I liked both of these albums. I am not a hip-hop guy, I prefer the non-vox, non-lyrical parts of music, and where voice is used I prefer it used instrumentally than lyrically. Hip-hop as a genre is basically the opposite of that. No beef against it or people who like it.
The first album I enjoyed listening to but won't need to revisit. But that DJ Haram album is great, a perfect mix of the tonal and atonal I enjoy in experimental music. I added that one to my wishlist.
Thanks, Dane! Happy to hear that the music (partly) resonated with you. As a hip-hop guy, I have to push back slightly on the idea that voice is always used lyrically and not instrumentally in the genre. Both can be important, but to me voice was always first and foremost an instrument, and flow/cadence/tone/delivery more important than actual lyrical content. My favorite rappers could basically rattle off stock prices or phone numbers to me. If the lyrical content is good/vivid/smart, that's of course an addtional layer of mastery. And surely for many hip-hop listeners It's probably one of the main aspects of the music.
Cherchez LaGhost is A TUNE!!!! I was probably more thinking Shakey Dog. But both more than work!
although, now I mention it, that's not even a RZA beat!
Both actually aren't RZA beats, haha.
Can't wait to give these albums a listen!
I liked both of these albums. I am not a hip-hop guy, I prefer the non-vox, non-lyrical parts of music, and where voice is used I prefer it used instrumentally than lyrically. Hip-hop as a genre is basically the opposite of that. No beef against it or people who like it.
The first album I enjoyed listening to but won't need to revisit. But that DJ Haram album is great, a perfect mix of the tonal and atonal I enjoy in experimental music. I added that one to my wishlist.
Thanks, Dane! Happy to hear that the music (partly) resonated with you. As a hip-hop guy, I have to push back slightly on the idea that voice is always used lyrically and not instrumentally in the genre. Both can be important, but to me voice was always first and foremost an instrument, and flow/cadence/tone/delivery more important than actual lyrical content. My favorite rappers could basically rattle off stock prices or phone numbers to me. If the lyrical content is good/vivid/smart, that's of course an addtional layer of mastery. And surely for many hip-hop listeners It's probably one of the main aspects of the music.