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MH-211 Curse Ov Dialect - Lost In The Real Sky  Not content with recycling the same old beats and rhymes, Curse Ov Dialect reach for the next level by reinterpreting sounds from all eras and arenas into unique sonic collages with a hyper edge and extreme bounce. Their Mush debut, Lost In The Real Sky is an eighteen track introduction to their sound. Blending political raps written with the skill of a multi-cultural Public Enemy, a punk-rock aesthetic, and production that balances melodic samples and classic drums with world class turntablism, their focus is clearly on music as avant-garde hip-hop opera. From the playful opening snaps of "Baby How?" through the old world groove of "Multicultural Markets" to the darkness of "Water Thicker Than Blood," Lost In The Real Sky is an impressive debut from a unique and challenging new group. |
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| From here, the possibilities seem endless again. - Urb / A really strong record and the best yet these ears have heard from Australia - Muzik / Lost in the Real Sky is true next level shit - XLR8R / An über-weird, completely insane listening experience that deserves to be acclaimed - Blunt / Intoxicating and inspiring – Stealth |
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| We all know that hip-hop is fast becoming the real universal language, but really: what can we yanks, who invented it, learn from a bunch of down under rappers? More than you'd think, as it turns out. Untainted by the need for harder-than-you posturing that pervasive in both the American mainstream and underground, the Melbourne quintet Curse ov Dialect deliver a reminder of how much fun hip-hop used to be in its late '80s/early '90s heyday, before groups like De La Soul and Stetsasonic learned all of the things that they weren't supposed to be able to get away with. The goofy kitchen sink production is the star - every sonic square inch is packed with some new element, from strings and chants to nursery rhymes and ethnic samples of every type. And the freewheeling rhymes, only some of which indulge in the expected multi-cultural preachiness, provide another link to hip-hop's quickly receding history. When's the last time you heard an emcee say "laughter is the best medicine" and mean it. - Graffiti |
2XLP/Out Of Print