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What can I say about Kool Keith that hasn’t already been said about all functional crazy people/potential aliens?  He definitely wins the Guiness Record for creativity in a purely insane sense.  The lyrics on this album remind me of when you freewrite something and just go apeshit writing down whatever comes into your mind as this mass stream of consciousness.  The difference though being that for some reason Kool Keith’s stream of consciousness actually ends up making sense while most people are left with pages full of dribble.  I think this album can better be described by what it is not as opposed to what it is.  It is not for someone who likes to listen to albums that sound like anything else ever made in the history of the world.  It is not for people who are easiy offended in really any way at all.  It is not for the sexually shy, the logic lovers, un-abstract thinkers, the braindead drones or the people who only listen to the beats and not the lyrics.  Although shout out to Dan the Automator for making sure that the beats weren’t lacking in any way, shape or form.  And lastly it’s not for people who get a little uncomfortable when things get taken outside of the box.  If after all that you still qualify as someone who may potentially dig this kind of album then by all means take a peak.  You never know you might just find something awesome in an album full of weird.  And for those of you who really like your music dirty, audioporn style, then you should make sure to check out Kool Keith’s album ‘Sex Styles’.  That album is so wrong that it is oh so right.

Production:  Dan the Automator, KutMasta Kurt

Label: Bulk Recordings

Dr. Octagon – ‘Earth People’

Production wise this album owns thanks to Dan the Automator.  Then add Del The Funky Homosapien’s funky ass rhyming abilities and have DJ Kid Koala put it all together and BAM there you have it.  One of the most interesting and tightly produced hip hop albums of all time.  People get all high and mighty and try to clown this album for being ‘nerd rap’.  Well if its nerd rap then give me some big black rimmed glasses, a pocket protector and a calculator and sign me the fuck up because I’m down with it.  Deltron 3030 takes you on a journey into the future into the year, you guessed it, 3030.  They explore the possibilities of the whats gonna be goin on in about 1000 years from now, droppin some futuristic rap on ya.  Dan the Automator has to be one of the most creative hip hop producers to ever do it.  And I still can’t believe Del is Ice Cube’s cousin.  No disrespect to Cube because I love him too but Del is straight genius-level.  If you consider yourself a hip hop fan at all then this has to be in your playlist.  I can’t wait for the day when they drop another gem on us.

Production:  Charlie Clouser, Dan the Automator, Mark Bell, Mario C

Features:  Beans, Brad Roberts, Damon Albarn, Hafids Huld, Mark Ramos-Nishita, MC Paul Barman, Mr. Lif, Sean Lennon, P. Wingerter, Peanut Butter Wolf, Prince Paul, Verna Brown

Label:  Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings

Full Preview:  Deltron 3030

Website:  http://www.myspace.com/deltron3030

Deltron 3030 – ‘Mastermind’

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