Red Mosquito

tragabigzanda wrote:I was never a huge fan of his early Def Jux stuff. El P, Cannibal Ox, found it all pretty half-baked. He’s come a long way since then though.

Didn't expect to hear that from you. I was listening to a bit of Fantastic Damage last night and the production was flooring me. Had me wanting more.

I am interested in whatever he's done in the last decade, though. Based on reviews, it does feel a bit like the Def Jux stuff leans a little too conceptual for what I'm looking for, which sort of feels like a product of it's time. Wasn't this around the same time Avalanches, Deltron 3030, etc came out?

Hey Trag, I listened to The Cold Vein last night. 3am, empty city streets, those bare beats blaring with samples swelling all over my speakers. I liked it.

You have a much better ear for that sort of thing than I do, but whatever is going on with El-P's production on there works for me. As far as hip hop experience goes, grew up on DJ Screw and No Limit stuff mostly, so that homemade sound feels right. The verses on this album are something else.

washing machine wrote:Someone talk to me about non-RTJ El-P projects. Orph? Anyone?

Cancer 4 Cure has some amazing tracks -- "The Full Retard" and "Drones Over Bklyn" especially. That was the album that introduced me to El-P, on Orpheus's recommendation probably. I find he gets a little exhausting over long periods (just because the production and delivery are so pummeling), but generally speaking I really love his stuff.

Kevin Davis wrote:

washing machine wrote:Someone talk to me about non-RTJ El-P projects. Orph? Anyone?

Cancer 4 Cure has some amazing tracks -- "The Full Retard" and "Drones Over Bklyn" especially. That was the album that introduced me to El-P, on Orpheus's recommendation probably. I find he gets a little exhausting over long periods (just because the production and delivery are so pummeling), but generally speaking I really love his stuff.

I'll check it out.

Memba when Rhythm Roulette was the coolest thing ever? I 'memba.

I keep coming back to this Cannibal Ox album. Cold Vein. Vast Aire is hidden gem.

See I exist
Iron fist
Metal speech
Scientist
Came out the womb of a phoenix expect nothin less
Then a mature flame velocity's my plane my thought is my train
The galaxy's the body sun is the heart and the black hole's the brain

25 years ago today, Biggie Smalls released Life After Death, weeks after being murdered. maybe the best rapper ever. total showcase for puffy's sampling skills. this is one of the most influential albums in rap music. i also feel like it was one of the albums that started to show hip hop was getting a mainstream audience.

This one?

yes! where's a mod to merge this thing?

warehouse wrote:yes! where's a mod to merge this thing?

I’m sure one will be around soon.

I hope everyone’s bumping The Cool Kids triple album BEFORE SHIT GOT WEIRD / BABY OIL STAIRCASE / CHILLOUT.

billy woods & Preservation - Aethiopes
billy woods - Church
JID - The Forever Story
Boldy James & Nicolas Craven - Fair Exchange No Robbery
Domo Genesis & Evidence - Intros, Outros & Interludes
Black Thought & Dangermouse - Cheat Codes
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Bigsteppers
Saba - Few Good Things
E L U C I D - I Told Bessie
Freddie Gibbs - $oul $old $eperatley
Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyes See Your Future
Your Old Droog - YOD Wave
Your Old Droog - Yodney Dangerfield
Your Old Droog - Yod Stewart
Earl Sweatshirt - Sick!
Roc Marciano & The Alchemist - The Elephant Man’s Bones
Pusha T - It’s Almost Dry
Rome Streetz - Kiss The Ring
Joey Bada$$ - 2000
Shrapknel - Metal Lung
Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music In Zion
Quelle Chris - Deathfame
Dreamville & DJ Drama - D-Day
Vince Staples - Ramona Park Broke My Heart
redveil - Learn 2 Swim
Mach - Hommy - Dump Gawd: Triz Nathan
Action Bronson - Cocodrillo Turbo
Fly Anakin - Frank
Kanye West - Donda 2
Defcee & Boathouse - For All Debts Public & Private
Conway The Machine - God Don’t Make Mistakes
Boldy James & Real Bad Man - Killing Nothing
Black Star & Madlib - No Fear Of Time
Curren$y & The Alchemist - Continuance
Pink Siifu & Real Bad Man - Real Bad Flights
LMD & Madlib - Flying High

Quite a year for hip hop. I enjoy all of these quite a bit. If anyone cares.

I'm down with that Lupe Fiasco album. Good stuff.

Higgs wrote:I'm down with that Lupe Fiasco album. Good stuff.

Yeah for sure. I keep going back to that one a lot.

Autoboto
Kiosk
Precious Things
Ms. Mural

My key tracks on that one.

Yep. Ms Mural got me into it specifically. Love that vibe.

By God I am old.

Higgs wrote:
By God I am old.

Why do you say that?

I was going to put this in Jorge's "videos about music (not music videos)" thread, but saw this thread on page one and it's way more appropriate.

Cool ten minute segment on J Dilla's MPC3000. I learned a ton here about how the sound on albums like Donuts or DJ Shadow's Endtroducing.... came together and now all I want to do is find one of these things and make beats.