Food for Animals

For food for animals, see Animal feed.

Food for Animals were an American hip hop group formed in 2001 near Washington, D.C. The group featured Vulture Voltaire (Andrew Field-Pickering), Ricky Rabbit (Nick Rivetti), Dr. Dan (Daniel Helmer), and HY (Sterling Warren). Their music was generally categorized as underground hip hop with a strong tendency towards noise music. According to Pitchfork, their latest albums feature a sound best appreciated by "those with a high tolerance for serial grime and a taste for the sharper, harder edge of hip-hop".^[1]

Food for Animals
Origin	Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop, underground hip hop, noise
Years active	2001–2011
Past members	Nick Rivetti Andrew Field-Pickering Daniel Helmer Sterling Warren
Website	foodforanimals.wordpress.com

History

Field Pickering, a Washington, D.C. DJ, and Ricky Rabbit^[2] formed the band ^[3] and quickly booked gigs along the East Coast,^[4] shows which occasionally caused comparisons with Public Enemy^[5] and found praise from critics.^[6]

Discography

Food For Animals

• Strictly Ricky (2003)
• Scavengers (2004, Muckamuck Produce/Upper Class)
• Belly Remixes (2005)
• Belly (2008, HOSS Records/Cockrockdisco)

Ricky's Remixes

• Mi Ami - African Rhythms (rRicky Remix) (2008)
• K-Swift - (Ricky Screwed Mix) (2008)
• Late Summer (2009)
• Ecstatic Sunshine - Turned On (rRicky Remix) (2009)
• Lexie Mountain Boys (Ricky Remix) (2009)
• Bluebird - (rRicky Remix) (2009)

Maxmillion Dunbar (Vulture V)

Albums

• Cool Water (2010, Ramp Records)
• House of Woo (2013, RVNG Intl.)
• Boost (2016, Future Times)
• Many Any (2019, 1432 R)

Singles & EPs

• Outrageous Soulz / Dreamerzzz (2008, Future Times)
• Bare Feet EP (2009, Ramp Recordings)
• Girls Dream (2010, Ramp Recordings)
• Max Trax For World Peace (2011, Future Times)
• Everyday EP (2011, L.I.E.S. Records)
• Woo (2012, RVNG Intl.)
• Orgies Of The Hemp Eaters (2012, Future Times)
• Polo (Versions) (2012, Live At Robert Johnson)
• Drizzling Glass (2014, The Trilogy Tapes)
• Highlife (2014, Hot Haus Recs)
• This Ain't Tom N' Jerry / Chewy (2014, Berceuse Heroique)
• Shoegaze (2014, Falstaff)
• Shaping EP (2015, Off Minor Recordings)

Compilations

• Feel Free (2007)

DJ Mixes

• LWE Podcast 130 (2012, Little White Earbuds)
• FACT Mix 374 (2013, FACT MAGAZINE)
• Woo Daps Mix Tape (2013, RVNG Intl.)
• Unwind Flex (2014, XLR8R)
• People Are Tripping (2018, The Trilogy Tapes)

Miscellaneous

• Berceuse Heroique Presents The B Sides (2015, Berceuse Heroique)
• Truancy Volume 53: Maxmillion Dunbar (2020, Ndeya, Warp Records)

Dolo Percussion (Vulture V)

Singles & EPs

• Dolo Percussion (2013, L.I.E.S Records)
• Dolo 2 (2014, Future Times)
• Dolo 3 (2018, The Trilogy Tapes)

Compilations

• Dolo 4 (2019, Future Times)

Ricky Rabbit

• *** I GOT U *** (single PRANCE) (2012)
• DOG DIMENSION (2013)
• BRAIDED ROPE 158 (Lo Mix) (2020)
• BRAIDED ROPE 158 (Ride Mix) (2020)
• CENTIPEDE (Ft. PSYCHO EGYPTIAN) (2021)
• PRANCE (2013) (2021)