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stunning, larger than life pluggnb production and shine has such a great sense of melody.

some of the beats on here—i.e way2up, got down—are more atmospheric and reverb-ey. they’re kind of like a soup of sound with no distinct lead melody to latch onto. i’m sure there’s an audience for it but it’s not for me personally. some of shine’s vocal performances—i.e loud, so high, still sippin—are nothing to write home about (still sippin has a ... read more

soooo good. super atmospheric and ethereal and huge-sounding on the production front. kray’s vocal presence is equivalent to that of a cheerleading crew; it has this tribal quality where he just repetitively belts out a mantra until he basically becomes another layer of the instrumental. all of that to say, he still manages to communicate so much emotion without explicitly saying much.

i will say, occasionally, the repetition can fall flat over a longer runtime; i.e g wagon whoadae ... read more

pure adrenaline. i also appreciate the batshit turntablism on here.

favorite tracks: introduction, spathic, chipped zoo

least favorite tracks: ehhh not sure i honestly haven’t listened in full recently

this album just threw me for a loop and i will revisit at some point