A routinely great artist, much of Sufjan's universal appeal comes from his skills as a gifted narrator, pairing personal musings on love and devotion with commentary on American culture, whilst welding folk and electronica, the ambient and existential. Quality of packaging is great, though I will admit that the sleeves themselves are quite tight so it’s difficult putting the records back in, but very minor issue, perfect release imo! FOOD finds DOOM digging deep into vocal soundbytes related, as well as fitting to his namesake and artistic vision, meticulously building a cohesive album narrative.

Recorded at Hive Mind Studios in Brooklyn, NY, with the help of producer/arrangers Mike Buckley and Vincent Chiarito (both members of Charles Bradley's Extraordinaires) and crack team of a-list musicians, his upcoming album blends heavy arrangements and introspective lyrics with sophistication, leaving the listener in a blissful wash of wonderment. I literally slept on this record for about six instances in my existence, last night I finally heard this record in it's entirety. Even Count Bass D on the most underwhelming track "Potholderz" was able to provide a stellar hook, in which , throughout Doom's catalogue I have found to be his only chink in his near impenetrable armor. In 1998 Zev Love X of the seminal rap group KMD re-emerged as a masked super villain known as MF Doom. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.His full length debut on Daptone Records is equal parts raw feeling and elegance and exudes confidence and charm. In the edit page, go to the 'Metadata' tab and add your Juno artist, label or release page for listeners to purchase your release / releases. Comprised of various labels we know and love at Rough Trade (Bella Union, ATO, Speedy Wunderground, Phantasy, Heavenly, Mute and more) PIAS [Recordings] filter through some of the most diverse artistry to our racks, which we greatly enjoy digging into.

I think this problem might only be for the normal vinyl color edition though because people have only posted pictures in their reviews of that pressing (even though the listing is this version). Production-wise, DOOM utilizes a fine blend of familiar and obscure sample sources, complimentarily working together to both satisfy and intrigue. Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene.I was already on the superhero tip, watching some episodes of STAS (SUPERMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES - for the uninitiated) and was ready to digest something a little on the Marvel side. Over the last few months he has disarmed packed rooms of rowdy concert goers, leaving them silent as they hold fast to every syllable sung.