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The M/F Thread 2009: The Quickening
De_El:
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That is a fantastic album cover and also the file has been removed.
blackhole:
Hello!
I discovered this thread about a week ago and had promised myself not to post anything until I had read through all the pages, but it is much more epic than I had anticipated and I'm hardly even done with half of it.
I've leached dozens of albums so far from several genres (many of which were completely new to me) and as a token of appreciation I thought I would introduce you to a band which I think is really great and unlike anything you've heard before (not trying to be cool I know this isn't an obscurity contest)
I hail from a tiny little country called Lebanon which, unfortunately, is more famous for its wars, political instability, etc... than for the artistic creativity of it's people. There is however a lot of wonderful music coming out of Lebanon including new experimental bands mixing traditional arabic music with more "modern", "western" musical influences...
My favorite band out of the Lebanese "Indie" scene is called Soapkills. Zeid Hamdan and Yasmin Hamdan combine traditional arabic music with electronic influences to produce this very mellow, relaxing and ambient album.
And now I present:
Soapkills - Cheftak
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I have only one more Soapkills album with me because I don't live in Lebanon and left most of my music back home... I have a few other cds you might find interesting (oriental jazz, rock...). I will be away these next 2 or 3 days but when I come back depending on your feedback (or lack there-of) concerning this album I just upped I might upload some more stuff.
Hope you enjoy it and thanks for an amazing thread!
onewheelwizzard:
This man is Doing It Right. (In addition to the impeccably worded post, I am also really enjoying Soap Kills. Guys, get that album, it is fantastic. My first comparison would be Thievery Corporation, and I really like Thievery Corporation. And so should you.)
I upped a lot of DJ Krush a while back, and I think there was a positive reaction to that, so this seems perfect. DJ Cam is an extremely strong artist in very much the same vein of abstract hip-hop turntable work, acid jazz, and trip-hop vibes. These are some thick beats! If you enjoy DJ Krush (or any other abstract hip-hop, downtempo, trip-hop, or acid jazz artists), DJ Cam is perfect for you and this album is indispensable. It's a 2-disc set, and the second is apparently a live mix.
DJ Cam - Mad Blunted Jazz
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Mad Blunted Jazz is DJ Cam’s first US release, a 2-cd set consisting of his import album Underground Vibes and a live album, and it stands among the best downtempo ever. The beats are solid, hip-hop all the way, and the melodies are wonderfully dreamy with jazzy chords liberally applied. Even on harshly named tracks like “Suckers Never Play That,” there’s a delicacy and thoughtfulness to these tracks. “Sang-Lien” veers towards the darker side of the street; “Underground Vibes” stays there and languishes in the beautiful, murky gloom (the vocal sample is wonderfully apt). “Dieu Reconnaitra Les Siens” brings things back to a more upbeat feel, featuring a sample from Deee-Lite. On the live disc, obviously the production value isn’t as high as on the regular disc, but the tracks flow into one another, creating a smoky, “live club” atmosphere. But there are some surprises: the sitar hip-hop of “Gangsta Shit” and “London 1995,” which is essentially a drum ‘n’ bass remix of “Underground Vibes.” This is an essential release.
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Part 1
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Part 2
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Following with another French-speaking artist (Cam is from Paris, but this guy's from Montreal), here's some Ghislain Poirier for you guys. This guy is also sitting pretty squarely in the abstract hip-hop genre, although he draws from a few other genres (dancehall gets its way in there for instance), features a lot more rapping over his tracks (much of which is in French) and is a little more uptempo than DJ Cam. Excellent stuff as well.
Ghislain Poirier - Breakupdown
--- Quote ---Montreal-based producer Ghislain Poirier's music has been given the cutesy subgenre name "glitch-hop" by some, and vaguely irritating though that neologism is, it sort of fits. Imagine if Lil Jon got ahold of a bunch of Mouse on Mars and Oval records and you're more than halfway to the thudding, minimalist beats and cut-up electronic jingles that are the basis of Breakupdown. The instrumentals occasionally venture into the overstuffed mix'n'match aesthetic of DJ Shadow or Cut Chemist (one key exception being the spare, chilling "Close the News"), and linking interludes like "Té Wack" (a babbling freestyle in Quebecois French delivered in a goofily inappropriate gangsta rhythm) are fun but slight. But the meat of Breakupdown is in solid underground hip-hop tracks like "Cold as Hell" and "Nowhere to Run." For good measure, there's a pair of dancehall riddims featuring toasting by DJ Collage, one in English and another (the terrific "Riviere de Diamants") in French. There are so many different influences in Breakupdown that it occasionally threatens to fall apart; the fact that it never quite does is testament to Poirier's canny intelligence.
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Scandanavian War Machine:
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^this is really fucking sweet. Sean, if you are reading this (i know you are), download this shit post haste.
also, i'm looking forward to that Ghislain Poirier. i heard one song by him a couple years ago but never found a whole album and had completely forgotten about him until now.
onewheelwizzard:
Can I also give some MAD props to the Budos Band? Hell yeah.
EDIT: I'm modifying this post a bit, well after the fact, to make a bigger deal about this album. This shit is incredible.
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