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| Release: | Deeper Than Most |
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| Media: | [Audio CD] | | Released: | 1993 [ Listen to HHH from this era on Spotify ] |
| Recordlabel: | N-Soul Records |
| Info: | 1. Peace Love-N-Happiness
2. Deeper Than Most
3. Be Free
4. Sing Amen
5. I Feel Like Flying Away
6. Deep Groove 1
7. Deep Groove 2
8. Things Goin' On
9. Keep Your Light On
10. Now I Believe
11. Sing Amen (Get Up Mix)
12. Peace Love-N-Happiness (Digital Planet Mix)
13. The Ultimate Human Beat-Box |
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| | Review: | Something about this album just grabbed me when I saw it.
I'm not sure if it was the bright layout on the front, or
the fact that the cover photo featured a brother with dreads
at the bottom of a swimming pool. Either way, I grabbed it
from the rack out of sheer instinct because I thought it was
going to be good. And then I did something I almost never
do. I bought it without listening to the demo.
Well I must have been operating in the prophetic that day,
because it turned out to be a very unique album that I'm
glad made it into my CD collection. I've enjoyed
Maximillian's "Deeper Than Most" more than any other
album from N*Soul, with the possible exception of "Once
Upon A Time", released by Scott Blackwell in 1993. And this
album possesses the same attributes that made "Once Upon A
Time" such a winner.
First, this album is not just another pop-house album. It is
a creative blend of house, jungle-rave (I think I just made
that term up...shhh don't tell, though) and hip-hop. While
most of the songs feature rhythms that bump the kick drum on
all four beats, a technique typical of house music, the
actual rhythm tracks are more varied than the typical
pop-house song you hear on the radio. There are combinations
of electronic drum sounds, acoustic percussion loops, and
various types of samples ranging from gurgly keyboard riffs
to high-pitched stabs.
Not only that, but there are also a couple tracks that
digress from that whole style completely. There are two
groove tracks, one of which flows seamlessly from a
acid-jazzy instrumental to a harder-edged rap song and back
again in about 6 minutes ("Deep Groove 2" and "Things
Goin' On", respectively). And the last song, "The
Ultimate Human Beat Box" is again very self-explanatory. It
utilizes digital sampling with two tracks of dizznope
beat-box loops overlayed with phonetic freestyle flows. It
all adds up to a whole lot of gittin' funky on the mic. As
I listened to Maximillian drop lyrics with ease, I started
to experience a bit of deja-vu. His voice sounded so
familiar, I wondered where I had heard it before. And then I
remembered: Maximillian rapped as part of the Organized
Rhyme Crew on T-Bone's latest album, "The Hoodlum's
Testimony". It's no wonder he sounds so at-home on the
microphone. As a matter of fact, my only beef with the album
is that he didn't rap more. But his vocals sound good
regardless of whether or not he sings or raps. The listener
can decide which sounds better. Either way, I'm sure that
everyone who hears this album will agree that of its genre,
this album is definitely "Deeper Than Most." | | source: Jelani N. G. Greenidge, Christian Hip Hop Zone, added: Feb 24, 2005 |  |
| Review: | Maximillian is a MUST buy! But good luck. This is out of
print. But you can hear him on this album as a member of
"Deeper than Most" along with Minister RMB and "Three 5
&6". He's the new reigning beatbox champ on the west
coast. Unreal. I heard he has a new album dropping 2007 | | source: Only Won Ministries, added: Oct 24, 2006 | |
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