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MH-247 Thavius Beck - Thru  Thavius Beck returns with his signature blend of mind bending experimental hip-hop and dark synth-driven industrial electronics on his new release Thru. Featuring thirteen tracks of densely layered samples, pulsating synths, and dizzying delay plastered over frantic drum tracks, the album builds on the sound established in his breakout release, Decomposition. In addition to providing vocals on two tracks himself, Thavius collaborates with touring partner and hip-hop's poet laureate, Saul Williams, folk-songstress Mia Doi Todd, Los Angeles staple 2Mex, and up-and-coming MC Nocando on individual tracks. Thru will cement Thavius Beck's position among electronic music production's boldest voices. |
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| A visionary sampling of sounds - Re:Up / A strong, distinctive offering. - Music Australia Guide / You'd struggle to find a better alternative hip-hop record in this, or any other, year - Rock Sound / Undeniably impressive - The Wire / A damn nice and original album - UK Hip-Hop |
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| Thavius Beck’s new record starts with bang. A searing bank of samples and a huge cluster of drum lines engulf Sonic Sound’s one-and-a-half minutes. But the commotion never stops. Thru – Beck’s second long-player – is neither subtle nor pretty. Rather, it’s intense, immediate and somewhat difficult. But this is the LA producer’s way: blending finicky experimental hip hop sensibilities with meticulous beats and an unusual, synth-heavy industrial flare. Beck bends and stretches the genre in directions as diverse as drum’n’bass and techno. Featuring a glut of highly skilled MCs – Saul Williams and Nocando to name a couple – Thru proves a strong, distinctive offering. - Music Australia Guide |
