We Plug 2 Y.O.U… Tosyn Bucknor The CON.Tra.Diction

div style=”text-align: justify;”OK I honestly DO NOT know where to start with this feature… I’ve been staring at my Laptop Screen for a couple hours tryna put pen to paper or in this case, fingers to keyboard on this feature BUT alas… Seldom have I worked with or come across a new/upcoming artiste that is quite as enigmatic, ambigious and press-shy as a href=”http://twitter.com/TCONtradiction”ibThe Con.tra.diction/b/i/a, an ‘alternative’ Singer/Song-Writer from Lagos, Nigeria… /divdiv style=”text-align: justify;”br //divdiv style=”text-align: justify;”The BIO information on her Reverbnation reads ‘First a writer, but also likes to perform her own material’ while her Facebook page simply muses ‘Con.Tra.Diction is the MUSIC PERSONA of Tosyn Bucknor’ amp; I hear you ask ‘SO well, who is Tosyn Bucknor?’… That’s just the thing though, there are more than a million answers to this here question that we’d still be here answering it come Next Year’s Christmas! There’s Tosyn the a href=”http://topmorning.blogspot.com/”biRadio Personality/i/b/a… Tosyn the a href=”http://speechgirlbucknor.blogspot.com/”biBlogger/i/b/a… Tosyn the a href=”http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7020801550″biPhilanthropist/i/b/a… Tosyn the Columnist (trust me, its ALOT) amp; we’d still be nowhere near to knowing who the Con.tra.diction was???/divdivbr //divdivdiv style=”text-align: justify;”She says she calls herself a a href=”http://www.reverbnation.com/tosyncontradiction”biCON.tra.diction/i/b/a because she is an ‘old soul living in a young woman’s body, a lady and a tramp. deep and playful, melancholy and chirpy, here, there, everywhere!’ but her ‘Con.tra.diction’ name holds so true in that a figure so in the public eye (or seemingly so) can try and be somewhat inconspicuous at the same time… In a world where the line between artistes and their music is so thin at best amp; very blurred at its worst, the Con.tra.diction has so far succeeded in keeping it strictly about the music SO we’ll oblige and keep it exactly that way…/divbr /img style=”visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;” border=”0″ width=”0″ height=”0″ src=”http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjE3NDc1NDU1MTUmcHQ9MTI2MTc*NzU1OTQxNiZwPTI3MDgxJmQ9bWluaV9tdXNpY19wbGF5ZXJfZmlyc3RfZ2VuJmc9MSZvPTczYmM4ODNjMTY1ZjQ3MjM4NTJmM2Y2OWE1YTljZDAyJm9mPTA=.gif” /embed type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” src=”http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/13/widgetPlayerMini.swf?emailPlaylist=playlist_950935amp;backgroundcolor=EEEEEEamp;font_color=000000amp;posted_by=artist_396383amp;shuffle=amp;autoPlay=false” height=”83″ width=”262″/embedbr /a href=”http://www.reverbnation.com/rpk” onclick=”javascript:window.location.href=quot;http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/13/396383/Artist/396383/Artist/linkquot;; return false;”img alt=”Band press kits” border=”0″ height=”12″ src=”http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/content/13/footer.png” width=”262″ //abr /img style=”visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;” border=”0″ width=”0″ height=”0″ src=”http://www.reverbnation.com/widgets/trk/13/playlist_950935/artist_396383/t.gif” /a href=”http://www.quantcast.com/p-05—xoNhTXVc” target=”_blank”img src=”http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-05—xoNhTXVc.gif” style=”display: none” border=”0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=”Quantcast” //abr /div style=”text-align: justify;”That record titled ‘First’ was one of the first records I heard of Con.tra.diction back in the Winter of 07/08 and I have been a big fan of hers since then. This song is so simple amp; beautiful… The keys and strings that largely make up the backdrop for this record, coupled with the slight hints of violin strings at times, give the lyrics to the song some added life (don’t sleep on the lyrics! You actually can’t lol!) amp; help to showcase the Con.tra.diction’s vocals quite perfectly, the instrumentals are never over-bearing and they burst unto the centre-stage in small doses at the best of times… I REALLY LIKE THIS SONG! Kinda reminds me of Fiona Apple/Tori Amos a little bit… What do you think of it though?/divbr /div style=”text-align: justify;”What about this one?/divbr /img style=”visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;” border=”0″ width=”0″ height=”0″ src=”http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjE3NDkwOTEwMjkmcHQ9MTI2MTc*OTI3NjkzNyZwPTI3MDgxJmQ9bWluaV9tdXNpY19wbGF5ZXJfZmlyc3RfZ2VuJmc9MSZvPTczYmM4ODNjMTY1ZjQ3MjM4NTJmM2Y2OWE1YTljZDAyJm9mPTA=.gif” /embed type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” src=”http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/13/widgetPlayerMini.swf?emailPlaylist=playlist_950931amp;backgroundcolor=EEEEEEamp;font_color=000000amp;posted_by=artist_396383amp;shuffle=amp;autoPlay=false” height=”83″ width=”262″/embedbr /a href=”http://www.reverbnation.com/gigfinder” onclick=”javascript:window.location.href=quot;http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/13/396383/Artist/396383/Artist/linkquot;; return false;”img alt=”Find Gigs” border=”0″ height=”12″ src=”http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/content/13/footer.png” width=”262″ //abr /img style=”visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;” border=”0″ width=”0″ height=”0″ src=”http://www.reverbnation.com/widgets/trk/13/playlist_950931/artist_396383/t.gif” /a href=”http://www.quantcast.com/p-05—xoNhTXVc” target=”_blank”img src=”http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-05—xoNhTXVc.gif” style=”display: none” border=”0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=”Quantcast” //abr /div style=”text-align: justify;”What you just heard is ‘Dreams’, the NEW single from Tosyn Bucknor the Con.tra.diction amp; on this one, she fully unleashes the ROCK CHIC from within… The Alanis Morisette influence shines through so much on this record that it could easily be a reference track for Ms. Morisette amp; it’s really GOOD amp; damn catchy as well. What about the production on this though? The Electric Guitar amp; Drums infused musical arrangements are courtesy of another Nigerian Singer/Song-Writer (amp; also Producer) by the name of bia href=”http://9jabeats.com/coldflames/”Coldflames/aspan class=”Apple-style-span” style=”font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;”… DUDE GOES HARD!/span/i/b/divbr /img style=”visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;” border=”0″ width=”0″ height=”0″ src=”http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNjE3NTcyNzU5MDAmcHQ9MTI2MTc1NzI5MTIyMSZwPTI3MDgxJmQ9bWluaV9tdXNpY19wbGF5ZXJfZmlyc3RfZ2VuJmc9MSZvPTczYmM4ODNjMTY1ZjQ3MjM4NTJmM2Y2OWE1YTljZDAyJm9mPTA=.gif” /embed type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” src=”http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/swf/13/widgetPlayerMini.swf?emailPlaylist=playlist_951075amp;backgroundcolor=EEEEEEamp;font_color=000000amp;posted_by=artist_396383amp;shuffle=amp;autoPlay=false” height=”83″ width=”262″/embedbr /a href=”http://www.reverbnation.com/gigfinder” onclick=”javascript:window.location.href=quot;http://www.reverbnation.com/c./a4/13/396383/Artist/396383/Artist/linkquot;; return false;”img alt=”Play Gigs” border=”0″ height=”12″ src=”http://cache.reverbnation.com/widgets/content/13/footer.png” width=”262″ //abr /img style=”visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;” border=”0″ width=”0″ height=”0″ src=”http://www.reverbnation.com/widgets/trk/13/playlist_951075/artist_396383/t.gif” /a href=”http://www.quantcast.com/p-05—xoNhTXVc” target=”_blank”img src=”http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-05—xoNhTXVc.gif” style=”display: none” border=”0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=”Quantcast” //abr /div style=”text-align: justify;”I am really impressed by what I just heard… This is the kinda stuff you get when artistes let their hair down and just BE creative! There’s no overriding or ulterior motive or notion of chart sales or commercial acclaim with this record.. It just is what it is! It’s what happened when the Con.tra.diction amp; Nigerian Uber-Producer a href=”http://twitter.com/Kraftmatiks”biKraftwork/i/b/a got together in the studio… They sample the 70’s record ‘Love and Affection’ from one of the best Soul Musicians to come out of Nigeria, a href=”http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/18ac9aa7-ee41-484b-9059-fe86e7fedf50″ibSegun Bucknor/b/i/a and His Revolution, to create what I can only describe as a GREAT listening pleasure./div/divdivbr //divdiv style=”text-align: justify;”SO I have to ask, what do you make of what you’ve just heard. I quite like the Con.tra.diction. Very very different from what I hear outta the Nigerian Music scene, that’s for sure amp; she definitely gets a WePlugGOODMusic CO-SIGN because I love off her records… Can’t wait for more records from her #in2010! /divdiv style=”text-align: justify;”br //divdiv style=”text-align: justify;”amp; Just so you know it isn’t all fun amp; games amp; for a taste of what she’s got in the bag for us #in2010… check out this exclusive record that’s set to be released next year a href=”http://www.ilike.com/artist/Tosyn+Bucknor+the+CONtradiction/track/Hidden+Motives”biHERE/i/b/a! It speaks many things to me, this one…/divdiv style=”text-align: justify;”br //divdiv style=”text-align: justify;”Until the Next Time Beautiful People…/divdiv style=”text-align: justify;”br //divdiv style=”text-align: justify;”Merry Christmas x/div