Sunday - Overcast and Rainy

but i am radiant and warm on the inside

today is going to be the source of some much needed research posing as relaxation


i may look like i am just kicking back and chillen

but intergalactic poles are shifting on the inside



never judge a crook by its leather



no but seriously -

Here are some brief music reviews:


2 albums you do not want to sleep on:


Holocaust aka. Alcatraz aka. Robot Tank aka...

Album title: Blue Sky Black Death Presents: The Holocaust

i was wondering where this dude disappeared to - this album is a banger

i am not gonna rant and rave about it because that never seems to accomplish much - but this album will be getting heavy rotation over the next month

Holocaust' style is another one of those styles you never heard before, and with the production everything really comes together on this album



next:



Nature Sounds Presents: Natural Selection v2.0

Great production and some real bangers

the tracks that stand out:
R.A. the Rugged Man
Hell Razah, Talib Kweli, MF Doom
Pete Rock
and all the Wu-Tang joints (at least 3 of them)

all in all, its a short album - 10 tracks with vocals + 2 instrumental tracks

but still some great nourishment for the ear


easy

Wisemen - Wisemen Approaching

this is the joint ive been spinning the past couple days



didnt feel it too much at first, but i am coming around on it

it is dense

definitely a independent delivery as it would have little mass appeal although the message is universal

the album is spiritual and bleak and any elements of joy are overshadowed by laments


in that regard - it is not a very uplifting album


humor is important


one of the best things i read about independent Hip Hop came up in the Wu forum today:

I got bored listening to it in all honestly....this type of hip hop is being played out..I want some next level shit and this isn't it..all these indie mc's need to step their game up
- Marc051

if you cant bring it better than what is currently available - why bring it at all?

its almost embarrassing


as far as i can see - Doom is the benchmark

if you cant be as entertaining/enlightening as him - stay working in the lab until you can



but still - this is a good album

nice sounds for the ears but bleak lyrical content

Tracks - Videos

the beat never dies

these tracks are slick and the videos got crazy style to boot -

Madlib - Take it Back




MF Doom - Monkey Suite




Madlib - Slim's Return




respect due to the dude in class that told me to look into Madlib's newer shit

Inspiration - what media am i plugged into?

Space Ghost Coast to Coast - Volume Three - "This is 1997"

i guess i slept on Adult Swim majorly because i never really saw any of it until december

Space Ghost seems to have captured my attention most

Harvey Birdman is also good

the clips ive seen of Robot Chicken have been hilarious (the ones that come to mind most is the one with Voltron breakdancing and the one with The Incredible Hulk growing up

ive seen a bit of Aqua Teen Hunger Force


its too bad the world seems to be teetering on the brink of apocalypse because some of the entertainment coming out these days is absolutely brilliant



Nintendo DS - Meteos

a falling-brick game

ive had this joint for almost a year now but never really played it until last week

its actually incredible as far as falling-brick games go

the game screen can seem pretty hectic at first - actually thats prolly the reason why i never really picked up on it - but once you get the hang of it, it turns out the design is pretty good

a lot of information packed on the screen


also - the character and block design is really well done



Madvillain - MF Doom and Madlib


actually - i got 4 Doom albums on rotation in my beat-up duct taped CD player
Madvillain
MM Food
Viktor Vaughn the Vaudeville Villain
and DangerMouse (which - ironically - turns out to be centered on Adult Swim programming)

im not even gonna start talking about Doom right now

dude has so much verbal mastery its almost creepy



everybody needs to be a MC