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| Sivion - Mood enhancement |
| Release: | Mood enhancement |
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| Media: | [Audio CD] [Digital Download] | | Released: | 2005 [ Listen to HHH from this era on Spotify ] |
| Recordlabel: | ILLECT Recordings |
| Info: | Guest appearances by Wushu, Heather Randall (vocalist).
Production by
-Sivion : 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, bonus
track
- Playdough : 4
- Freddie Bruno : 11
- Andreon Michael : 13
- Silent Assassin : 14
- Cheese : 17
1. Mood intro
2. Out of the blue
3. In the know
4. Flood gates
5. The name game
6. Lyrical combat
7. Down but never out - featuring Deepspace5
8. Let me - featuring Phonetic Composition and Phat
K.A.T.S.
9. Right there in the left field
10. Fly so high
11. Side rhodes
12. Father time - featuring LaConda
13. A.N.D.R.E.O.N. - featuring Andreon Michael
14. S.H.A.N.N.A.N.
15. Easy flow
16. What is it?
17. Glamour shots - featuring Keynote, Travii the 7th and
Blaze Won
18. The search - featuring Heather Randall |
| Rating: | Our users rated this release: 8 out of 10
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| | Review: | Written by Administrator
Monday, 15 August 2005
Sivion first pinged hip-hop's radar as one half of the
group Phat K.A.T.S., the other half being his twin brother.
With a few songs and cameos the name started to stick and
folks took notice. As the K.A.T.S affiliation dissolved
Sivion continued to network and ended up landing a spot on
the Deepspace5 crew. While a welcome addition to the soon to
be dubbed "super-crew" he was not content to exist only in
cameo-land. So now he's presenting his first full length
album "Mood Enhancement" on Illect Recordings. The album
is a jazz influenced combination of mellow hip-hop a la
Native Tongues of old and new school conscious rap like
Common or Talib Kweli. Having said that, this is no copycat,
faux-intellectual, "me too" album. This is a creative,
insightful, well produced and heavy effort that truly belies
its freshman status.
Sivion brings out all the stops with guests like Deepspace5,
Phonetic Composition, Heather Randall, LaConda, Blaze Won
and more on the mic. Freddie Bruno and Harry Krum guest
produce alongside Sivion. With 18 tracks though, "Mood
Enhancement" doesn't smother the listener with guest after
guest. Content to cluster the talent into a few key songs
there are plenty of tracks for Sivion alone. Of note is
track 9 where the album takes a break with a full length
airy jazz set, sans vocals.
This is a good cool out album. At home in headphones or in
the whip, this album is clean musically and vocally. This is
a great listen as there is no overdone theme yet all songs
feed off of each other. "Mood Enhancement" has a good
combination of up-tempo and slower songs, showing Sivion's
diversity. Whether attacking the mic of just smoothly riding
the beats Sivion presents a deliberately moody album.
Sivion has a very rhythmic flow, with runs of staccato
interspersed with runs of harmonized sing-song raps. The
word choice is effortless and Sivion utilizes a storytelling
style as opposed to a punchline flow. The rhyme never gets
in the way of the message, and the flow never fights the
beat. He throws out questions and challenges to the listener
as much as he drops knowledge. "What is it"'s smooth flow
detailing Sivion's spiritual journey transitions into
"Glamour Shots" where he touts his lyrical prowess along
with partners in crime Keynote, Travii the 7th and Blaze
Won.
His mid-tone voice is easily recognizable but has a tendancy
to start sounding the same from song to song. When rapping
in a group, Sivion truly excells with his vocal tone
complimenting those around him and his flow polished in
comparison. What makes him great in a group may leave others
wanting more after an entire solo album if there is not
enough diversity. I think he's balanced it well this time
around.
Sivion's created a good album in "Mood Enhancement".
Solid production backs up intelligent raps. While only a
first time solo artist, Sivion shows maturity, experience,
depth and more importantly talent. This album has a depth
and complexity to give long term playback potential.
-Nomad
3.5 of 5 stars
| | source: Sphereofhiphop.com, added: Aug 12, 2006 |  |
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