edIT (3)

EdIT definitely got my attention after stumbling upon his first album “Crying Over Pros For No Reason.” Very fresh and hot glitchy/hip-hoppy beats that has the air of Squarepusher, cause of its hard almost random cuts and wild experimentation, with faint resemblances to Prefuse 73 and Four Tet, except more refined and polished. The emotional feeling of his first album is deep, intense, and serious; something not often found in experimental music since the main purpose, most of the time, is the experimentation. That said, his second album is a horrible let down. “Certified Air Raid Material” fails on many levels; for one, the introduction of lyrical songs from some mediocre rappers with not so inspirational or memorable lyrics. The overall sound of the album, dare I say, sounds commercial falling short of the style he seemed to have developed so well on his first album. The other non lyric based songs sounded very commercial as well, almost like I was listening to Justin Timberlake's latest album. Hopefully he will break from his future and look towards his past. He has a lot of potential.

EdIT is blowing up, quick, thanks to the new wave of glitch-hop, IDM, and techy sounds penetrating the minds of the hip-hop underground. I stumbled across edIT's "Crying Over Pros" album 6 or 7 months ago and got hooked. I loved the meshing of downtempo, chill soundscapes with the glitchy percussion and CD skip-sample goodness. To my surprise, I started seeing fliers for this guy and the rest of the Glitch Mobb all over the Internet in various cities. Props to him for getting somewhere and being unique. It's a bit different, but if you haven't already, check out "Air Raid" for some bangin' glitch-hop beats, although I'm not a big fan of the vocal tracks (with the exception of the TTC track). Dig it.

edIT has some sick production skills. Crying Over Pros For No Reason has to be one of the better IDM/Hip-Hop-ish albums I've ever heard, if that's how you want to classify it, or even if similar artists exist. Seeing edIT live however, is another story. Expect an hour or more of straight hip-hop mashups. Gets old after about 20 minutes.