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Arrythmia, the second full-lengther from New York City rap poets Anti-Pop Consortium, sees
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the discipline of hip-hop deconstructed and rebuilt from the bare bones up. Although Warp Records have made inroads into experimental hip-hop before--significant...
the discipline of hip-hop deconstructed and rebuilt from the bare bones up. Although Warp Records have made inroads into experimental hip-hop before--significant...
the discipline of hip-hop deconstructed and rebuilt from the bare bones up. Although Warp Records have made inroads into experimental hip-hop before--significantly, on Prefuse 73's excellent glitch-hop statement Vocal Studies And Uprock Narratives--this is the label's first fully-fledged foray into the genre. Where most rappers prize money, women, and the respect of the peers above all, rappers Beans, Sayyid and Priest immerse themselves entirely in the joys of language, spitting staggeringly complex monologues, forever sharpening their vocal edge in a riot of free association poetry. "I move crowds like Larry Levan, very advanced / Invariably man's arrogance will lead to his downfall / I'm now worthy of the grace / My face graces Jupiter's lakes," they stutter on the excellent "Bubblz", as dislocated bongo drums sputter around them. Amazingly, the production is even more eccentric: "Ping Pong" loops the snap of a bouncing ping-pong ball, while the digital static of "Mega" segues an opera singer's heavenly scales into the trumpet of jungle beasts. Arrythmia is occasionally a difficult prospect--sometimes, you're screaming out for a simplistic Puffy brag, or a funky Neptunes hook to push the plug in on this never-ending torrent of ideas. Still, in the spirit of Warp, another mind-bending success. --Louis Pattison
Album Notes: Anti-Pop Consortium: Beans, Priest, Sayyid.
Album Reviews: Vibe (5/02, p.158) - 3 discs out of 5 - "...Consistently captivating. Producer E.Blaize's electro tracks are equally unorthodox, and yet magnetic. ARRHYTHMIA rewards listeners who like their music avant-garde..."
Advantages: total originality!! Disadvantages: none
...To anyone who does not like the Backstreet Boys, stop being to judgemental and listen to their songs without being bias and you may actually like what you hear. This album is totally original, fresh, and these men certainly have great voices. It was nominated for four Grammy's and I think it deserved all of the recognition it received. Each song is different and it appeals to every type of person. It is not just pop music, I know adults who love their music and give the acclaim. Even my father, who is so anti-pop music, actually likes the Backstreet Boys and if he likes them, then the whole world should. To anyone with doubts about if this is a great album or not, just listen to it once and you'll be hooked. And as a die hard BSB fan I have to say that anyone who likes NSync better than BSB, you must be crazy! Go Buy it and you...
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Advantages: Combinations of Heavy Metal Band and classical Band, it has just got to be good Disadvantages: A couple of weaker songs but that is it.
...Add one thrash metal band and one high-class symphony orchestra, and you appear to have complete opposites, this could never work surely…or could it? Metallica appear to have done it in the best possible way. Combined with the San Francisco symphony orchestra, Metallica recreate some of their greatest masterpieces in front of a live audience. This is an album full of vibrant energy, and despite somewhat betraying their thrash routes, shows Metallica at their best. The idea is not original, as Deep Purple will no doubt testify, but the musical “odd couple” have combined to create a magnificent record, despite what “true” Metallica fans say this is an excellent album and worthy of any collection. Drama on the stage has never been so real and true, the music generated by this consortium is masterful...
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somewhat helpful 15.01.2002
BANG BANG BANG Review ofMachine Gun Etiquette - Damned (The)by
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Advantages: Blasting masterpiece Disadvantages: A couple of misplaced tracks
...Senisble and Rat Scabies but Brian James had been replaced by Algy Ward.
Tracklisting:
Side one:
Love Song
Machine Gun Etiquette
I Just Can't Be Happy Today
Melody Lee
Antipope
These Hands
Side Two:
Plan 9 Channel 7
Noise Noise Noise
Looking at You
Liar
Smash it up (parts 1 & 2)
As ever, I'm not going to review each track but select the highlights and low points (though it's hard to find low points on this album!)
The album lauches with the "Ladies and Gentlemen - how do" intro as it crashes into "Love Song" - a masterpiece of wall-of-sound tunefulness.
The singles from the album, "Love Song", "I just can't be Happy Today" and "Smash it UP" can all be found on umpteen "Best of" albums and are all mini-masterpieces of clever lyrics, crashing musicianship but so tuneful with it.
"Nois Noise Noise " - 'noise is for heroes, music's for zeroes...
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