Attica Blues "Test. Don't Test", Baby Mammoth "Best Foot Forward"

ATTICA BLUES - TEST. DON'T TEST

Year: 2000

1.Test. Don't Test [1:03]1.5 Mb

2.Deeper [5:35]8 Mb

3.What Do You Want [4:09]6 Mb

4.It's not Enough [6:11]8.9 Mb

5.Mangled [4:38]6.6 Mb

6.The Man [4:33]6.5 Mb

7.Just an Avenue [6:30]9.3 Mb

8.Page One [1:27]2.1 Mb

9.Now You Know [5:06]7.3 Mb

10.Talk to Me [4:59]7.1 Mb

11.Recycled [1:34]2.2 Mb

12.The Quest [4:22]6.3 Mb

13.Look at Yourself [4:05]5.9 Mb

14.Security [6:08]8.8 Mb

15.Hidden track 1 [0:32]0.7 Mb

16.Hidden track 2 [1:45]2.5 Mb

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Attica Blues "Test. Don't Test" Album Review

a beat junkie's delight...
I had the opportuniy to buy this album and I kicked myself for not doing so when it was first released. It was pretty hard to come by here in the states. After hearing there debut and remix work for the likes of Courtney Pine, Beanfield and others I knew I would not be disappointed. I spotted this on Amazon for a really good price and even though it's more than three years after it's initial release... it is classic. Roba's vocals have more range, while Dark and Nwachukwuback's
layered beats and arrangements never cease to amaze. Standouts include the synth looping 'Deeper' , the pounding hip-hop ballad "It's Not Enough", the raw beats and standup bass of "Mangled", the rock infused "Just an Avenue". 'The Man' has an eerie looped soundtrack bit that's reminiscent of the happy munchkin scene from the Wizard of OZ. In the song's misogynist context though it sounds pretty menacing. My favorite, the broken beat poetry of 'The Quest' seeks advances in Hip Hop and questions its existence in contemporary times. More than Trip hop, more than Hip- Hop. This time out Attica play with genres as much as they play with the beats they flipped on their debut.

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BABY MAMMOTH - BEST FOOT FORWARD

Year: 2000

1.Quick Kick [2:50]4.1 Mb

2.Moonburn [4:21]6.3 Mb

3.Mysterious Muses [5:20]7.6 Mb

4.I'm not Joking [5:38]8.1 Mb

5.Dark Goggles [6:15]9 Mb

6.Hoodwinked [6:22]9.1 Mb

7.Tasty Malony [7:18]10.5 Mb

8.Out of Kilter [1:18]1.9 Mb

9.Hair Breaks [7:56]11.4 Mb

10.Slipping Jigsaws [5:59]8.6 Mb

11.The Devil Lies [4:02]5.8 Mb

12.The Ghost of Henry [4:30]6.5 Mb

13.Ignore the Fix [5:55]8.5 Mb

14.Tolstoy [3:57]5.7 Mb

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Baby Mammoth "Best Foot Forward" Album Review

Groove incarnate...
Easily one of the best downbeat albums available. I've owned it for awhile and am still amazed at how quickly it takes me in every time I have it on rotation. If you like esl, if you enjoy K & D and all of their projects, then this is your next purchase. yo

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