Note read in "Six Days"

DJ Shadow is a man of many talents. Endtroducing was an amazing example of what lo-fi hip-hop could turn out. He was a genius at experimental hip-hop and still his. So it's no surprize that the note this time is found on his song from The Printing Press, a song entitled Six Days. The vocals seem to make it this time though. As much as his talents are great with lo-fi, instrumental hip-hop, I gotta say, for once I do believe that a DJ Shadow track is enhanced so much more by the sample he picked. (The sample song is Six Day War by Colonel Bagshot. In case you're interested.)


The song itself flows quite well. As the first DJ to make entirely sampled songs, it's hard to seperate samples with DJ Shadow, and that's a great thing in this case. It makes the song. Just listen for yourself.




And if the beat just didn't seem enough, the remix has a pretty nice beat. However, the rap over it is hit and then entirely miss the song. But still a nice sound to hear.



-Minimal foX

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New note, "Imma Star" so shine on.

New find of an old song. Just thought I'd like to re-bring it to your attention. It's catchy as hell and stuck in my head.

Imma Star (Everywhere We Are) ...

-Minimal foX

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The first note, "No One Could Ever" read.

Hudson Mohawke's No One Could Ever was a surprize find to even me. After listening to songs off of his album Butter, I was rather surprised to find something not so outrageously flamboyant. Sure, it's chipmunk-esque, but lets say it's a step up from the last Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. A large step up.

No One Could Ever is classic hip-hop meets electronica, but somewhere along the line, it got quite messed up at a local bar, and is now staggering down the street talking to strangers in a rather friendly but somehow distant mood. It's an anthem tune for sure, the melodious, hyped up horns make it a given when pushed to the edge with such a forceful punch of bass, but exactly whose anthem it is simply can't be found.
For the most part, this seems to be the best track out of the cd. If you think that track was flamboyant, you do need to check out the rest of the cd. Tracks such as Joy Fantastic and Allhot feel something like a sketch straight out of the Tim and Eric show. But with a cover art like this
it's not hard to imagine that such tracks are going to be flamboyant 80's synth pop trying with all it's might to be hip again. And for the most part, Hudson Mohawke does seem to make it work with his own style. But, that's up for you to decide.

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