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Mr. Lamar & The Big Steps of Self Improvement

Upon first listen, expecting more of the extravagant production and large proclamations of The Heart Part 5 this record was a severe disappointment, feeling more like an unfiltered collection of emotional vomit in the same vein as Kanye West's Donda 2. The cohesiveness of previous kendrick albums felt lacking from this effort, a mess of an album with gleaming pieces of masterful art without any connective tissue holding the record together. Yet ... read more

There isn't anything quite as intense and primal as the way Anthony Braxton plays the saxophone on this record. The passion for the craft bleeds through every squealed note without any auxiliary elements separating you and Braxton's playing. The rawness of the recording and playing style throughout this LP create an atmosphere entirely apart from any preconceived ideas about jazz or music broadly. One hour and thirteen minutes of pure, unadulterated creativity and freedom.