Jurassic 5, "Gotta Understand" Feedback is one of the most disappointing albums I can remember buying. I adored the first couple LPs from J5, and then this album just kind of thudded to the ground. It seemed so leaden and joyless at the...
The Beastie Boys, "Hold It Now, Hit It" I've mentioned before here the ability of certain songs to transport me to very specific places and times. The Proustian recollection for this song is rolling through a lovely Spokane fall evening, crammed...
De La Soul, "Intro" The biggest exception to rap skits sucking is pretty much anything with Prince Paul involved. The framing device for De La Soul Is Dead, of an audio storybook detailing kids encountering the record for the first time, is delightfully...
Quasimoto, "Don't Blink" Quasimoto is one of Madlib's many aliases, and probably the most unhinged of his various projects. The production in particular is spastic, with sounds popping in and out in unpredictable ways, giving the proceedings a lurching...
Ulthar, "Undying Spear" Ulthar are a blackened death metal band from Oakland who have two records out so far. They're apparently Lovecraftian, but I'd have to read their lyrics to hear that. I'm never really sure how...
