Wu-Tang Clan x Chamber Music
This has gotta be better than 8 Diagrams. E1’s Chamber Music sets Wu members up with some past rap stalwarts over some funky instrumentation. And all of that just equals quality.
01. Redemption
02. Kill Too Hard (Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Ace)
03. The Abbot (RZA)
04. Harbor Masters (Ghostface Killah, AZ and Inspectah Deck)
05. Sheep State (RZA)
06. Radiant Jewels (Raekwon, Cormega and Sean Price)
07. Supreme Architecture (RZA)
08. Evil Deeds (Ghostface Killah, RZA and Havoc)
09. Wise Men (RZA)
10. I Wish You Were Here (Ghostface Killah and Tre Williams)
11. Fatal Hesitation
12. Ill Figures (Raekwon, M.O.P. and Kool G Rap)
13. Free Like ODB (RZA)
14. Sound The Horns (Inspectah Deck, Sadat X and U-God)
15. Enlightened Statues (RZA)
16. NYC Crack (RZA)
17. One Last Question…
Lee Perry x Ari Up x Dubblestandart
Now that Skyscraper has moved towards a distinct online presence, my drivel will be more readily available over there…
BLOGLOAD: Return from Planet Dub
CAVE: A Built In Credence
This isn’t quite kraut and it’s not over inflated math nonsense…but it’s on Important Records, so it might be good, right? Check x Osmosis for more…
BLOGLOAD: A Built In Credence
Holly Golightly in the Land of Grimy Garages
Top ranking garage reissue from a Medway alum on Damaged Goods…check x Osmosis…
Wooden Shjips – Dos (Holy Mountain, 2009)
More heavy psych from the Bay….check EBX for the write up.
BLOGLOAD: Wooden Shjips – Dos
Sunn O))) Stinks
I very seriously don’t understand the allure. My loss…take a look at x Osmosis for the details of my ignorance.
BLOGLOAD: Sun O))) Stinks
Sir Richard Bishop – The Freak of Araby (Drag City, 2009)
This somehow manages to hold up even when compared to some Sun City Girls’ disc…it’s that crazy. Check the review at the EBX.
BLOGLOAD: The Freak of Araby
Damu x Same Beat Project
If Damu the Fudgemunk isn’t on your radar yet, he will be soon…More beats from Stones Throw…
BLOGLOAD: Same Beat EP
Busdriver: Underground Hip-Hop Happened Ten Years Ago
It beats RoadKillOverCoat…no doubt. Check x Osmosis…
BLOGLOAD: Hip-Hop Happened…
The Intelligence: If It’s Already Been Done…
Deuteronomy was all discombobulated and I liked it that way. Fake Surfers seems to have calmed down a bit. But check the write up at x Osmosis.
BLOGLOAD: If It’s Already Been Done…