White People＜Opaque Vinyl/限定盤＞

Nathaniel Merriweather (AKA Dan the Automator) and Chest Rockwell (AKA Prince Paul) present the second installment in their ongoing saga. As with the duo's debut, SO... HOW'S YOUR GIRL?, it's a comedic love den for the experimental breeding of hip-hop with whatever strikes their mood, be it rock, reggae, nu-metal, jazz, electronica, or dub. This time the amazingly eclectic guest list includes TV's Father Guido Sarducci, Cat Power, Jack Johnson, members of Linkin Park, Hall & Oates, and Franz Ferdinand, among many others. Surreal advice on dating hygiene alternates with genuine make-out-session-worthy funk (the Prince-esque "Greatest Mistake") and soul (the Otis Redding-esque "Breakdown"). Julee Cruise purrs about tax breaks on "Class System"(with Pharrell Williams), while "Rock and Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) Part 2" morphs into straight-up AOR rock that may have hip-hop purists thinking they put on the wrong disc. Of course, there are still solid beats and rhymes from Del tha Funkee Homosapien, De La Soul, and others. Throughout WHITE PEOPLE, Merriweather and Rockwell make sure that both their cohorts and their listeners are having a good time.

御大プリンス・ポールと、ゴリラズなどを仕掛けてきた奇才ダン・ジ・オートメーターによるユニットが5年ぶりに復活。多種多様なジャンルからセンス良く抽出されたサンプリングと生音を駆使した高水準のトラックに今回もさまざまなゲストが花を添えるといった具合。デ・ラ・ソウル、ジャック・ジョンソン、ファレル・ウィリアムス、マーズ・ヴォルタなどなど、他ではありえない豪華なコラボレーションが楽しめる一枚です!!
bounce (C)卯之田 吉晴