On their fourth full-length, Vancouver-based Swollen Members return some to the harder-edged, melodic, intelligent hip-hop they've made their name with (thanks in some part to the appearance of Moka Only on two tracks). As always, the group has managed to collect a pretty impressive selection of guests, including Evidence from the Dilated Peoples, Ghostface Killah, Everlast, and Casual, among others, all of whom sound good and add verses that fit well with Swollen Members'. Black Magic isn't quite as strong as the group's first two albums, but it's a step forward, aggressive and confident, with consistently strong production, and should please fans as well as listeners just looking for new music.
Fresh from their september release, this track blew my socks off. I bought this Album for two songs, "Black Magic" and "Too Hot", but found at least eleven others songs that were equally as good. In an age where albums are fluff for one hit track, I felt like I was getting way more than my money's worth. This particular jam is a scary, serious, badass beat with kickass lyrics on top. About a...
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Swollen Members are set to release their definitive album, the forthcoming Black Magic (September 2006, Battle Axe Records). On the strength of their unique sound and a live show that stands without comparison in hip hop, Swollen are taking it back to the basics building a movement one fan at a time. By no means is this the beginning of the story, as they have been paying their dues since the 9...
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Fresh from their september release, this track blew my socks off. I bought this Album for two songs, "Black Magic" and "Too Hot", but found at least eleven others songs that were equally as good. In an age where albums are fluff for one hit track, I felt like I was getting way more than my money's worth. This particular jam is a scary, serious, badass beat with kickass lyrics on top. About a...
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As the Swollen Members wrapped up the recording of the fourth full-length studio LP, Black Magic, in late 2006 the group celebrated a Billboard Top 20 Independent release, a Juno Award (their 4th) and a very successful tour run with Ghostface and Black Eyed Peas. Yet, before they could continue that wave of success, with another follow-up LP, the...
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| 1 Intro |
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| 2 Blackout |
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| 3 Swampwater |
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| 4 Pressure |
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| 5 Press Forward |
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| 6 Grind |
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| 7 Torture |
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| 8 So Deadly |
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| 9 Weight |
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| 10 Prisoner of Doom |
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| 11 Heart |
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| 12 Too Hot |
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| 13 Darkclouds |
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| 14 Ritual |
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| 15 Massacre |
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| 16 Go to Sleep |
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| 17 Sinister |
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| 18 Dynamite |
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| 19 Put Me On |
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| 20 Black Magic |
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| 21 Brothers |
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