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Secondary, experimental hip-hop artist

Secondary (real name Taylor-Curtis Wingett) is an experimental electronic and hip-hop producer from Seattle, Washington. The project began in 2006 and has released five recordings to date including two EPs and two full-lengths on his label, City Spring Project, as well as a cassette on Lost Sound Tapes. His sound is typically characterized by a combination of crisp, electronic manipulation of live instrumentation and noisy, lo-fi samples and tape loops. His work has often been compared to various members of the Anticon record label, namely Themselves, Controller 7 and Odd Nosdam. The producer himself cites a wide range of influences, including Soul Junk, Kid Koals, Matmos and Steve Reich. In addition, he makes regular references in his work and interviews to DIY hardcore.

Secondary's first release, the Hello Morning EP, was released in 2006 in a limited run on the now defunct Team Panda Rocks label, which Wingett had co-run with several friends. After the label dissolved, he started City Spring Project with the help of Team Panda Rocks label-mate Seth Walot. In 2007, City Spring Project released Secondary's first full-length, Severed/Unsung, which incorporated much more live instrumentation and vocalisation than his previous release. Wingett credits a number of supporting musicians on the album, including Seth Walot. In 2009, after the breakup of his band Cut Loose, Wingett invested himself fully into his next full-lenth and EP simulataneosly. The EP, Dream+Less, was a sparse and ambient group of songs that departed from his typical lo-fi and beat-heavy style. The full-lenth, HIT$, by contrast, was heavily dependent on sampled drum breaks, tape loops and noise as well as live instrumentation. Wingett credits himself on the recording as playing drums, piano, guitar and bass. Also present on the recording are MCs Filkoe, Perseph One, Cuer, and Becky 20/20.