Noah23 x Blown , exploring a range of styles "from based to metal to reggae to hyphy to boom bap". Noah23 x Blown and the Blood EP were released on Nashville -based label Candy Drips. On May 23, 2015, Noah23 released his first double-album , titled Peacock Angel . As of October 2015, he
75-404: A Forgetting , which was released February 14, 2012. In a statement, Thorburn explained, "I left New York after the end of a relationship and came to Los Angeles. There was a piano where I was staying and that's where I wrote these songs. This record deals with loss, with memory and forgetting and with dreaming. I started writing it on Valentine's Day and it's coming out on Valentine's Day." Drums on
100-649: A character from The Lord of the Rings Wyatt Wingfoot , a fictional Native American Wingfoot One , a semi-rigid airship flown by Goodyear Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wingfoot . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wingfoot&oldid=631068050 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
125-440: A compilation of guest appearances, singles and miscellaneous tracks titled Rare Gems . On July 23, he released a collaborative album with producer David Klopek titled Light Years , which he described as a " golden era ", " boom bap "-style record, likening its sound to that of his earlier albums Jupiter Sajitarius and Crab Nebula , and to the music of Kool Keith , MF DOOM and Organized Konfusion . On August 23, he released
150-412: A meta-layered web of correlative links and references". He is influenced by the theory of memetics , which he describes as "the study of ideas and language as replicating biological entities that live in the host organism which is the mind". Brickley has described his work as being "like a giant self referential body of thought" characterised by "motif and repetition". Islands (band) Islands
175-481: Is a Canadian indie rock band from Montreal , Quebec . The group was founded in 2005 by Nicholas Thorburn and Jamie Thompson , shortly after the breakup of The Unicorns , of which both were members. Their current lineup includes Thorburn, often known by his stage name Nick Diamonds, along with brothers Evan Gordon and Geordie Gordon , and Adam Halferty. The band has released 10 studio albums, with their 10th album, What Occurs , released on June 21, 2024. Following
200-415: Is considered an "official album". On September 3, he released the alternative folk EP Husk under his Yukon Dawn moniker. The EP is dedicated to Noah23's mother for her sixtieth birthday. On October 9, he released a Ween -themed mixtape titled Ween x Noah23 (Browntape) . On January 31, 2014, Noah23 released a collaborative EP with producer Horse Head, titled Delicate Genius , On February 23, he released
225-495: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wingfoot (album) Noah Raymond Brickley was born in 1978 in Natchez, Mississippi and moved to Guelph, Ontario at the age of 4. He began rapping in the early 1990s and released his first album, originally titled Plague Language , in 1999. This album, initially released on cassette, was remastered and released on CD in 2006 under
250-407: Is recording a new solo album titled Aquarian Alien , after which he will record a fifth collaboration with Crunk Chris, under their CRUNK23 moniker, for release in 2016. Noah23's lyrical style has been described as "a mix of biological terms, technological expressions, esoteric topics, scientific fractions and traditional 'rap writing'", the repetitive use of which is intended "to weave and enlarge
275-538: The EP Tropical Fruit , featuring production by Pictureplane . On May 23, he released the collaborative album Lotus Deities , which features an array of guest appearances, and includes a remix of "Comin' Home" by City and Colour . On August 20, he released the third and final entry in the Occult Trill series, subtitled Blast Master Therion . While the first two entries in the series are mixtapes, this release
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#1733085593106300-673: The Sea was re-mastered in England for the European version of the album, and was released there by Rough Trade Records on April 3, 2006. In North America , the album was released on the upstart label Equator Records on April 4, 2006. The cover of the album is a painting by Caspar David Friedrich titled The Wreck of the Hope . The album features numerous guest appearances, including members of Arcade Fire and Wolf Parade . The band played various shows around
325-492: The US and Canada throughout mid-late 2005, followed by an opening slot for Metric on their early 2006 tour. After Return to the Sea was released in April 2006, the band embarked on their first full headlining tour, playing small clubs around the US and Canada throughout May. They were joined by Cadence Weapon and Why? on the first half of the tour, and Cadence Weapon and Busdriver on
350-452: The abrupt breakup of The Unicorns in 2004, members Nicholas Thorburn and Jamie Thompson simultaneously formed Islands and hip-hop group Th' Corn Gangg, and recorded Islands' debut album, Return to the Sea , during 2005. The album was recorded at Breakglass Studio and Thompson's bedroom in Montreal , Canada, and was produced by audio engineer / record producer Mark Lawson. Return to
375-473: The band's own Manqué label, reaching #21 and #23 on the Billboard Heatseeker charts, respectively. After the dual release in 2016 and the subsequent tour, the band was largely inactive for a few years, without any touring or new music. Thorburn has stated in interviews that he quit the band in 2016, but returned to it after writing new music that he felt was "for Islands only." The new album Islomania
400-1126: The departure of Orphan, the label entered into a period of indefinite hiatus. Plague Language continues to exist, however, as both an imprint on associated Canadian label Legendary Entertainment and as a loose collective of Guelph-based hip-hop artists. Noah23 is involved with side projects associated with Plague Language, including Crunk23, Famous Playaz, The Weird Apples, and Bourgeois Cyborgs. He has also collaborated with other artists, such as Lil B The Based God , Cadence Weapon , Josh Martinez , K-the-I??? , Sole , Jim Guthrie , Myka 9 , Ceschi , Awol One , Liz Powell of Land of Talk , Ghettosocks , Kingpin Skinny Pimp, Gregory Pepper, and Buck 65 . He has performed with Kool Keith , Busdriver , Subtitle , Islands , Matisyahu , and many more, including Astronautalis , Clouddead , Eternia , Grand Buffet , Radioinactive , The Constantines , Plastic Little , Modulok , TheSaurus, Shabba D, DJ Scientist, Krinjah, Shad , and Swollen Members . On May 3, 2011, Noah23 announced that he would retire from music at
425-442: The end of the year. Throughout the first half of 2012 he expressed uncertainty over the possibility of his return to music. On July 31, 2012, he stated he was considering returning to music in the new year, and on August 4 he officially announced he would begin releasing new material in 2013. Noah23's first post-hiatus album, titled Wingfoot , was released for download on December 21, 2012. On February 10, 2013, Noah23 released
450-614: The following month for two surprise appearances in Montreal, performing with a new lineup including new drummer Aaron Harris and multi-instrumentalist Kate Perkins, before departing for Europe the following week. During subsequent tour dates in Iceland, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, the band premiered several new songs which appeared on their second album, Arm's Way , which
475-432: The last record." Thompson once again left the band prior to the summer 2010 tour, and was again replaced by Aaron Harris. Following Vapours ' release, Thorburn formed the band Mister Heavenly with Man Man 's Honus Honus and Modest Mouse 's Joe Plummer . The trio released their debut album, Out of Love , on Sub Pop Records in 2011. On October 25, 2011, ANTI- announced Islands' fourth record, A Sleep &
500-524: The name Cytoplasm Pixel . In the late 1990s, Noah23 started the record label Plague Language with producer Orphan (real name Kingston Maguire, who went on to become one half of production duo Blue Sky Black Death ). In the early 2000s the Plague Language label released music from artists such as Baracuda , Livestock , Orko the Sycotik Alien , Penny , The Main, and Madadam. In 2004, following
525-536: The record were played by Luc Laurent, who officially joined the band in November 2011 after his band Pepper Rabbit broke up. The song "Hallways" from the album was featured in a commercial for Dell and the Microsoft Surface tablet. On July 9, 2013, Thorburn revealed Ski Mask , Islands' fifth record, and the first with new drummer Adam Halferty. That same day, the band premiered the lead single, "Wave Forms". The album
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#1733085593106550-420: The second. The band generally received critical acclaim for their live shows, which sometimes ended with the band leading the audience out of the venue " pied piper style" and onto the surrounding streets. On May 28, 2006, it was announced that Thompson was leaving the band. Islands decided to continue on without Thompson, and a European tour was scheduled, and further recordings confirmed. The band later emerged
575-508: The spring of 2010, Islands toured Europe, playing shows in Northern and Western Europe throughout March and April. In an interview with Exclaim! , Nick Thorburn explained that the overhauled lineup was a product of his desire to try new things. "That's important to me―to be able to constantly try new things. That's why this record's largely informed by electronic stuff like drum machines, sequencing, and programming, which really scales it back from
600-482: Was released on Los Angeles-based ANTI- Records on May 20, 2008. On June 19, 2009, it was announced that the entire band except for Thorburn had left the group. The new lineup included brothers Evan and Geordie Gordon, and a returning Thompson. Islands' third album, Vapours , was released September 22, 2009, on ANTI-. The band extensively toured the record in North America with Jemina Pearl and Toro Y Moi . During
625-584: Was released on September 17, 2013, followed by a number of tours across the US, Canada, and Europe, including an appearance at Primavera Sound Fest in Barcelona. During the summer of 2015, Islands simultaneously recorded two records: Should I Remain Here, At Sea? , a spiritual successor to the band's debut album, Return to the Sea , and Taste , a "more electronic" album "buoyed by drum machines, programming and vintage synths." The albums were released on May 13, 2016, via
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