| Anybody who calls himself a "composer of mercurial soundtracks for uncertain times" definitely gets my full attention. Movin' on up from 2003's Decomposition , Thavius Beck returns with an impressive follow-up of morose, dusty, and beautiful songs that one has come to expect from a Mush release. An exposé of experimental hip-hop with a little of the dark side thrown in, the multi-tasking Beck(programmer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire!) delivers thirteen tracks of densely layered samples, pulsating synths, and dizzying delay all plastered over frantic drum tracks with some vocals thrown in taboot. Sound like too much to comprehend? Beck manages to pull it off, and he's got some partners in crime who help him do it. The collaboration roster is a perfect, unforced menagerie, including his touring partner Saul Williams, folk-songstress Mia Doi Todd, L.A. 's 2Mex, and the up-and-coming MC NoCanDo. Beck weaves together hip-hop, electro and indie to create a visionary sampling of sounds for one of Mush's finest releases to date. - Re:Up |
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