Funcrusher Plus [PA]

Spin (p.95) - "FUNCRUSHER deconstructed hip-hop conventions and rebuilt them into a spare, murky, sputtering soundscape..." Spin (1/98, p.88) - Included on Spin's list of "Unheard Music." Spin (8/97, pp.116-118) - 8 (out of 10) - "...FUNCRUSHER PLUS encodes its wildy styled rhymes in cryptic vectors of New York City invective....Deceptively underproduced, Company Flow tracks still feels as asphyxiating as the City itself..." Vibe (9/97, p.244) - "...FUNCRUSHER commands attention because, like the West Coast's infamous Solesides crew, these brash do-it-yourselfers create a sound that's definitely their own..." The Source (8/97, p.164) - 3.5 Mics (out of 5) - "...Company Flow's deliverance is motivating...they capture a kinetic youthfulness that is not found in many of rap's current releases..." Melody Maker (10/18/97, p.51) - "...avalanche to the head...what Company Flow have done is to perfect and expand, bloat and focus the blueprint of NYC hip hop into a spectrum of invention and exploration that's staggering." Rap Pages (10/97, p.94) - "...a group of lads from the East who attempt to bring the lost art of skills, originality and flavor back to the forefront of hip hop....Showing an ability to avoid the temptations of radio-chummy show tunes or oily stained samples..." Billboard (p.64) - "FUNCRUSHER PLUS altered the course of underground rap with complex beats that evoke the Bomb Squad and Robert Fripp/Brian Eno with equal combustion..." NME (Magazine) (9/27/97, p.59) - 7 (out of 10) - "...you can't help but leave FUNCRUSHER PLUS feeling uncomfortable, and that's just how you imagine Company Flow want it." Pitchfork (Website) - "[I]t's crafty, bewildering, repeat-rewind material....[The production] boasts some of the most oxidized, tetanus-infected doom-rap beats of the era."