What Is "Stop Sleeping"?
Basically I'm just going to reccomend artists or albums that you might not have checked out. Most of these will be Hip-Hop recommendations, as that's the genre I mostly listen to, but I'll try to keep them appealing to a broader public.
This is a top 10 album. Del's voice over Dan's beats are amazing, and they joined together to make this great album. It has consitant quality all the way through, with a conceptual futuristic style. It's very sci-fi-ish where Del speaks of other worlds and the problems of our own through fantastic rhymes. Combine that with Dan's beats and you have an underground classic. The sequel is supposed to be dropping soon, so look out for that, too.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Stop Sleeping #5 Kool Keith: Dr. Octagonycologist
What Is "Stop Sleeping"?
Basically I'm just going to reccomend artists or albums that you might not have checked out. Most of these will be Hip-Hop recommendations, as that's the genre I mostly listen to, but I'll try to keep them appealing to a broader public.
Kool Keith's album, Dr. Octagynocologist (under the name Dr. Octagon) is a mish mash of abstract horrorcore lyrics over Dan The Automator's beats. It's extremely different and unique, with great production and intriguing subject matter. Kool Keith has a strange way to make not-to-complex rhymes seem technical, and it's worth listening to at least, although it may not be everyone's cup of tea.
Basically I'm just going to reccomend artists or albums that you might not have checked out. Most of these will be Hip-Hop recommendations, as that's the genre I mostly listen to, but I'll try to keep them appealing to a broader public.
Kool Keith's album, Dr. Octagynocologist (under the name Dr. Octagon) is a mish mash of abstract horrorcore lyrics over Dan The Automator's beats. It's extremely different and unique, with great production and intriguing subject matter. Kool Keith has a strange way to make not-to-complex rhymes seem technical, and it's worth listening to at least, although it may not be everyone's cup of tea.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Stop Sleeping #4 Sage Francis
What Is "Stop Sleeping"?
Basically I'm just going to reccomend artists or albums that you might not have checked out. Most of these will be Hip-Hop recommendations, as that's the genre I mostly listen to, but I'll try to keep them appealing to a broader public.
If you're a fan of hip-hop and/or spoken word poetry, this guy is for you. Sage Francis is a traveling poet/rapper that always implements unique thoughts and ideas into his songs. His two best mixtapes are A Healthy Distrust and Personal Journals. He also his some albums under his group's name, The Non-Prophets, which are worth checking out. Sage is good at making you think and putting some emotion into his words.
Stop Sleeping #3 DJ Shadow: Endtroducing
What Is "Stop Sleeping"?
Basically I'm just going to reccomend artists or albums that you might not have checked out. Most of these will be Hip-Hop recommendations, as that's the genre I mostly listen to, but I'll try to keep them appealing to a broader public.
Let's take a break from hip-hop to visit its trancier cousin, trip-hop. Trip-hop is usually instrumental, with not-quite-ambient beats that are (hence the name), trippy. The epitome of this (and my favorite album from this genre) is Endtroducing by DJ Shadow. Whether you like Rap, Rock, Bluegrass, Country, whatever, this album is pretty much a must-listen. With great deep beats like Stem/Long Stem and Changeling, it's always a great listen in a dark room with your most expensive headphones.
Stop Sleeping #2 MF DOOM
What Is "Stop Sleeping"?
Basically I'm just going to reccomend artists or albums that you might not have checked out. Most of these will be Hip-Hop recommendations, as that's the genre I mostly listen to, but I'll try to keep them appealing to a broader public.
This time, I'm going to be introducing an artist that's a little bit more known (under a few different names), MF DOOM. MF DOOM raps under many aliases depending on who he's working with, but whether he's DangerDoom with Danger Mouse or Madvillian with Madlib, he always delivers great rhymes, and great production. He will sample from anywhere, old movies, tv shows, commercials, and his delivery sounds great on beats. The easiest album to get into would probably be The Mouse and the Mask by DangerDoom, but Madvilliany by Madvillian and MM...Food by MF DOOM are all fantastic albums.
Stop Sleeping #1 Eyedea: First Born
What Is "Stop Sleeping"?
Basically I'm just going to reccomend artists or albums that you might not have checked out. Most of these will be Hip-Hop recommendations, as that's the genre I mostly listen to, but I'll try to keep them appealing to a broader public.
So my first recommendation, and one of my favorite albums, is First Born by Eyedea & Abilities. This album is something you have to listen to all the way though, and it's a pretty intense listen. Eyedea is a great rapper, but if you don't keep up with what he's saying you may get lost in his metaphorical language when he's talking about his ideas filling him with void (?) comparing human brains to cubicles (??) or imagining his life as a fish (???). The beats are produced and mixed by his DJ, Abilities, who seems to make rather simplistic beats sound complex with his scratches and mixes. They make an incredibly unique duo, and are definitely worth a listen.
Basically I'm just going to reccomend artists or albums that you might not have checked out. Most of these will be Hip-Hop recommendations, as that's the genre I mostly listen to, but I'll try to keep them appealing to a broader public.
So my first recommendation, and one of my favorite albums, is First Born by Eyedea & Abilities. This album is something you have to listen to all the way though, and it's a pretty intense listen. Eyedea is a great rapper, but if you don't keep up with what he's saying you may get lost in his metaphorical language when he's talking about his ideas filling him with void (?) comparing human brains to cubicles (??) or imagining his life as a fish (???). The beats are produced and mixed by his DJ, Abilities, who seems to make rather simplistic beats sound complex with his scratches and mixes. They make an incredibly unique duo, and are definitely worth a listen.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)