Our main man Suave Debonair drops this review of the brand new release from UK hip hop's "don" level producer and engineer Chemo.
If you don’t already know about the beat making geniuses that reside on our piss drenched island then this fine collection of gurgling synths, trickling hats and hard knocking kicks will wake you up to some truly extraordinary talent. I’ve been lucky enough to work with a few of the beat makers from this distinguished list and know they are truly dedicated to their cause. The at times unsung heroes of the UK Hip Hop scene, these dudes are the Doc Brown to our Marty McFly - and without them there would be no metaphorical hover board, which would be bad news - TRUST. With the competition of beat battles occurring more often now, these anoraks of the breaks are only getting better at their craft and it would not surprise me in the least if some of the names on Chemos collection go on to produce tracks for some of the music worlds head honchos...
Kicking off this showcase is Pete Cannon followed by Naive, who in my slightly bias opinion are two of the best most diverse producers to appear in the last 5 years. ‘Feathers’ by Bambooman made me feel a bit like a 2p spiralling down into one of those charity boxes you get at supermarkets, and Kosyne’s ‘Everals Remedy’ had me dying to hear a verse from Common blessing it. Jon Phonics ‘Digital bath’ had me chillin till my fingers and toes went mad wrinkly, then Sivey brings bangin melodies with ‘Boss’.
We gotta wait til track 16 for the man himself Chemo to make an appearance with ‘Filaments’, a break ridden rumpus of epic proportion shortly followed by one time Brightoner (now London based producer) 184 - who brings things to a close with the deliciously dubby ‘Louder’. To be fair every beat on this collection is more than worth your time, and goes to show just how exciting things are about to get in this scene.. Is it time for Ronson, Timbaland and Will.I.Am to make way for the new crowd? Listen and make up your own mind!
RELEASE DATE: JUNE 25th 2012
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Tracklist:
- Pete Cannon – Poznan
- Naive – Break Me In Bred
- Zygote – Body Snatchers
- Telemachus – Life in the Bus Lane
- Lamplighter – Rain
- Big News Skit
- Bambooman – Feathers
- Isyss – Bittersweet Miranda
- Kosyne – Everals Remedy
- Jon Phonics – Digital Bath
- Sivey – Boss
- Hey!zeus – Dunno
- Anatomy – Nagas
- Apollo – Feed
- Industry Chris Skit
- Chemo – Filaments
- Beat Butcha – Crack Rig
- Trusay’s Mate Skit
- Paul White – The Pointless Forest
- Mike Forte – Without Love
- Apatight – Star Drops
- Hops – Franks Mettle
- Jae Genius – BMG
- 184 – Louder
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