Take Me To Your Leader

伝説のグループKMDのMFDOOMによるユニット、キング・ギドラ、復活！
サンプリングを主としたトラックにMF DOOMのフローが絡む。しかもMF DOOM自ら収録曲全ての音作りからマスタリングまで手掛けたという意欲作！ゲストにはあのKURIOUSやSCIENZ OF LIFEらが参加。90年初頭のヒップホップに熱狂した世代は涙モノの内容！

MF Doom's Big Dada project Take Me to Your Leader (as King Geedorah) is a monster-movie concept record, featuring a parade of tracks and samples that conform to the age of Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, and of course, the mighty King Ghidorah -- a three-headed monster from outer space. Most of the film references are going on in the background while guest rappers contribute their own rhymes; while MF Doom the producer deserves a lot of credit for flooding the production space with beats, effects, samples, and plenty of crackling movie dialogue, the combination of high-profile arrangement and dense rapping is nearly overwhelming. "Fastlane" floats a good rap from Biolante, but he's drowned out by the production, with a squealing guitar sample stuck on auto-repeat for three minutes. For "Krazy World," Gigan spits his thin, throaty lyrics over another simple sample, this one a string-heavy descent that often cuts out and back in with no warning, but hangs on for more than a minute after Gigan's rap is finished. For what it's worth, MF Doom's two vocal features make up for much of the mentalist madness. Though the first, "The Final Hour," is far too short, "Anti-Matter" (with Mr. Fantastik) allows the rappers to shine over a swinging, groovy soundtrack. A cold, pummeling, relentless record, Take Me to Your Leader is a quintessential side project: far more extreme and uninviting than Doom could afford to be on his solo-billed records. ~ John Bush|

90年代初頭のニュー・スクール期に活躍したラップ・グループ＝KMDからソロへと転向後はアングラ道をひた走るMFドゥーム。そんな彼の別ユニットとなるキング・ギードラ（!）がUKのビッグ・ダダより登場した。全編をみずから手掛けたトラックは哀感あるストリングスやピアノのループ、ソウルフルなネタ使いなどサンプリング主体ではあるものの、どこか人工的な魅力を放っているのも確か。ジワジワと刺激されます。
bounce (C)卯之田 吉晴