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Bought this on a whim at a vinyl shop yesterday. I was aware of its existence beforehand, and seeing such an obscure release with such an interesting cover on vinyl peaked my interest. I shilled out forty fucking bucks for this. Was it worth it?

Let's get this out of the way first: this is far closer to downtempo electronic music than anything resembling hip hop, or even trip hop most of the time. The few spouts of "rapping" you'll find are few and far between, with more of a ... read more

It's clear to any avid knower of my existence that my unbridled hatred for HexD knows no boundaries. Let me make this 100% clear to all readers: Fuck HexD, and fuck everything it represents. I absolutely fucking abhor it. Despite it. Loathe it. Adjectives do no justice. However, for some reason I found myself intrigued with what seemed like the most (and only) artistically meritable release to ever emerge from the scene. Maybe, just maybe, I could find a legitimate ounce of musical or ... read more

I'm comfortable calling this, objectively speaking, the greatest album ever made.

My brain has completely melted and leaked out my head after listening to XQV. That track is beyond fucking words, holy shit.