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Soul-Junk
SOUL-JUNK
1937
Soul-Junk already leads the way in taking hip-hop to the outer limits of experimetation presaged in its '70s origins. How much further into the avant-garde stratosphere can Glen Galaxy and M.C. Sloro go when a gaggle of post-producers have at the last two S-J albums? On the 1937 remix album, they go into some truly rarified air. Abstract flows where scripture meets streams of consciousness fall into front, back and middle of the mix. Sometimes the sound harkens to Galaxy's pre-Junk free jazz/indie rock with Truman's Water. Elsewhere, turntables mangle more like Christian Marclay than scratch like your favorite rap DJ. Vocals can be acidically filtered or whipsery wisps. Gurgling through the meticulous murk lies a sensibility that makes this much more memorable than so much "difficult" music. Dance at your own peril.
[Sounds Are Active] JAMIE LEE RAKE
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