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Jumping down to Adelaide and the much anticipated new release from the Adroit Effusive crew simply called The Album. The self-confessed ‘quintessential dysfunctional hip-hop family,’ the AE crew have been toiling in the depths of Adelaide for many years preparing this new release. As a unique eight man band (Blockade, Consepts, Patti, Bornski, Motion, Devious Dev, Beats and DJ Ad-Fu) they’ve created a smorgasbord of production sounds and lyrical content to get the head nodding, with a definite tip of the cap to the boom-bap sound. They’ve also proven a strong work ethic with the LP clocking at over an hour at a staggering 19 tunes! Looking forward to hearing the album in full.
A major US release that’s caught my ear recently is the highly anticipated second LP from Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek under their Reflection Eternal title. Their first LP Train Of Thought was released during the Rawkus underground dominance of the late ‘90s/early ‘00s and was a personal classic for me. The new LP Revolutions Per Minute picks up where the last LP left off, and despite a few missteps it’s a worthwhile follow up but lacks some of the initial punch they had back in 2000. There’s no doubting Kweli’s flow though and Hi-Tek goes deep, minimal and soulful with his beats which fit Kweli’s delivery like a glove. Well worth a listen, as if you didn’t already know.
To hear music from all these releases and much more, tune to The Antidote on 2XX 98.3FM every Tuesday night from 9.30pm or stream at www.2xxfm.org.au.>
ROSHAMBO
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