Quelle Chris
2Dirt4TV
Independent (2012)
Hot off the heels his underappreciated 2011 debut full-length Shotgun & Sleek Rifle, Detroit MC/producer Quelle Chris drops his latest EP, 2Dirt4TV. This time around Quelle steps from behind the boards, leaving the production to “Legendary underground MySpace producer” Mr. Dibia$e. The result couldn’t be more seamlessly harmonized, as Dibia$e’s laid-back boom-bap balances Quelle’s nonconformist flow in way that recalls the arty weirdness of rappers like Das Racist, fellow Detroiter Danny Brown, Devin the Dude and oddly enough, Native Tongues. In comparison to Quelle’s previous EP The S.O.N, in which he did all the production himself, it is apparent that Dibia$e’s techniques are a bit more advanced than Quelle’s lazy, sometimes even sloppy, approach. Both are similar producers in that they craft entirely contagious head-nod-isms with simplistic ploy, but Dibia$e’s seems to be more progressive. Perhaps channeling The Pharcyde, “Whateverdoe” is a left-hand ode to the herb. Quelle and fellow Crown Nation stable mate Mosel rap over a loop of deep grooves and high claps that sounds like it could have been picked from J.Dilla’s back catalog of beats. You get the sense that not only this track, but the whole EP, was recorded under a haze of marijuana smoke. … Read more
Various Artists
Police Bastard & War//Plague - Attrition split LP
Profane Existence (2011)
Attrition brings together two punk bands from opposing sides of the Atlantic Ocean—England’s Police Bastard and the United States' War//Plague. … Read more
Morning Again
As Tradition Dies Slowly
Revelation (1998)
Without a doubt, As Tradition Dies Slowly is easily the most metal record that Revelation ever put out (at least … Read more
