I had listened to his previous project "LEVIATHAN" earlier this year, and while I didn't give a review of it, I gave it a mediocre rating since I personally believed it needed a lot of work and that it felt a bit unfinished. This time, Sembii has managed to introduce us to such a better EP from that one, showing great improvement. The beats here sound great, from the sample, to the harder-hitting snares, and overall just the whole ... read more

Task

Thanks @sanamdeep once again for letting me know about your EP release.

The beat instrumentals seem a bit undercooked to me though what they offer is solid I could use a bit more fleshing out of the ideas presented. Old Yeller/Next hype is a solid one but I think it's the energetic rapping that kinda carries my enjoyment of that particular piece. The closer Dead and Gone holds similar compliments though I actually consider the other track the highlight of the EP.

Overall not bad at ... read more

CrocodileDippy

Ayy, the third release from AOTY Sembii (@sanamdeep) that I'll be reviewing this year, this'll probably become a tradition for me going forward. Another instrumental beat tape with a lot of sampling and sequencing from pre-existing rap songs, 'Xtc' is a short little project that I found a touch more consistent than Sembii's last work 'LEVIATHAN', and it sounds like it was a lot of fun to put together. I don't know if there's much here I would ... read more

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