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Originally Posted by BlueCadet
I find anticon to be pretty average honestly. Why? is pretty good, but not anything super special in my opinion. (alopecia was among the better 2008 releases). The only Doseone groups im really into are Subtle (namely For Hero: For Fool) and Deep Puddle Dynamics' Tase of Rain...Why Kneel (Slug, dose, among a few others. great stuff). Clouddead is something ive never really been able to get into, but im giving the self-titled another listen as I speak. Hymie's Basement I never heard.
Overall though from what Ive heard I find anticon to be a pretty average independant rap label, eclipsed by similar offerings from Def Jux, Rhymesayers, and Stones Throw.
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I will agree that, at least out of what I've heard, the best releases on DefJux or Stones Throw are better than the best releases on Anticon. The cool thing about Anticon to me though is that the bands have this certain aesthetic that's shared between them but pretty much unique to the label. I love when that whole communal aesthetic thing happens on a label. Totally different style of music but it makes me think of the heyday of Wax Trax, one of my personal favorite labels of all time.