CAUGHT IN THE CROSS FIRE REVIEWS BIOGRAFFITI & SATURDAY MORNING SOUNDTRACK
January 12, 2007
ECID - Biograffiti
(Fill In The Breaks)
www.fillinthebreaks.com
I was lucky enough to catch Ecid playing a show in Minneapolis when I was over in December and after only 3 songs of his set, I was persuaded to pick up his record. Needless to say it was a great decision because Biograffiti is a quality album, one which I urge you to pick up quicktime.
The brilliant Akmude Sallam serves a great message, lambasting how everyone simply assumed someone is a terrorist because of how he looks. The music compliments the lyrics perfectly and shows just why Ecid is such a great musician. He can bring it a little more upbeat too with the swaying Recovering Eco Enthusiasts Might Enjoy This and the winding Ordinary Freakazoid.
The eastern tinge of Tip Your Server booms out with Ecid saying "A wise man once said never bite the hand that feeds you, you might grow see-through", and, whilst I might not be wise, I'm saying buy this record.
SATURDAY MORNING SOUNDTRACK - Saturday Morning Soundtrack
(Fill In The Breaks)
www.fillinthebreaks.com
Saturday Morning Soundtrack is the Minneapolis/St Paul collective featuring Ecid, and Impulse, Abzorbr's Kristoff Krane, Hecatomb's Capaciti. The record starts as it means to go on with the darkly warped Adopted Birth Defect, with the rappers all bringing their own flavour to the distorted plate.
The beats are all vying for the listener's attention, such as Strangers, which sounds like it could be the soundtrack to some darkly lit thriller, never mind a Saturday morning and the energetic, busy DB Sweeney which flits from unnerving drum to persistent buzz in the background. With Eyedea guesting on the final track Play Dead Til They Kill You, you're exhausted by the time you've reached the end of the CD. Easy listening it ain't, but rewarding it certainly is.
here's the link:
http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com/music/themix/2781