Kid Lithium

Thoughtful lyrics and macabre beats are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Kid Lithium. A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Lithium had a creative and musical upbringing. His grandfather was an accomplished trumpet player who established himself in the smoky jazz clubs of the 40's and 50's. Rather than following in his grandfathers footsteps Kid Lithium had a real passion for song writing and picked up the guitar rather then the trumpet. In his late teens inspired by EPMD founder Erick Sermon Kid Lithium started sampling records and making simple hip hop beats to rap over. Growing up in the 1980’s and 90’s Kid Lithium was heavily influenced by the pop and hip hop music of his generation, his favorites included Michael Jackson, Run DMC, NWA and Redman. Lithium took his name from the infamous Nirvana song with the same title. The rock scene was a big part of growing up in a small Canadian town in the 1990’s and his sound is heavily affected by the like of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and U2. In the 10 years plus of doing his thing Kid Lithium has seen a lot and it bleeds through into his music. Insisting on self production Kid Lithium has released two solo al... more...