Controller 7

Controller 7 is the stage name of Tommy McMahon, a San José, California producer associated with the Anticon label; his 2000 debut Left Handed Straw is an experimental, largely instrumental hip-hop album.

Associated with Anticon; debut album Left Handed Straw released in 2000; from San José, California; work blends instrumental hip-hop, sampling collage techniques, breakbeat and electronic elements.

Controller 7 is the alias of American producer Tommy McMahon, associated with Anticon. His 2000 debut Left Handed Straw is a 37-track, collage-like album mixing instrumental hip-hop, breakbeats, electro and orchestral fragments. The review highlights its chaotic coherence and compares its approach to DJ Shadow's Endtroducing...... Recommended for listeners open to experimental beatmaking.

For:Fans of experimental/instrumental hip-hop, beatmakers, Anticon followers, listeners who enjoy DJ Shadow-like sample collages.