| If the current rap scene seems stilted to you, this CD and genre are the places to look for some of the most extraordinary experimental composition being done today. Emcees Busdriver and Radioinactive show lyrical prowess far beyond such middling rappers as Fabulous and Ja-Rule. The duo rhymes, talks, chants, mumbles and simply makes noises over producer Daedelus' wildly sonic landscapes, which range from free-jazz to blues to world music to cartoon/carnival/outerspace stylings. The fifteen tracks range from less than a minute long to the nine minute-plus opus "Barely Music," (which sounds like Led Zeppelin-meets George Clinton-meets-Rob Zombie). However, each cut moves into the next in such a way that the CD strikes the ear as one seamless work and is best listened to that way. Sonic master Daedelus borrows from influences as diverse as Burt Bacharach, Herb Albert, Beck and Biz Markie while adding all manner squeals, squawks, whistles and percussion. Busdriver and Radioinactive's lyrics range from nonsensical ("European assassins pretending to be Alaskans") to hilarious (He gave up rapping to be a skier? What a disgrace!") to pseudo-paranoia ("A Sheepherder controls the government"). This is some of the most phenomenal and powerful music being made in any genre. - Tucson Citizen |
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