Celestaphone

For the instrument, see Celestaphone (instrument).

Celestaphone
Background information
Birth name	Joseph Murphy[1]
Born	(1996-10-04) October 4, 1996 (age 28)
Origin	Riverside, California, United States
Genres	Hip hop, instrumental hip hop, plunderphonics
Occupation(s)	Record producer, musician
Years active	2013–present
Website	celestaphone.com

Joseph Murphy (born October 4, 1996), professionally known as Celestaphone, is an American musician and record producer.

Early life

Joseph Murphy was born in Riverside, California on October 4, 1996. Several members of his family are musicians,^[2] including his parents.^[3]

Career

2014–2017: Early recordings and instrumental albums

Celestaphone released his first solo EP, Glorifying, in October 2014.^[4] His first collaborative effort was producing Dionté BOOM's single "Fish Market" the following year.^[5] The song was included in a 2015 edition of the Arkansas Times' Rock Candy journal.^[6]

In 2016, Celestaphone published a second EP titled Minappi's Last Wondrous Escapade,^[7] and in 2017 he released three full-length albums: Robosoul,^[8] To Cite Psych,^[9] and To Cite Fright.^[10] The EP, along with album To Cite Fright received a nod from Raoul Rego, former webmaster at WREK, in an interview with the station published by Bandcamp Daily.^[11] The aforementioned albums, consisting primarily of instrumental hip hop, were met with the creation of Celestaphone's record label Drumhex.^[2]

2018–2020: Tying Up Loose Friends and Weevil in Disguise

Celestaphone broadened the musical repertoire of his songs in 2018 by including his vocals.^[2] His inaugural vocal album, Tying Up Loose Friends, was released on July 30, 2018.^[12] He continued this vocal trend into 2020 with his album Weevil in Disguise, featuring the lead single "Rewinders". This song is Celestaphone's first recorded collaboration with MC Paul Barman. As an ode to Barman,^[13] who is a hip-hop artist particularly known for their incorporation of palindromes within rap lyrics,^[14][15] "Rewinders" was strategically published on February 2, 2020 (or 02/02/2020), a day uniquely recognized as an exceptionally rare global palindromic date.^[16][17]

2021–present: Year of Octobers and Paper Cut From the Obit

A collaborative album between Celestaphone and MC Paul Barman (as alter ego YOUNGMAN) titled A Year of Octobers^[18] arrived in August 2021.^[4]

Paper Cut From the Obit followed in February 2023.

Discography

Solo

• Paper Cut From the Obit (2023)
• Weevil in Disguise (2020)
• Tying Up Loose Friends (2018)
• Portrait of a Harlot (2018)
• To Cite Fright (2017)
• To Cite Psych (2017)
• Robosoul (2017)
• Minappi's Last Wondrous Escapade (2016)
• Trust (31–60) (2015)
• Menu (01-30) (2015)
• Glorifying (2014)

Collaborative albums

• A Year of Octobers (2021) (with YOUNGMAN)

References

1. "ACE Repertory". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
2. Celestaphone (January 25, 2024). Stosuy, Brandon (ed.). "Musician and composer Celestaphone on being guided by your inspirations – The Creative Independent". The Creative Independent (Interview). Interviewed by Barman, Paul. Kickstarter. Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
3. "Celestaphone | Spotify". Spotify. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2024. Joseph "Celestaphone" Murphy was born in 1996 to a melomanic family with cleffer parents, an aura which instilled writing and producing music.
4. ""A Year Of Octobers" Is YOUNGMAN's Debut Album Produced by Celestaphone". San Francisco Examiner. October 10, 2021. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
5. Dionté Boom (January 8, 2015). "Fish Market". SoundCloud. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
6. Stephenson, Will (February 11, 2015). "New music from The Wandering Lake, Dionte BOOM, Radradriot, Pepperboy and more". Arkansas Times. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
7. "Minappi's Last Wondrous Escapade". Bandcamp. April 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
8. "Robosoul". Bandcamp. January 9, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
9. "To Cite Psych". Bandcamp. June 28, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
10. "To Cite Fright". Bandcamp. September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
11. Grossan, Ally-Jane (August 15, 2018). "Better Know A College Radio Station: Georgia Tech's WREK". Bandcamp Daily. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
12. "Tying Up Loose Friends, by Celestaphone". Bandcamp. July 30, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
13. "Celestaphone – Rewinders Lyrics". Genius. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
14. Miller, Jake (April 2003). "Rapping in Palindromes". Brown Alumni Magazine. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
15. Hoffman, Michael (February 21, 2003). "Sometimes-Cerebral Rapper Mixes Palindromes, Politics". The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
16. Siddeek, Amaani (February 2, 2020). "World celebrates palindrome day on 02/02/2020". The Guardian. Retrieved February 24, 2024. Unlike other palindromic dates, such as 10/02/2001, 2 February, 2020 is considered a global palindrome because it is exactly the same written both in the DD/MM/YYYY format as well as the US standard of MM/DD/YYYY.
17. Held, Amy (February 2, 2020). "Palindrome Day: Why A Day Like Sunday Hasn't Been Seen In 900 Years". NPR. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
18. YOUNGMAN (October 21, 2022). Stosuy, Brandon (ed.). "Rapper and comedian YOUNGMAN on turning your everyday into art". The Creative Independent (Interview). Interviewed by Barman, Paul. Kickstarter. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

External links

• Celestaphone discography at Discogs
• Celestaphone on SoundCloud
• Celestaphone on Twitter