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MH-221 Omid - Monolith  Omid raises the standard on producer-driven hip-hop albums with Monolith, a project that rests in concept between his Celestial Recordings smash Beneath The Surface and 2002's stellar Distant Drummer. Equally split between layered instrumental pieces and standout vocal tracks, Omid invites some of the world's most important emcees to rhyme over his beautifully crafted, Middle Eastern tinged productions. Buck 65, Busdriver, Abstract Rude, 2Mex, Spoon (of Iodine), Luckyiam.PSC, Slug, Aceyalone, and Murs all give noteworthy performances. Two standout tracks are turned in by Hymnal, whose world-weary tales of moral corruption bookend the album. In a time where some producers are content with just making beats, Omid's mature design speaks volumes with or without emcees. |
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| Beats that you'd kill for - Vice / Rife with both sick beats and rhymes of conviction - Synthesis / Modern, bold, and uplifting. - Harvard Independent / Los Angeles' best-kept secret - San Francisco Weekly / Sick, progressive hip-hop - XLR8R / Don't make the mistake of missing Monolith. - Hip-Hop DX |
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| Los Angeles based producer Omid presents us his latest opus Monolith. Included is a guest line up from some of the left coasts most prolific speakers such as Aceyalone, Busdriver and Hymnal. Omid delivers heavy damage to our present relative space and time on the opening feature "Arrival/Departure." Hymnal from the organic rooted crew Darkleaf unites with Omid on the spoken-word appraisals "Robert L. Ripley" and "Club Apotheosis." Evidence proven on here shows Hymnal slow dawdling voice meshes well with Omid's gloomy selections. Some major fire is spawned on the hellish spit session "Live from Tokyo" created by Luckiam.PSC, Slug, Aceyalone, and the mighty Murs. Before listening to Los Angles vocalist Busdriver performance on "Shock and Awe," be advised to wear a fighter pilot helmet as Busdriver tenacious rapid flows sends the listening to speeds well beyond any of those reached by mach speed aircrafts. Once more Omid stretches the universe and reaches limits well past his production peers on earth. - Insomniac |
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