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...rewards can border on the transcendent. The first time I saw her, enveloped in the milky mist that swirled around the summit, I had so many endorphins coursing through my brain that I genuinely believed she understood my pain, could feel the fire in my calves, the thump in my chest, and the sandpaper in my throat. Little wonder then, that during the oppressive years of Indonesia's rule, the Timorese would climb this mountain in search of hope...
Turner played his hollow-bodied bass guitar with such fervour it was hard to tell whether the booming, overblown sound was the result of a fuzz pedal or simply a guitar pushed to its limits, until it became all but indistinguishable from the thump of the bass drum. Hayes wiggled his hips in the prescribed provocative fashion, creating roiling layers of guitar haze in truly elegant style. The band wasn’t big on audience interaction, but from the heads bobbing in the audience, they didn’t need to be. Though technically opening for British art-rockers...
...trilogy, perhaps hip-hop’s most gutsy undertaking yet, began last year with Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump. Backed by the two strong (and commercially popular) singles “Ooooh!” and “All Good,” and the group’s Spitkicker tour (which they repeated this year to receptive audiences around the country), Mosaic Thump was De La Soul’s biggest selling album to date. It also earned them a Grammy nomination. It may not have won, but in any case, De La Soul were definitely back...
...gave them the springboard to introduce a much wider audience to De La Soul’s characteristic brand of hip-hop. That’s what they were doing with the re-release of 3 Feet High, and it is continued, to an extent, on Bionix. Whereas Mosaic Thump was geared towards atmospheric beats and creating a party vibe, Bionix is much more lyrically focused, much more a return to the intensity of communication that sets albums like 3 Feet High apart...
Bionix’s place as part of the AOI trilogy is demonstrated mainly through the skits. The Reverend Do Good, a character who appeared briefly on Mosaic Thump, is now given three separate skits, and last CD’s recurring subject, Ghost Weed, also makes an appearance, as does the voice of Spitkicker.com. These elements do just enough to reinforce the cohesion between the albums, allowing them to feel distinct, yet at the same time part of the larger trilogy...