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Hey, this guy is pretty fun. If you know anything about the modern rap underground scene, you know that rappers that try way too hard to be nonchalant and mysterious, spitting over aggressive, usually dark production is the norm. Pretti offers an alternative. He flips the sound on its head by coming through with these colorful, uplifting rap beats. He’s got obvious influences but he channels them in a way that is interesting. Pretti’s vocal inflections are reminiscent of Carti mixed ... read more

Lesson No. 1 is the first of Glenn Branca's many experimental works. It was released a year before The Ascension, and the two tracks here wouldn't feel too out of place on that album. Similarly to The Ascension, Post-Rock reaches its genesis, as Branca uses rock arrangements in a non-rock context, that being classical compositions created using rock instrumentation. This result is a far reaching body of work in terms of genre, covering No Wave, Modern Classical, Post-Rock and even ... read more

Post-Rock begins here. Bands like Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Swans as we know it wouldn't exist without this album, and Glenn Branca's 1981 effort holds up just as well as these bands all these years later. This five track album is one that is both accessible and inaccessible. On one hand, the album boasts a 4/4 time signature, a somewhat danceable rhythm, punk-like guitars and some cool, hypnotic crescendos. On the other hand, this album offers a full on sonic assault. A ... read more

Born Like This is another album from DOOM (he dropped the ‘MF’ for this one). What no one could have predicted is that this would be his last solo album. Unlike DOOM's previous albums, which were self produced, Born Like This has multiple producers including himself, allowing for a varied sound, with a dark and villainous comic book feel.

Some of the highlights on Born Like This include: Gazzillion Ear and Lightworks, where DOOM drops his illest flows on J Dilla beats, because ... read more