Bassnectar: Underground Communication Album Review
May 7th, 2007 by msdanielle
San Francisco based Om Records has released the much anticipated album from artist collective Bassnectar. The album, Underground Communication, created by producer/DJ Lorin Ashton, fuses laid back hip hop tempos with the aggressiveness of heavy break beats and the melodic intricacies of experimental electronica. The result is a compilation of audio masterpieces.
There’s something completely mesmerizing about hearing clean lyrics laid down over complex break beats, like in the tracks Underground Communication and Amorphous Form. Track three, Bomb the Blocks, really made me stop in my tracks, mainly because it contains one of the best outros I’ve ever heard on a track. Yep, I said outro. They even tip their hat to Digital Underground in track six, Select Frequency. I dare you to resist nodding your head to this one! Track nine, Yo, featuring KristinaMaria also threw me for a loop, because the woman sounds like a latina Missy Elliott. Hot! And I can’t even get into the level of sexiness of the jungle bass line in the final track, Kyrian Bee Bop. You gotta hear it to believe it.
Anyone who appreciates “bone-rattling dancefloor crushers” should not pass on this album. It’s years in the making, and Ashton’s talent is embodied in these seventeen tracks. There’s no wasted potential here. (This is more than I can say for some other popular artists. *cough!* Lily Allen…) Now I just can’t wait to see him throw down this album live and I’ll be one really happy girl.
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I like that label, actually have a few from them on vinyl. I haven’t listened to break beats for a while, I should really check it out.
Hey..I like Lily! I have to check out this album though. That is really my kind of music.
lily’s cool, i caught her at the Music Box in hollywood a couple months back. i think she’s good, but she has the potential to be great.
you guys can listen to samples of the bassnectar cd from the “listen to” link that i posted. if you like it, i suggest you get it! it’s the freakin jam..!!!
Must check out this album.
Hey There,
Jesse from Om Records here, hope all is well. I came across your site today and immediately wanted to get in touch, as we have some new releases that I’d love to get to you and your readers.
Fred Everything’s newest album ‘Lost Together’ is coming out next week, and we’d love to work with you on getting your readers a little piece
of the album. We can gladly offer a free download track to put on your site, you can stream the whole album, set up artist interviews, you name it!
Along with the Fred Everything album, our release schedule is full straight through 2008. You’ll hear our old familiar sound and be introduced to our fresh new sound as well.
I’d love the chance to discuss this all further if you have a moment, let me know if you want to check out the album and I’ll get one out to you asap.
Please feel free to respond to this e-Mail or get in touch with us by calling Lindsay Fagan linday@om-records.com 415-904-1813 ph in our office:
I’ve attached a press release for Fred Everything’s album release.
Best regards,
Jesse
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