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...baby / This goes out toall the accidents out there / Keep on makingmistakes”). Even with these trenchantcriticisms, Cadence Weapon manages todeliver a smooth, clearly-enunciated flowover powerful beats.“Afterparty Babies” is packed withunconventional mixing, playful sampling,and contagious rhythms. Fromdistinctly tinny video game sound effectsto retro synthesizers, Cadence Weaponlaces together his sounds with style.Unfortunately, a raspy, scratching turntable—which is present on nearly all thetracks of “Afterparty Babies”—starts tofeel overused after awhile.What might otherwise sound messy orscatterbrained is seamless and appealingon...
...into a character.His attitude can be embarrassingly reductive,as when Haruko describes theEmperor’s reaction to her breakdown:“The hurt frustration he showed on realizinghis insufficiency—the woundedperplexity of a deeply practical manin the face of irregularities of a femalenature (that apparently sound mechanismwhich nonetheless may decide, forwhatever reason, simply to cease functioning)—could not contain itself.”If all of Haruko’s problems, triumphs,and struggles can be so easilyreduced to capricious feminine nature,then why tell her story in the first place?What?...
...more long term pursuit of the Deltron route seems like the better option for the Funky Homosapien. Producing your own beats within the style that has defined you may seem to make the most sense artistically, but for Del it seems to detract from the appeal of his overall sound; the work of a true producer is sorely missed. While funk may be the world in which he lives, acid rap is the world in which he best creates. But don’t despair: things are looking up for the return of Deltron 0 with the release...
...which Del would show up—the hazy cool Deltron 0 of recent years, or the funky D of old. After his recent announcement that the new album would be released through underground label Definitive Jux rather than home label Heiro Imperium, it seemed as if the new sound was here to stay. Instead, “11th Hour” sees “the respawn of the predawn,” bringing back the funk samples and strange verses that defined Del’s early career. While it’s refreshing to know that...