This whole record is just divine and has left such a pervading legacy. In fact, Jonny Greenwood has admitted that the choppiness of this record really influenced some of the material on OK Computer (released a year after, in 1997). For me, this record reminds me of a time when I was at University and almost completely cut off from my Music peers in Newcastle. At Uni, I used to play a heap of basketball with a friend of mine that was deeply into the Wu-Tang Clan and Nas among other Hip Hop artists. He was encouraging me to give it Hip Hop another chance after I had given it a bit of a break after spinning Ill Communication by the Beastie Boys to death. We really bonded over this record because it was a true crossover of high brow Musical Artistry and straight up turntablism. Ever since I heard this record, I’ve always wanted to own an Akai MPC, however I haven’t got there yet. From the first to the last track, this album feels real, even though it’s a collection of samples from various places. For me, it’s evocative of a lazy sunny Sunday afternoon sitting on a stoop somewhere in Brooklyn, Harlem or The Bronx circa 1979-1984.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 11:50:08 +0000
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