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MH-215 Busdriver & Radioinactive With Daedelus - The Weather  Busdriver and Radioinactive have created, along with producer extraordinaire Daedelus, a million-word-a-minute marathon of inside jokes, twisted narratives and abusive free-association backed with blip-hop beats assembled from samples of children's toys, a century worth of recorded music, and other unearthed sounds, all daftly computer twisted to optimum effect. The release combines the distinct talents and trademark styles of three individuals to create a sound all its own: left-field and envelope pushing, but still grounded in solid writing, well-crafted music, and perfect execution that seems effortless. |
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| Two of LA's most compelling avant-garde rappers - Rolling Stone / Plush as a space-age bachelor pad - XLR8R / Hip-hop monkeyshines have never sounded so fine - Grooves / Put on a helmet; this is one hell of a ride. - Impact Press / An exciting and interesting endeavor - Dusted / Dope but freaky sh** - SF Examiner |
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| If you've heard any of these three artists do their thing solo you know this is not going to be the everyday hip-hop fare. Busdriver and Radioinactive are both known for their nimble mouths and multiple word rhymes, while Daedelus is a renowned tinkerer of the odd beat. There is a strange paradox here, you have to listen to this a few times to pick-up what's being said (not make sense of it, just to get all the words), yet you can't listen to it too much or the offbeat charm wears thin. Daedelus lays a steady soundbed so the erratic flows can keep their footing, and his vocal samples are rather perfect. Busdriver unleashes the crooner inside on "Fine for a Robot" and displays such a powerful whirlwind of speech on "Thousand Words" that all other elements of the song are sucked in on the way by. You want star power? How bout Mikah-9 doing a whistle solo on "Weather Locklear"? We are also presented with a posse cut that is possibly the Shapeshifters' farthest push yet, "Barely Music," where Circus seemingly doesn't rhyme at all. We're in the age of cookie-cutter hip-hop, and this is a delicious break from potatoes, as the famous sample goes. - Thick |
2XLP/Out Of Print