Saturday, April 28, 2007

SUNDAY MIXTAPE

Been away in Brisvegas for a week, but I'm back, and the hiatus just means more tracks for you good people.

These first two guys have been fixtures on the UK grime scene for some time now, and although both these tracks show a lot less bluster than earlier tracks from these two, what shows is more experience and more confidence in artculating their opinions. In Kano's case, it's the record industry and those around him that have pushed him in the struggle, and for Dizzee it's a more generalized view of the oppression of authority.
Kano - Layer Cake
Dizzee Rascal - Sirens
The twilight Sad are a new group whose multi-layered sounds iis complemented by ethereal vocals. Guitars upon guitars swirl about, dancing around the vocals and cascading with every chord change.
The Twilight Sad - And she will darken the memory
Next up is Prodigy from Mobb Deep. After Mobb's last G-Unit album "Blood Money', I had pretty much written them off as past their prime gold diggers. However, Prodigy has realised the error of the Mobb's ways, enlisted frequent collaborator Alchemist, and pulled out a mixtape that oozes with the street appeal of the Mobb's late 90's heyday. Pretty much the whole album is this good, and that rate and something to be appreciated.
Prodigy - Mac 10 handle

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