Frownland

Musically it's a no-brainer to love, but lyrically I love how she uses time travel as a way to express the stagnant nature of racism (and complement the futuristic sounds of the music). I thought that was really clever.

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Key

I'm such a stickler when it comes to hip hop so when she mixes it with noise and distortion which is another genre I love, it works. Definitely one of the cooler releases I've heard this year.

Frownland

Have you heard Absence by dalek?

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Key

No but I'll certainly make a note of it.

Frownland

Noisy hip hop is a wonderful thing, and dalek is the king of it.

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Key

Nice. I'm stoked to hear it then.

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

Yeah, I've listened to this about three times now over the past week, and each time it has gotten immensely better. Anybody who loves experimental hip-hop ala Death Grips, Dalek, or clipping but aren't into straight up worship of any of those acts, I highly recommend checking this out.

My favourite part of the album, aside from the remarkable lyricism is how the production can be genuinely grating and doesn't fall into the issue of being drowned out by their pop sensibility like I find clipping does.

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