Project
The Studio Gangster
Year
Since 2010
Type of project
Music Alias
Location
The West Coast of Europe
As a persona of Janko Bartelink, 'Hadamard' is part Existentialist, part Scientist, part Studio Gangster. This last part of the character is especially apparent in releases like the "Love Songs" album on Miami based Transient Force Records, "The Ass in Bass" EP on Jena, Germany based label Solar One Music and on the namesake release the "Studio Gangster" EP on Glasgow based Mighty Robot Recordings. Part tongue in cheek gangster rap parody, part hommage to hiphop culture, part undiluted Ghetto Tech in the vein of DJ Assault and DJ Deeon, The Studio Gangster drops bass, spouts dirt and is a fan-favourite of Hadamard's catalog.
[ my education started with rap music from the eighties / from de la soul to cool james and his ladies / a tribe called quest told me they call it boom-bap / ice cube told me he calls it gangster rap / i wrote my name in graffiti on the wall / listening to dr. dre make house calls / i bought my first drum machine when i was ten / been making beats since way back then / i grew up listening to villa 65 / hiphop music had me feeling so alive / later on i discovered electro funk / with the beats that go "boom" in your trunk / digging' in the crates at clone rotterdam / drexciya had the beats that made you say "damn!" / pametex, interference, flexitone / ectomorph, UR, electronome / egyptian lover and the great professor x / taught me how to combine electro with raps / gerald donald with his scientist experiments / made me wanna take electro everywhere i went / now i'm here and i've got my own name / and i'm gonna make it rise up to fame / taking notes from my teachers in the past / add my own and make electro music last ][ I got titties / and asses / reflectin' in my glasses / bitches goin' crazy when the master passes ][ a beat with no bass is like a bitch with no ass ][ dance with me / dance with me / dance with me / horizontally ][ i want to see you pull your panties down / i want to see you pull your panties down / i want to see you pull your panties down / i want to see you pull your panties down / move your body baby show me what you've got / move your body baby show me what you've got / move your body baby show me what you've got / move your body baby show me what you've got ]
"Hadamard's world is far removed from the gangster spheres where stretch limos and crates of Cristal are the norm. Instead, the Dutch producer documents the thrills and spills of living in Appledoorn, and all the risks and dangers that go with it." (Resident Advisor)
"Studio gangster" is a term that is often used colloquially to describe someone, typically in the music industry, who portrays themselves as tough, streetwise, or involved in criminal activities through their lyrics or public persona, but may not actually have a real-life background matching those claims. Essentially, it implies that the person is projecting a tough image for the sake of their art or public image, rather than authentically living the lifestyle they depict. It's a form of criticism or skepticism about the genuineness of an individual's claimed street credibility.
