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| Release: | Eventide Revery |
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| Media: | [Audio CD] | | Released: | 2006 [ Listen to HHH from this era on Spotify ] |
| Recordlabel: | Indie (Independant Release) |
| Info: | The album is released on August 1st, 2006.
A second pressing of the album is released under the Broken
Vessel Records label in April 2007 with minor graphical
changes to the disc and insert.
All tracks produced by The Insomniaddicts, except:
* produced by Signalias
+ produced by FabdaEclectic
^ produced by Dave Slayer
~ produced by Chef1
1. Pause Mix Technique *
2. Melancholy Eloquence
3. From the Mentals - featuring BIGP & Enoch ^
4. Concept Conjourer
5. Solo Scriptura
6. Addicts Anthem +
7. Deadwood +
8. Fences *
9. Change (Nothing's Gonna)
10. The Lighthouse ^
11. Space Rhyme Continuum *
12. Concede
13. Breath of My Existence - featuring Chef1 ~
14. Fear and Self Loathing in San Francisco +
15. Strings of Guitar
16. On The Double * |
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| | Review: | "Many in music ride a gimmick, and for the three MCs of
Insomniaddicts (what a mouthful), their point of sale is
their welcomed war with sleep deprivation. This would be
annoying if the 'Addicts were awful--but they're not. Like
many San Franciscan indie-rap groups, they trade off
throwing tounge-twisters over rolling, organic beats that
mingle with interludes of scratching. Don't sleep on these
guys." -download.com Editor's Review 08/12/06. | | source: music.download.com, added: Aug 28, 2006 |  |
| Review: | My roommate in college was a Christian Rock guy. It's an
industry built upon preaching to an audience that's already
converted. Sure, there were exceptions, like The Normals,
who wrote songs around personal flaws and superimposed them
into character studies of biblical heroes, but as a genre,
it's a fire and brimstone sermon broadcast over a
congregation that had to believe enough to buy the record in
the first place. The Insomniaddicts debut record Eventide
Revery, falls into step with my stereotypical expectations
for born again artists.
The Insomniaddicts are clearly making efforts to expand the
language and flow of Hip Hop, but these efforts are clumsily
executed. At times The Wanderer has a cedar season nasal
delivery that lacks dynamic interest. Vocal rhythms
occasionally ignore the groove, wandering through florally
appointed metaphors before stumbling upon the downbeat.
Their sophisticated vocabulary lends a poetic slant, but
often threatens to implode from its pretension. Like the
twist on Hip Hops obligatory gunshot samples in
"Deadwood," where Wanderer and Micro try to back down a
stick up kid by witnessing to him! If you're thug because
you're anti-thug, what plane of thug consciousness do you
ascend to?
Eventide Revery's saving grace is the production, which is
inspired, mellow, and casually lopes behind the beat. In
effect it is closer to down tempo electronica or IDM, but
with enough of a kick-snare foundation to frame up the
emcees rhymes. While the Insomniaddicts inspiration grew
out of golden era emcees, the production could easily be a
15-year upgrade on P.M. Dawn ballads. (That's not a dig,
P.M. Dawn were too quickly forgotten in the pantheon of Hip
Hop, they deserved more.)
In his liner note comments, Microphone Astronaut apologizes,
"Sorry if it's not hip-hop enough, but it is what it is."
While writing down the street at my neighborhood cafe,
sometimes timid troubadours step onstage and preface with,
"I can't really play guitar." An audience secret, if we
were disinterested before, we're outright ignoring someone
that lacks enough confidence to unapologetically stand
behind what they're offering up. My point? Micro, you
believe God has chosen this path for you, so act like it.
- Brian Hull | | source: -Brain Hull, okayplayer.com 11/21/06, added: Nov 29, 2006 | |
| Review: | When I think of underground hip-hop, I picture emcees coming
from all over the states, but California seems to be one of
those states that I don't seem to think about. When I think
of California, I tend to think about fun rhymes ala LA
Symphony or gangsta rap like that of the Gospel Gangstaz;
underground hip-hop doesn't even make a blip on the radar,
especially not San Francisco. Well it is from this city that
an underground hip-hop crew has emerged to rock the
microphone and the MPC. The crew is the Insomniaddicts,
indeed a very unique name for a crew. This review is for the
release of their current album titled Eventide Revery.
Now, when I first got this album and looked at the title, I
had no idea what Eventide Revery meant; I just figured that
it would have something to do with their name and insomnia.
Well, I didn't even look up the words "eventide" and
"revery" until just now while writing this review, and
Eventide Revery would be defined as a late afternoon or
evening daydream or meditation. Quite interesting when you
really think about it and then give the album a full
listen.
Now, as I said, the Insomiaddicts are underground hip-hop
artists, so that is exactly what you get with this project.
Scott the Wanderer and the Microphone Astronaut (Wanderer &
Micronaut for short) offer up many thought provoking rhymes
over very eclectic beats that are both melodic and
space-like, which lends itself perfectly to the title
Eventide Revery. With only two tracks with guest emcees, you
get to hear plenty of these two emcees present material that
covers a range of emotions and subjects. All of the songs
are somewhat spiritual in nature, but "Solo Scriptura" and
the hidden bonus track are two tracks that are overtly
spiritual in their content and drive lay to rest any thought
that these may or may not be Christian emcees (for those
that may question). You also get upbeat tracks that are both
hip-hop fun and intellectual with tracks like "Addicts"
and "Pause Mix Technique;" on both of these tracks you get
to hear plenty of DJ scratching that take hip-hop back to
its roots.
In regards to the production, it is very solid throughout.
There is a great balance between spacey laid back beats
("Space Rhyme Continuum" & "Change") and rugged hip-hop
beats with that boom bap feel ("From the Mentals"). The
sampling on Eventide Revery is well thoughtout & put in the
most appropriate places. I really loved the sample from
Slingblade on "Solo Scriptura" and then the old western
cuts that are scattered throughout "Deadwood." Alongside
their own production, they also call on other producers such
as Signalias, FabDaEclectic, Dave Slayer and Chef1; the
combination of all these producers lends to a very well
balanced sounding project.
Overall, Wanderer and Micronaut put together an album that
they can be proud of. This isn't your typical underground
hip-hop; it is very spacey & thought provoking, which makes
this an album that you definitely want to listen to several
times over. Now, the album does feel drawn out in places,
but even that aside, Eventide Revery is a project that
you'll want to keep in constant rotation, not only to
appreciate the lyricism but to kick back and have your own
midafternoon meditations. At first, I wasn't sure what I
thought about this project, but after digesting it, I must
say that this is a great piece of art, and not just music.
Do yourself a favor and pick this album up! | | source: -LaRosa Johnson, trailblazinministries.com 11/04/06, added: Nov 29, 2006 | |
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