Food for Animals
Food for Animals were an American hip hop group formed in 2001 near Washington, D.C. The group featured Vulture Voltaire (Andrew Field-Pickering), Ricky Rabbit (Nick Rivetti), Dr. Dan (Daniel Helmer), and HY (Sterling Warren). Their music was generally categorized as underground hip hop with a strong tendency towards noise music. According to Pitchfork, their latest albums feature a sound best appreciated by "those with a high tolerance for serial grime and a taste for the sharper, harder edge of hip-hop".[1]
Food for Animals  | |
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| Origin | Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, U.S. | 
| Genres | Hip hop, underground hip hop, noise | 
| Years active | 2001–2011 | 
| Website | foodforanimals | 
| Members | Nick Rivetti, Andrew Field-Pickering, Daniel Helmer, Sterling Warren | 
History
    
Field Pickering, a Washington, D.C. DJ, and Ricky Rabbit[2] formed the band [3] and quickly booked gigs along the East Coast,[4] shows which occasionally caused comparisons with Public Enemy[5] and found praise from critics.[6]
Discography
    
Food For Animals
- Strictly Ricky (2003)
 - Scavengers (2004, Muckamuck Produce/Upper Class)
 - Belly Remixes (2005)
 - Belly (2008, HOSS Records/Cockrockdisco)
 
Ricky's Remixes
- Mi Ami - African Rhythms (rRicky Remix) (2008)
 - K-Swift - (Ricky Screwed Mix) (2008)
 - Late Summer (2009)
 - Ecstatic Sunshine - Turned On (rRicky Remix) (2009)
 - Lexie Mountain Boys (Ricky Remix) (2009)
 - Bluebird - (rRicky Remix) (2009)
 
Maxmillion Dunbar (Vulture V)
Albums
- Cool Water (2010, Ramp Records)
 - House of Woo (2013, RVNG Intl.)
 - Boost (2016, Future Times)
 - Many Any (2019, 1432 R)
 
Singles & EPs
- Outrageous Soulz / Dreamerzzz (2008, Future Times)
 - Bare Feet EP (2009, Ramp Recordings)
 - Girls Dream (2010, Ramp Recordings)
 - Max Trax For World Peace (2011, Future Times)
 - Everyday EP (2011, L.I.E.S. Records)
 - Woo (2012, RVNG Intl.)
 - Orgies Of The Hemp Eaters (2012, Future Times)
 - Polo (Versions) (2012, Live At Robert Johnson)
 - Drizzling Glass (2014, The Trilogy Tapes)
 - Highlife (2014, Hot Haus Recs)
 - This Ain't Tom N' Jerry / Chewy (2014, Berceuse Heroique)
 - Shoegaze (2014, Falstaff)
 - Shaping EP (2015, Off Minor Recordings)
 
Compilations
- Feel Free (2007)
 
DJ Mixes
- LWE Podcast 130 (2012, Little White Earbuds)
 - FACT Mix 374 (2013, FACT MAGAZINE)
 - Woo Daps Mix Tape (2013, RVNG Intl.)
 - Unwind Flex (2014, XLR8R)
 - People Are Tripping (2018, The Trilogy Tapes)
 
Miscellaneous
- Berceuse Heroique Presents The B Sides (2015, Berceuse Heroique)
 - Truancy Volume 53: Maxmillion Dunbar (2020, Ndeya, Warp Records)
 
Dolo Percussion (Vulture V)
Singles & EPs
- Dolo Percussion (2013, L.I.E.S Records)
 - Dolo 2 (2014, Future Times)
 - Dolo 3 (2018, The Trilogy Tapes)
 
Compilations
- Dolo 4 (2019, Future Times)
 
Ricky Rabbit
- *** I GOT U *** (single PRANCE) (2012)
 - DOG DIMENSION (2013)
 - BRAIDED ROPE 158 (Lo Mix) (2020)
 - BRAIDED ROPE 158 (Ride Mix) (2020)
 - CENTIPEDE (Ft. PSYCHO EGYPTIAN) (2021)
 - PRANCE (2013) (2021)
 
References
    
- Pitchfork Review
 - Pitchfork News
 - Muckamuck
 - DOA Music Magazine Review
 - "City Pages". Archived from the original on 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
 - PopMatters review