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MH-243 Blue Sky Black Death - A Heap Of Broken Images  Blue Sky Black Death step on the scene with their double CD debut, A Heap Of Broken Images. Comprised of producers Kingston and Young God, this San Francisco tandem explores the nether regions of hip-hop, meshing dark samples, vocal snippets and live intrumentation into an album that holds its mood from start to finish. The first CD consists entirely of dense instrumental music, while the second is structured around guest MCs. Jus Allah, Wise Intelligent (Poor Righteous Teachers), Sabac Red (Non-Phixion), Guru (Gang Starr), Chief Kamachi, A-Plus and Pep Love (Hieroglyphics), Rob Sonic, Virtuoso, Mikah-9 (Freestyle Fellowship), Awol One, and Holocaust (Wu-Tang) all appear. This deep line up of collaborations spans the spectrum of hip-hop sound with stirring cohesion. |
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| Pure, unadulterated hip-hop fire - Vapors / Screams quality all throughout - Word / Stunning - Mean Street / Recommended! - Boomkat / The music is so intriguing it's impossible to stop listenining - All Music Guide / If you need something new and fresh in your life you may have just found it - UK Hip-Hop |
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| A double-disc debut is one hella brass-balled gesture. But Blue Sky Black Death, the new Young God and Kingston team-up, have done just that, serving two platters of hip-hop, one instrumental, one emcee-decorated. On their instro tip, Blue Sky Black Death make liberal use of vocal snippetry - spoken, rapped and sung - to adorn their moody beatscapes. It recalls early DJ Shadow, with a more electronic edge, focusing on composition and sound sculpture rather than sample manipulation. "Heroin for God" stands out with its focus on layered vocal sounds and a dislocated, stumbling mix. The second disc teams Blue Sky Black Death with a stellar cast of underground emcees, with some mouth-watering combinations among them - such as Jus Allah, Wise Intelligent and Sabac Red on "Engage My Words" or Guru and Chief Kamachi on "Floor Chalk (Best Reprise)." Not every track’s a killer but the stunning, uplifting "Scriptures" with Lil’ Sci and driving, Gravediggaz-sampling "Brain Cells" with Virtuoso are fine examples of beats and rhymes in perfect harmony. - 3D World |
