| I won’t lie, I picked this up thinking it was a black metal group I’d never heard of. Seriously, what other genres think it’s acceptable to use “ov” in place of “of,” other than the sweet sounds of cold, grim black metal. Well, apparently Austrailian hip-hop group Curse ov Dialect didn’t get that memo. After coming to terms with the fact this wasn’t the latest Wrest side-project, I came to the realization that this is still a very innovative album full of cut-up beats in the vein of Akrobatik, Food For Animals and The Avalanches and unbelievably clever rhymes in a style similar to Busdriver. Through sound collages from countless genres and political (and nonsensical at times) raps that showcase the multicultural influences of CoV, Wooden Tongues is a hip-hopera of sorts, that’s as much about the history of rap as it is a musical journey through the many diversities of their homeland. Having already performed at Big Day Out and with Kool Keith, Peaches and Kid 606, Curse ov Dialect already have a cult following and with this latest release, I can only hope they garner even more success. - Fire in the Stereo |
