Yeah all these albums suffer from different problems. I don't think the Roll Deep albums was label interference or even lack of belief necessarilly in what "they do" just a misguided notion of what might translate into success and money. And while I think Wiley's instincts for what is...
Roll Deep is 50% good/50% absolute cack. Kano's recorded starts out decent enough and then completely fizzles into pure boring-ness before getting revived by a 3(?) year old bonus track.
If you read the post (where he explains the data and basically what it indicates) the map makes sense. But yeah if I was just looking at fresh without the explanation it would be totally flummoxing.
I am way more excited about this record (and this is the first I've heard it named) than the Kano album (or the Roll Deep album--which I pretty much had resigned myself to disappointment.) Only the possibility of a Newham Generals album elicits more glee on my part. But yeah "overlooked" is...
Here.
It's quite good, but unlike the first mix it does tail a little towards in the second half (with not 'ardkore to lift it up in the end.) Still well worth it.
The second Hard Leaders comp is also really good (the first is more 'ardkore and the fourth is more artcore-ish.) The Dark Side comps OTM. Both are essential. The Moving Shadow/Subbase The Joint comp is also necessary. The Definition of Hardcore and/or Legendary Sounds will give you the...
S'okay. It's definitely the history of d'n'b (not so much jungle) which weakened it slightly for me (listening to these folx condemn ruffnecks/ragga jungle/dancefloor filler gets pretty tiresome--esp. since I would rather listen to a "lazy" tossed off Buju Banton jungle remix than most of...
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