the of mirror eye

* presage: the illuminati (6 mb) | riddles (5 mb) | trilateralism (5 mb)
from outer perimeter : the future primitive sound : fps-003

there was a time when i was into turntablist super groups like the invisble skratch pickles, the x-ecutioners and the beat junkies. those guys are incredible technicians. they’ve got the chops and they like to show them. unfortunately, after awhile they started sounding like the yngvie malmsteen for turntalists. for those who don’t know, malmsteen is this super technical guitarist who just kinda wanks for the sake of wanking. and i thought that was happening with the turntablists.

presage - aka - mr. dibbs (1200 hobos) and jel (anticon), on the other hand, work for the sake of the song. this whole album is great, featuring songs filled with dark beats, brooding music and samples of conspiracy theories. they’ve also got one song featuring the great dose one (anticon) on vocals. mr. dibbs and jel are incredible turntablists/beatmakers. one caveat though, while i do love this album, i wish dose one were around more. i really feel like his track, riddles, is the highlight of this album. take a listen to the track and pay special attention to that moment when dose’s distinctive vocals drop out with about a minute left and this massive drum beat kicks in with an eerie melody on top of it. positively brilliant.

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the only time i ever listen to the radio is at work. and it pretty much bites the big one. most of the people i work with only listen to commercial music stations, so that’s what i’m pretty much stuck with. sometimes we can listen to the oldies station, which is pretty good, but most of the time its classic or modern rock. but despite all that suckage, the dj’s are at least pretty amusing to listen to, with their contests and funny news stories.

at this point i’d like to give a shout out to loveline. ’cause that’s probably the highlight of my work day, when it turns to 10pm and i can tune in to it.

every once in awhile though, i get to tune into the college stations. i’m lucky that there are some good ones within range. the problem is the dj’s. what is it with college station dj’s? the music is fine. love the music they play. but i just get so aggravated when the dj’s get on the mic. because honestly, i have yet to hear one that’s amusing or that displays any sort of personality. there was this one hip hop show that is just starting when i’m getting ready to go home. and i’ve tried a number of times to listen to it as i’m sure it’s a great show, but i never get to hear it because i get too frustrated that the first 20 minutes of their show is endless, inane patter about how they’re keeping it realer than real.