Underground Fossils was an indie rap focused blog run by myself (Dimxsk) and by Trylemma, who passed August 3rd, 2024 from liver failure of unknown origin at the age of 34. We mostly posted week or twice weekly, the bulk of which were rare rips we made, found on old blogs, he acquired through his insanely broad connection to the scene, etc. We did all we could to make sure we didn't post stuff that (1) You could still reasonably buy from the artist directly, (2) You could reasonably buy secondhand for cheap, (3) You could download easily elsewhere, (4) The artist(s) asked us not to for any reason. Being involved in this blog was some of the most fun I ever had, even if at times it was time consuming, challenging or intimidating (having a readership). It was the product of one of the best friendships I've ever had. If I could say one last thing, it's to encourage all of you: if you have the time and desire, make your own UGF. Find a friend who loves this shit like you do and build it together. It will bring you incredible joy, enhance your connection to this amazing community, and change your life in unexpected and exciting ways. I know it did mine. Love you all!

Friday, March 1, 2019

Feller Quentin - I Want to be Black Kind of (2002)



Happy Friday! For today's release we've chosen to share Feller Quentin's solo rap debut I Want to be Black Kind of. Better known by his real name Tim Cohen, Feller's introduction to the rap scene was with Forest Fires Collective where he rapped under yet another pseudonym, Smif Carnivorous. FFC was a hard to pin down group of San Francisco weirdos who made indie garage rap tracks with a forest animal theme. For a group who didn't take themselves very seriously, FFC made some serious bangers, with Edison Victrola's interesting beats being a major focus.

Anyone who's familiar with the SF indie scene is probably aware of Tim Cohen, who's various musical ventures include (checking Wikipedia now... ahem) The Fresh & Onlys, Loud Fast Tools, Black Fiction, 3 Leafs, Amocoma, Beheadings, Magic Tricks, Sonny & The Sunsets, Hattattak, Window Twins and The Latter. As far as I know, only The Latter with the aforementioned Edison Victrola was a rap group, Feller's music is now primarily folk and rock based experimentation.

Anyway, I believe any fan of indie rap would find this release a real joy to listen to. We will be posting a UGF rip of The Latter's Ivorics at a later date as well, which has a similar but more polished sound, and includes some of my favorite Feller Quentin tunes. See you next week!

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7 comments:

  1. treidoiunuMarch 11, 2019 at 1:16 AM

    Hi. Do you guys happen to have any of Mad Squirrel's tapes? FFC
    Thanks for all the rare stuff

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  2. treidoiunuMarch 15, 2019 at 9:10 AM

    Sorry I've just seen they're on your request list

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    1. DimxskMarch 20, 2019 at 9:53 AM

      Hey, sorry for some reason I'm not getting notified about comments I just saw these. I have Big Squirrel?

      Either way, sorry for making you wait for a response!

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  3. treidoiunuJune 21, 2019 at 11:53 AM

    Hi. Sorry for the late answer, I have been away for a while. I would love to hear Big Squirrel if you have the chance. Hopefully, those tapes will reach the light of day someday.

    Here's the pedestrian album from your request list, if you haven't found it already:
    https://mega.nz/#!I2wimSYZ!WzeixFAYViI08ueRL_jJId1XdVKl-U7rtnOrcRCkx-Q

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    1. DimxskJune 21, 2019 at 6:19 PM

      Hey bro, here's Big Squirrel:

      https://mega.nz/#!McMziYgA!Q95JIGvxOBjHjfi9xAKmzGVnv0JxIIfz17uwWaAxcPQ

      Btw if you got like 4 responses from me just ignore them,trying to reply via phone wasn't working.

      Thanks for the Pedestrian!

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  4. treidoiunuJune 23, 2019 at 12:07 PM

    Thanks alot man. Really appreciate it

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