MB GENERAL ALBUM CLUB: Pg.Lost - Key

Electrophonic Tonic · 08-24-2011, 08:42 PM

In terms of badassery, I don't really see Absence as an album that makes me feel that way. My initial reaction was a combination of shock and intrigue.

As someone who loves White Light/White Heat, Swans and Krautrock, the abrasive sounds were nothing new. Public Enemy is one of my favorite rap groups, so the social commentary was welcome. Rap is at it's best when it's super serious or super cheesy, and PE definitely is as the serious end of the spectrum and they are one of the best. Around the time I first heard Dalek (Absence specifically), I was looking for some abrasive hip hop. I just couldn't believe how abrasive Dalek actually was both with it's music and it's lyrics.

After the first listen left me with a headache and destroyed an older pair of headphones, the intrigue started to kick in. Hip hop can be experimental, but it is limited to keeping itself within a structure that allows for it to remain hip-hop. Dalek's ability to be so extreme, while still being recognizable as a hip-hop act is someone I took a long time to wrap by brain around.

And, I appreciate the kind words for my album review.

View Poll Results: What would you like to see for the next ALBUM?
Yeasayer - Frargrant World	2	18.18%
Normal Love - Survival Tricks	1	9.09%
EL-P - Cancer4Cure	3	27.27%
Diamond Terrifier - Kill the Self That Wants to Kill Yourself	0	0%
Pg.Lost - Key	4	36.36%
Alt-J - An Awesome Wave	1	9.09%
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08-24-2011, 08:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Electrophonic Tonic Your Ad Here Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 876	In terms of badassery, I don't really see Absence as an album that makes me feel that way. My initial reaction was a combination of shock and intrigue. As someone who loves White Light/White Heat, Swans and Krautrock, the abrasive sounds were nothing new. Public Enemy is one of my favorite rap groups, so the social commentary was welcome. Rap is at it's best when it's super serious or super cheesy, and PE definitely is as the serious end of the spectrum and they are one of the best. Around the time I first heard Dalek (Absence specifically), I was looking for some abrasive hip hop. I just couldn't believe how abrasive Dalek actually was both with it's music and it's lyrics. After the first listen left me with a headache and destroyed an older pair of headphones, the intrigue started to kick in. Hip hop can be experimental, but it is limited to keeping itself within a structure that allows for it to remain hip-hop. Dalek's ability to be so extreme, while still being recognizable as a hip-hop act is someone I took a long time to wrap by brain around. And, I appreciate the kind words for my album review.