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new lp from the man known as buck65.
following on from square at a rapid pace. main difference is that buck has obviously had more time and budget allocated for the creation of a conceptual modern blues hiphop album. whereas his previous albums were all self recorded/produced and rattled off in 2 weeks max this has been crafted in a proper studio over a proper length of time. there are session musicians and a very different take on the hobo-hiphop tales. the story telling is still second to none, the feel is still wanderers downtrodden drunken melancholy vibe. sometimes recalling the well worn cliche comparison of "tom waits vs dj shadow". this new spin and budget has reduced the overall surrealness as per previous release 'square', and introduces a proper sequence of tracks ith names and a more listenable album. there are proper radio friendly beats and loops ('leftfielder', 'wicked and weird'), straight up late night moody blues tracks, and even a reggae beat driven instance. unfortunately, there is the odd mistake as well. for example, the chipmunk vocal sample on 'protest' becomes overly familiar too quickly and ends up being a track to skip, but, where the album excels is the flow, the whole lp has a uniform feel. mainly due to an epic 20 minute track 'riverbed', which is split into 7 parts and cuts between sections of the album providing a story that arcs across the whole lp. the overall mood of the whole thing is that of railway riders of the dark night meeting at some late night bar and swapping tales of their travels. simply one of the most rewarding hiphop listens. truly modern folk music, with dj culture absorbed and recycled via a supreme storyteller for the new era.
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