Mysterious and highly conceptual, New York City performer Aleister X first materialized with a series of EP releases in the late 2000s.

After being involved with the recording of dub superstar Lee Perry's 2008 album Repentance, X's debut four-song EP, Bangers and Beans, arrived in late 2009, showcasing his strange hybrid of fried psychedelia and grimy U.K.-influenced street rap.