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MH-228 Circus Vs. Andre Afram Asmar - Gawd Bless The Faceless Cowards  Gawd Bless The Faceless Cowards counters the left of left-field raps of Circus (head honcho of the Shapeshifters) with Andre Afram Asmar’s elaborate, dub inflected world-beats. The results collage the socially relevant tones and playfulness of daisy-age hip-hop with the otherworldly word and sound barrage of space-rap. Asmar’s bed of glitchy, expertly processed rhythms pulse and flow as Circus' stream of consciousness lyrics dissect religious dogma, political power struggles, alien abductions, reptilian invaders, doomed relationships, and sucker MCs. A true collaboration, both artists veer slightly from their established forms to produce this strange and often hilarious joyride. |
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| This is an ambitious, highly intelligent record - Metro.Pop / Highly recommended - In the Mix / Very Compelling - Impact Press / Better than any other anti-Bush record this year - CMJ / Circus's most accessible release to date - Exclaim! / A mind-bending lyrical and musical journey - Tucson Citizen |
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| Abstract emcees Circus and Awol One from LA's Shapeshifters crew just released their solo projects, and the results are as different as they are. Awol One enlists a crew of indie producer heavyweights (Evidence, Kutmaster Kurt, Omid) to provide him with serious boom bap, while Circus cozies up with avant-electronic producer Andre Afram Asmar to create a soundtrack that mirrors his ridiculous raps. Neither rapper actually rhymes, but Circus' sing-song lyrics flow over Andre's clanging beats and Awol's monotone delivery successfully contrasts with his backing beats. Awol speaks from the heart, while Circus speaks from space, but aliens, Jesus, sex and government conspiracies are common themes. Shapeshifter fans and the truly open-minded will enjoy these. - XLR8R |
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