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MH-219 Villain Accelerate - Maid Of Gold  Coming off a string of well received productions including work for Sage Francis' Personal Journals, his instrumental classic, Duration, his latest Vertical Form LP, Antagonist Survival Kit as well as a multi-record deal with Ninja Tune, Montreal transplant Sixtoo joins forces with his old production mate Stigg of the Dump to form the group Villain Accelerate. Their debut, Maid of Gold, may be the most accomplished instrumental release in the Mush catalog. A sonic barrage of breakneck drums, dark samples, pulsing bass, and unsettling electronics, it is the work of a hip-hop production team with the engineering chops of the most sonically skilled drum and bass producer. Maid of Gold is destined to be a staple of the Mush catalog. |
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| They seamlessly mix dark, flowing beats with a bevy of eccentric concrete-ish sonics - XLR8R / Hardly has a familiar groove felt so comfortable - Entertainment Weekly / May make you want to nod your head, dance, start a revolution, start a fight, or just chill out - Hip-Hop DX / Polished and remarkably dusky-dark instrumental hip-hop - Undercover |
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| Hip-hop beat-smiths Sixtoo and Stigg of the Dump have joined forces to form Villain Accelerate, and have recently released this collection of dark, hip-hop oriented instrumental tracks. Each of these tunes begins similarly, with the slow, building introduction of some main element of the song, which then either develops itself into something bigger or is carefully built upon to create a deep soundscape. None of this record's sixteen tracks are grandly orchestral or overproduced, however; these songs' sonic girth comes from layers of precisely placed elements. From near-constant drum loops, soft and jazzy key strokes and ethereal hums to intermittent blips and whirs and a largely raw approach to beats, not only is this music full of punctuating and dynamic elements, but it also has a subtlety and personality that makes it easy to absorb and rhythmically appealing. - Synthesis |
2XLP/Out Of Print