| Doseone, the nasal one from cLOUDDEAD, is rapidly becoming Busta Rhymes of underground hip-hop, popping up on various albums over the past year including Hood's Cold House of all places. Also, like Mr. Rhymes, he's possessed of an unusual voice, kinda like the annoying one from Cypress Hill, but without being annoying, if that makes sense. Although originally on Mush, home of the fantastic So-Called Artists, it has just been released in Europe by Leaf. Being a fan of all things Anticon, I picked it up last year. Unsurprisingly, like everything by Anticon, it's great. It's also seriously weird. I mean if cLOUDDEAD weren't really hip-hop, then compared to this they were Run DMC. This crazy amalgam of street noise, chanting, spoken-word, droning and, occasionally, beats and rhymes is some of the least hip-hop hip-hop I've ever heard. The rhymes can be sung, spoken, whispered or rattled off at speed. They're often incomprehensible, when they aren't they're often nonsensical. (At first anyway). The backing can range from Lost in Space style "space sounds" to heavy fucked up beats over the course of only one song. The whole package, which at first just bewilders, improves with each and every listen (I must be up to listen twenty at least). It's great to be around to experience this, even if I am paying crazy import prices for everything else on Mush. - The Brainwashed Brain |
2XLP/Out Of Print