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Atmosphere (2) - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold (Deluxe Edition) - 08-May-08 02:21 AM
Dope, Dope, Dope! Ant & Slug are back (after about A MONTH) and they haven't spared a thing when it comes to production, lyrics, packaging & bonus shit, the hard cover book/digipack is stylish & the embossed Rhymesayers Entertainment logo on the back is all class (it ain't called Deluxe Edition for nuthin'). After the release of 'Strictly Leakage' & 'SCBD 9-12' all in the past six months you'd be forgiven for thinking that an album released so soon would be a let down & lack in any substance & depth but nothing could be further from the truth, in actual fact it's the 5 releases just mentioned that contain some of the tracks cut from this LP. When it comes to production Ant has opted for a more synthesized sound than usual and it compliments Slug's storytelling beautifully, what can I say, these 2 are one of the most prolific teams in Hip Hop over the last decade. The limited edition DVD 'SCBD 13' is a great chance to see Atmosphere live with a full band for any of you that happened to miss the 'Atmospheretravel's World Tour' a few years back which had a similar line up, I've tried in vein to describe the gig to friends & they can now see for themselves what I was on about. Slug's clarity in his vocal delivery is amongst the very best MCs not only in the studio but as these two performances mixed together @ First Avenue prove he rocks the shit live and commands your full attention. The children's story book is quite interesting & runs along the lines of the albums content but I think it's a little heavy for your average 4 year old tucked up waiting for a light-hearted bedtime story. To be honest I hate compact discs and the last one I bought was sometime back in the 90's (give me vinyl any day), the only gripe I do have with the album is that I had to purchase it on CD to get the book & DVD, you'd think that bonus material would be limited to the vinyl release for the true heads of Hip Hop Culture, but I wasn't disappointed. 5 stars.

Knightz Of Bass - Knightz Of Bass - 20-Apr-08 05:47 PM
Back in 1999 I got my hands on Bomb Hip Hop's 'Revenge Of The B-Boy' & 'Da M-Pire' was my 1st taste of 'Knightz Of Bass'. Shortly after I was lucky enough to stumble across this 12" @ a local record store & have never looked back. These boys are dope, crazy shit right up my alley. They produce a classic electro sound with all the synths & bells you need reminiscent of greats like 'Cybotron' & 'Newcleus' but this shit has skratching, I'm not talkin' about early 80's DS T. or GM Flash skratching but ISP style shit, Bannanaz, what more could one ask for? So if your into old school electro poppin' or turntablism of any degree this is for you, Don't Sleep.

Various - Deep Concentration - 20-Apr-08 05:23 AM
A 5 star turntablist album, on par with Bomb Hip Hop's 'Return Of The DJ' series. From the get go Cut Chemist's 'Lesson 6' is the best Lesson track since Double Dee & Stienski's 'Lesson 1', Prince Paul rocks like you would'nt expect & I believe Radar's 'Radar Frees Tibet' is the first pressing of his now famous delay loop pedal technique. The stand out for me is The Angel's 'Strange Times', down tempo & ambient, a wonderful song & not usually my type of thing, I tend to like my shit a little more hard hittin' but this is a beautiful composition. I won't go on & analize every track but what needs special attention is the only MC track on the compilation and that is Lyrics Born & Lateef The Truthspeaker (aka Latyrx)'Say That', A Gem.

DJ Q-Bert - Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik - 18-Apr-08 05:41 AM
What we have here is hands down the best mixtape of all time. A ridiculous statement I know but I'm prepaired to stand by it. You say to yourself a great mixtape should contain 20 plus tracks of your all time favorites.Bullshit. What it needs is what Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze has. Classic breaks, the ones you know & even better the ones you don't. Artistic beat mixing & pattern making. 100mph skratching. & for comic relief soundbites from television & film. Aptly named 'A Preskool Breakmix',this shit is the blueprint! Q-Bert's a madman & as we now know the most technically correct turntablist on the block, remember people this shits some 14 years old and there's not many that have come close to it in that time, if you don't already have it I strongly encourage all lovers of music to get a copy, it's been re-released in the last few years & if you can't find it locally, download it. A musthave.

DJ Q-Bert - Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Music - 18-Apr-08 05:40 AM
What we have here is hands down the best mixtape of all time. A ridiculous statement I know but I'm prepaired to stand by it. You say to yourself a great mixtape should contain 20 plus tracks of your all time favorites.Bullshit. What it needs is what Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze has. Classic breaks, the ones you know & even better the ones you don't. Artistic beat mixing & pattern making. 100mph skratching. & for comic relief soundbites from television & film. Aptly named 'A Preskool Breakmix',this shit is the blueprint! Q-Bert's a madman & as we now know the most technically correct turntablist on the block, remember people this shits some 14 years old and there's not many that have come close to it in that time, if you don't already have it I strongly encourage all lovers of music to get a copy, it's been re-released in the last few years & if you can't find it locally, download it. A musthave.

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