Before I begin this review I should make one item quite clear. I am not the messiah of the musical review world. I do not know much about the differences between breaks and loops except that one sounds warm and inviting after a day spent laboring over Simone de Beauvoir’s treatise on the foundational tracts of contemporary feminism and the other, with an added –y-, brings forth memories of family holidays spent cowering in the corner as an old Uncle belted out another vicious hymn on an out-of-tune piano.
Posts Tagged: rap
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Sep 08
Nathanael’s favourite album: Speakers and Tweeters
Speakers and Tweeters by UK group Dub Pistols has been a favourite of mine for quite a few months now possibly odd considering dub isn’t a genre I have many albums from – mostly d&b, house, rock & metal – but it’s a great album to chill back to; I can listen to it over and over again and never get sick of it.
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Nov 08
Dialectrix – Aussie hip hop’s working class hero?
Touring seems to be the most fun aspect of being a working musician. Heading out on the road for weeks at a time, neglecting concerns for personal health and indulging in excess at every turn seems to be part and parcel for most artists but as I sat down to chat with Sydney MC Dialectrix I started to realise that not everyone has it so easy.
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