RobbieWessels
South Africa
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WHO WATERS THE WILTING GIVING TREE ONCE THE LEAVES DRY UP AND FRUITS NO LONGER BEAR?
2025 • LP
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The most audacious and delightful aspect of Vampire’s sound is the seeming incongruity between the African guitar parts and the quasi-classical flourishes, supplied equally by a genuine palm-court string section and Roslam Batmanglij’s keyboard ersatz.
This sound-clash works like a charm because the European and African elements share an emotional tone (uplifting, rhapsodic), but also stem from hierarchical societies. The kind of African ensembles from which Vampire Weekend have ... read more
Really weird album in terms of aesthetic. The drums and samples sound like they're straight from 2000s but the vocals have that unmistakable 2020s thick tastefully applied autotune and vocal effects.
His talk rap style and ironic teenage nihilist bars remind me a lot of Tricky (who did this a bit better from a lyrical perspective). Really good stuff.
He is unmatched in his ability to create lively and unique instrumentals. The only criticism I have is that the album track list doesn't flow that well at times. Still really good.
Because a significant portion of European Hip-Hop is being made by first or second generation immigrants, the music at times serves as an outlet for detailing the experience and trauma of being an immigrant. Feelings of disconnection to the society you live in and ultimately the language you speak. German rapper Keemo puts this tension center stage in the opening track 'Nebel': 'I count eight eyes, all of them are strangers to me.' 'I let my eyes rest and sleep, only to wake up in a classroom ... read more
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