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Music: Electronic

Das Racist

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The Bowery Ballroom says:

DAS RACIST IS A WEED EDGE/HARE KRISHNA HARD CORE/ART RAP/FREAK FOLK MUSIC DUO BASED IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, COMPRISED OF QUEENS-BORN HIMANSHU KUMAR AND SAN FRANCISCO-BORN VICTOR VAZQUEZ. THE TWO MET AT BARD ART COLLEGE IN MASSACHUSETTS, WHERE VICTOR WAS HIMANSHU'S RESIDENT ADVISOR IN A "STUDENTS OF COLOR FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE" THEMED FRESHMAN YEAR DORMITORY.

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For more on Das Racist, head over to Flavorwire, where we profile the band in full.

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They've achieved micro-celebrity status this summer with their absurd ode to hanging out at fast food joints, "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell," but Das Racist have yet to prove that they're anything more than this summer's faddish Internet meme (though admittedly it's not especially clear that their aspirations lie any higher). Describing their sound as "weed edge/Hare Krishna hardcore/art rap/freak folk," the two members of Das Racist obviously revel in deconstructing established genres, injecting their music with a ridiculousness that could be ascribed as containing a socio-political agenda if you for one second thought they took any of this stuff seriously — beyond its obvious appeal as the weirdest and catchiest party music of the summer.

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