Illoet

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:49:03
Personnel: Libretto (vocals); Libretto (rap vocals); Dubb Flexx (vocals, various instruments, background vocals); Solomon "Jumbo The Garbage Man" David (vocals, electric guitar, koto, didjeridu, Fender Rhodes piano, talk box, percussion); Vursatyl (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano); Iman Irving, Green Newton, Uncle Isley, Isis Irving, Sly DaBrown Hornet, Tony Hill (vocals); Jumbo, Lifesavas, Daddy O'Kokaine (rap vocals); Pharnell "Blow" (trumpet). Audio Mixers: Dubb Flexx; Josh "Alter Echo" Derry; Solomon "Jumbo The Garbage Man" David; Dave "Sir Round Sound" Freidlander; Torrey Ward; Joey Lemon. Recording information: The Basement; The Promiseland, Portland, OR; Walter MIDI Studios, Portland, OR. Arranger: Vursatyl. Part of the same Portland underground/alternative hip-hop scene as the duo Lifesavas, Libretto preaches black consciousness and self-reliance (his father was a Black Panther, and the opening salvo "Slum Funk" details the rapper's youth in the Watts projects and how he came to the comparatively stable confines of suburban Oregon) over a complex mixture of samples and beats that seems to be self-consciously recalling the golden age of thoughtful, proactive hip-hop, from Public Enemy to De La Soul. At his best, Libretto is worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as those masters; the single "Volume" is brilliant, a mixture of old-school and strictly modern that's as good a hip-hop single as any that came out in 2004. Ill-Oet: The Last Element is a slightly uneven debut, however, with a few songs that don't reach the same heights as "Volume" and "Slum Funk," thanks to less imaginative production or a more leaden lyrical flow. Still, this is a promising debut that hints at even better to come. ~ Stewart Mason
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)