"ROBIN DOREY-The Dorey Story (1979-Infinity) CD (Griptight/GTRS1) $8.50 Labelmates with Vancouver hip hop punk mavericks the Def Poets Society. Dorey is another exciting young talent emerging from the same scene as Swollen Members (right? Sure.) Featuring production and cameos from the Def Poets Society, this debut album is a big smooth affair of big beats and electronics and hooks a plenty pushing Dorey�s nasty mic, ably recorded by Jesse Gander (ex DBS, current Operation Makeout, Rec-Age studio hot-shot). Robin lists as influences Gary Payton, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Michael Jordan, Axl Rose, Collecovision, Angus Young, OJ Simpson, and Tony Soprano alongside what you might expect: Geto Boys, Tupac, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Portishead, Too Short, etc."