For this week we have Random Art Projects' album Ignore Ignorance. For the lovers of the weirder, less Hennessy, more LSD type rap, Ignore Ignorance features the signature nasal vocals and off color sense of humor that are the trademarks of Star City, Indiana's Id Obelus. While I (mostly) enjoy Id's music (the Frank Zappa of rap), my personal favorite thing about this album is the production, which hits decidedly harder than anything else in Id's catalogue. The four part team of beatmakers sport a refreshing imagination and manage to blend psychedelia with boom bap in unexpected and enjoyable ways.
According to Id Obelus's WordPress, Random Art Projects (or R.A.P.) was a collaboration between him and the members of the defunct noise rock band Tramaj Voyix. They spent most of 2008 playing shows around Indiana, and as far as I know put out only this one record as well as contributing a single track to Milled Pavement Records's Goose Bumps 3.0 compilation entitled "Cutcho Hare".
This album is now out of print, and as far as I know is fairly difficult to locate. Enjoy!
Just remembered this album today and went for a lengthy search that turned up very little. Id's Discogs page doesn't say anything about R.A.P. and R.A.P.'s page has nothing about this album. Really appreciate you guys for this!
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks a bunch. I was in random art projects. We did only put out one album and we had a 2nd one ready just never released it. I still have most of the music on my computer
DeleteThis is fantastic. Id obelus is such a sympathetic weirdo. luv. He should start a band with filkoe I thought a few times last night. : ) ) https://idobelus.bandcamp.com/track/sixteen-pounds-of-grain
ReplyDeleteHey, thanks a bunch. I was in random art projects. We did only put out one album and we had a 2nd one ready just never released it. I still have most of the music on my computer
ReplyDeleteI produced the album in my basement! Thank you for the kind review ^_^
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