Press Kit
Red-e on guitar and E-majyn on the mic
Band Name: Inkre:mentals
Home: NE Portland, Oregon
Genres: Hip-Hop, Rap, Spoken word
Contact Info:
Justin Eder and Jesse Gardner
inkrementals@gmail.com
Portland, OR 97211
503-250-0835
“Through me, through you; seeking love, seeking truth. Cause that’s the only way the revolution’s gonna move….”
They look like brothers, rap like starving artists, learn like eager students, and breathe passion on any mic they can get their hands on. Ink in their pens bleeds out to scribble on the blue lines of mental paper of the people that come across their path. Committed to personal and social change by the increment they use English language and the art of hip hop music to share their stories and struggles. With this debut album, they’ve invited artists and listeners to join them in a quest to look at reality through the light of Jesus of the Gospels. This ain’t your traditional worship music.
Meet the inkre:mentals;
Justin Eder aka Red-E handles production of masterfully crafting the musical goodness and simultaneously brings conviction laced lyrics that bubble forth with playful wizardry. Red-E’s story starts in Wisconsin and continues in Portland, Oregon where he seeks to build a bridge from the business world to the marginalized homeless at home and abroad. Part producer, part emcee, a scratch dj, and disciple of the Most High.
Jesse Gardner aka E-majyn aka Old Gray is a “bundle of paradoxes” as he states in the song, “ID Enigma,” on the Bless Bless album. Poetry and rhymes erupt from the tensions of this premature gray haired kid hailing from Zig Zag, Oregon. Journeying from the boondocks of Mt. Hood to the inner cities of Portland, its recommended to take advantage of witnessing first hand Jesse’s love for Christ, his wife, and rapping.
The artists on the album and the phrase “bless bless,” all came together through one man named Sokhak “The Soul Cat.” The title track is a memorial to and features Soul Cat who passed away in late 2008. The questions guiding the quest of this album is “What is love?” Who is love? And what does it look like when His Kingdom comes?
Discography:
2009– “Bless Bless”
What other creatures are saying about the Inkre:Mentals-
“…Since then Red-E and E-majyn have been recording and practicing and their set is tight. They incorporate costume changes and general goofiness to keep the energy light, while rapping about more serious themes like societal hypocrisy, building for peace and interpersonal issues, and their spiritual connection. These guys rip it up, with passionate presentation that had the whole crowd bouncing.”
Daniel M Landolt-Hoene aka DMLH, writer, rapper and peacekeeper. Member of Start Fires.
“the inkrementals were great…made me want to have hip hop in this shop way more often…”
Muddy Waters community coffee house anti profit.
