new reissue is sweet
I love me some RhythmKing
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 16 April 2013 20:11 (eleven years ago) link
shit, i had this sitting around for years without listening to it because i thought it was a reggae album and i didn't want to hear a reggae album
and it is great, doh
― j., Wednesday, 23 July 2014 21:13 (nine years ago) link
the bonus disc on the reissue is great too (unreleased recordings from 70s onward). less minimal than II, brighter production (but not really slick), lots of solid hooks, more stylistic variety.
― brimstead, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 21:16 (nine years ago) link
I want to hear Boz Scaggs sing "aht uh mi hed"
― brimstead, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 21:17 (nine years ago) link
Revisiting this today. Such an absolute landmark. The more dated its sounds become, the more I love it. Some of the polyrhythms on it are unmatched. When I finally lose my marbles, I'd wager this is one of the albums they'll play to get me to eat solid food.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Sunday, 10 April 2022 22:00 (two years ago) link
Random observation:
It's kind of funny that I discovered this album through Digable Planets sampling it but by the time I heard it, saying something like "`XL-30` reminds me of Nintendo music" was possible. Time really does make fooles of us all.
― Let's disco dance, Hammurabi! (Austin), Sunday, 10 April 2022 22:15 (two years ago) link