New Flesh - Universally Dirty
(CD/2xLP) Big Dada BD093, 2006-07-03
Review :
Here's an album we weren't expecting anymore. After the "Equilibrium" album from 1999 (as
New Flesh For Old), the "Understanding" one from 2002 (as
New Flesh), and last year's solo album from
Part 2, "Live From The Breadline", we thought that the
New Flesh days were over and that
Part 2 was engaging on a solo career of eclectism in production. Thankfully we were totally wrong as producer
Part 2, dancehall singer
Toastie Tailor and rapper
Juice Aleem are back with a new album, pushing the boundaries of UK hip hop far away from standards and mainstream boredness!
"Wherever We Go" is the obvious single, with its right in-your-face dancehall hip pop thing with acoustic guitar riffs and classical violins; "Howz Dat?" sounds like a West-Indian Mike Skinner (
The Streets) arranged by
Danny Elfman in a Nightmare Before Christmas fashion, with a post-Flat Beat (
Mr Oizo) electro-thing in it... You're starting to understand, "Universally Dirty" is quite a piece of unclassify-able and grooving 21st century soundsystem shit. Fusing hip hop, dancehall, UK garage, a little bit of 80's electro, soul and funk, some chunks of soca or grime, it clearly aims straight for the cool and eclectic modern dancefloors. Vintage vinyl sound and dynamics will be needed, so act like a real music lover: download the mp3s, copy the CD and buy the vinyl version.
Djouls
Tracklisting :
01. Backyard |
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02. Wherever We Go |
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03. Howz Dat?
04. Home Movie
05. Who's The Daddy?
06. Chocolate Bubbles
07. Arms House
08. Don't Look Now
09. Money Movers
10. Black Marble (skit)
11. Trouble feat. LSK
12. Give Up The Fight
13. Come Again
