85 decibel Monk Mr. Tack a.k.a. Tack-Fu Iowa City, Iowa. Mr. Tack a.k.a. Tack-Fu runs a hip-hop record label (Tack-Fu Productions) and an audio production company (85 decibel Monks) in Iowa City, Iowa. Three of his independently released CDs have featured underground heavyweights DJ Vadim, Braille, Mars Ill, Sev Statik, Blueprint, and Illogic. Several instrumentals produced by the production company have appeared on many popular cable television shows, (MTV’s “Cribs,” VH1’s “Behind the Music,” & Comedy Central’s “Mind of Mencia”) educational documentaries, and independent film since 2005. The 85 decibel Monks were formed in 2001 as a production team consisting of several producers and musicians from the Iowa City area. The collective's main focus nowadays is writing underscore music for visual presentations. This shift in priorities, from selling CDs to licensing music, has moved Tack-Fu’s style from a loop based boom-bap foundation to more of a jazz / funk orientated brand of hip-hop. Half musical visionary and half ambassador to the musical collective, Tack simply states, “My goal is to complete tracks, adding my work to the work of others until the sonic painting is mixed and mastered. It's a tedious process, but time is needed for the tracks to develop and breathe." He concludes, ”If jumping through hoops is required? So be it." 85 decibel Monk’s tracks Dog Day Bossanova (feat. Darkside from Argentina) by 85 decibel Monk published on 2019-01-10T17:50:03Z Thumbprint - (feat. Cassius Goens III & Shawn Raja Akbar) by 85 decibel Monk published on 2018-08-11T05:17:21Z White Cloud Touchdown by 85 decibel Monk published on 2016-02-05T02:56:13Z Matter Of Factly (feat. Angle) by 85 decibel Monk published on 2015-09-11T01:38:14Z Absence Of You - Feat: Sev Statik by 85 decibel Monk published on 2014-07-22T20:17:14Z Dust Cutter by 85 decibel Monk published on 2013-08-23T22:03:16Z Addiction (85 dB remix) by 85 decibel Monk published on 2013-03-17T04:59:21Z Napoleon TNT by 85 decibel Monk published on 2013-01-06T22:21:07Z Hello 10 Spot by 85 decibel Monk published on 2012-08-26T23:38:31Z Vibe Kit by 85 decibel Monk published on 2012-01-12T04:48:41Z
Dog Day Bossanova (feat. Darkside from Argentina) by 85 decibel Monk published on 2019-01-10T17:50:03Z
Thumbprint - (feat. Cassius Goens III & Shawn Raja Akbar) by 85 decibel Monk published on 2018-08-11T05:17:21Z