Of all the boundary-pushing underground hip-hop acts who emerged in the late '90s, Company Flow was easily among the hardest and least compromising, spinning highly technical rhymes over buzzing, lo-fi beats with virtually no concessions to melody or polish. It comes as no surprise that onetime Company Flow leader El-P's solo debut, Fantastic Damage, takes a similar approach -- yet it's a logical and distinct progression from the sound that made Company Flow such seminal figures in underground rap. Fantastic Damage is even more aggressive and confrontational in its approach, and this time out, El-P himself is solely responsible for the sonic backdrop, producing the entire record by himself. If the production sounds a little fuller than Company Flow's essential Funcrusher Plus, it's likely because in many places, El-P has fleshed out his scuzzy, banging, stop-start percussion tracks with abrasive, distorted noise, which sounds like nothing so much as the furies unleashed. There are also plenty of tinny, blooping vintage synths that lend the music a cold, inhuman air -- and that's no doubt intentional, because Fantastic Damage paints a chilling portrait of contemporary society that's so bleak it often crosses into the apocalyptic. The music makes El-P's paranoid totalitarian nightmares totally convincing, not just because of its sheer wallop, but also in the subtler details that emerge with repeated listens -- the bizarre sound snippets and ghostly washes that seem to teeter on the edge of madness. Throughout the record, El-P proves he's one of the most technically gifted MCs of his time, spitting out near-impossible phrases and rhythmic variations that simply leave the listener's head spinning. Accessible it isn't, but Fantastic Damage constitutes some of the most challenging, lyrically dense hip-hop around, assembled by one of the genre's true independent mavericks.
El-P is one of the most amazing rap producer right now. Oh yes, I'm aware that this isn't rocket science for most people who are into modern rap and that he is a controversial figure for a lot of hip hop head who don't recognize Def Jux (El-P's label) as a true hip hop label. But, there is always a but, how could anyone describe his sound otherwise ? El-P, even if he transforms his music with m...
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"Cassettes Wont Listen":http://www.cassetteswontlisten.com/ from Nobody's Moving fame has remixed a track for El-P featuring Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails titled "Flyentology". This is off El-P's new album "I'll sleep when you're dead", which is being released tomorrow (or today if you're on the east coast).*"Click Here To Listen To The Track":http://www.worlds-fair.net/mail/Flyentology_CWL_R...
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Sorry guys, I think I'm running out of steam on the Thursday Night Hip-Hop thing, I'm running out of hip-hop tracks I like. This is one that'll get your attention, I guarantee it.Pleasant dreams!
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I haven't seen anyone post this yet, if it has been, i apologize for the repeat.OOOOPS!!!! WRONG ALBUM COVER!! so sorry! i am having sooooo much trouble with mog today! This El-P folks, not Emerson Lake and Palmer, k?El-P World Tour DatesMar 29 2007 103 CLUB BERLIN, BerlinApr 1 2007 Grunspan Hamburg, BremenApr 2 2007 MTC, KolnApr 3 2007 ATOMIC CAFE, MunichApr 5 2007 ELECTRON FESTIVAL, ...
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El-P is one of the most amazing rap producer right now. Oh yes, I'm aware that this isn't rocket science for most people who are into modern rap and that he is a controversial figure for a lot of hip hop head who don't recognize Def Jux (El-P's label) as a true hip hop label. But, there is always a but, how could anyone describe his sound otherwise ? El-P, even if he transforms his music with m...
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"Cassettes Wont Listen":http://www.cassetteswontlisten.com/ from Nobody's Moving fame has remixed a track for El-P featuring Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails titled "Flyentology". This is off El-P's new album "I'll sleep when you're dead", which is being released tomorrow (or today if you're on the east coast).*"Click Here To Listen To The Track":http://www.worlds-fair.net/mail/Flyentology_CWL_R...
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| 1 Fantastic Damage |
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| 2 Squeegee Man Shooting |
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| 3 Deep Space 9mm |
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| 4 Tuned Mass Damper |
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| 5 Dead Disnee |
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| 6 Delorean |
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| 7 Truancy |
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| 8 The Nang, the Front, the Bush and the Shit |
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| 9 Accidents Don't Happen |
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| 10 Stepfather Factory |
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| 11 T.O.J. |
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| 12 Dr. Hellno and the Praying Mantus |
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| 13 Lazerfaces' Warning |
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| 14 Innocent Leader |
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| 15 Constellation Funk |
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| 16 Blood |
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