In 2009, Voices of Black self-released their first effort "Tomorrow's Today" (available on iTunes) which was an experimental departure from their hip hop roots. In 2010, after being introduced to the Wolf+Lamb family by Nicolas Jaar (a friend and fellow classmate of Baba Doherty at Brown University), they released what they called an "experimental house beat tape" entitled 'Plastic Dolls'. The effort displayed the group's eclectic inspirational sources""from underground hip hop, to disco, soul, ambient and electronic dance music. The album, they claim, was inspired by their
shared adoration for supermodel Anna Beatriz Barros, and their perceptions of the fashion modeling industry in general.
Their next release, on Gadi Mizrahi's Double Standard Records, is an EP that expands on their explorations demonstrated on their previous release,'Plastic Dolls'. The EP features two new tracks 'Have You To Myself' and 'Take Back Soho', with remixes from Tanner Ross and Ryan Cavanagh (aka Slow Hands). The duo are currently working on projects with a new discovered talent, Rap Lisa, and another full length album. They have also collaborated with different visual artists as additional promotion for their music. Additionally, they have kept busy playing dj-sets alongside their label mates and friends, and they also have plans on performing live in the very near future.
Voices of Black promotes and strictly adheres to a philosophy, which they came up with, called "Yarchism": Freedom of expression fueled by tapping into the subconscious mind and, as a result, projecting those free inner thoughts out as way to communicate and inspire. For Voices of Black, Yarchism is the key driving factor behind their strivings for creative innovation and true artistic freedom.
