Those of you who've been checking in on UGF since the early(er) days know this one was promised when I posted Feller Quentin's solo rap album I Want to be Black Kind of. I'm a big fan of the Forest Fire sound, and Tim Cohen aka Feller Quentin aka Smif Carnivorous is a good place to begin to get a sense of it. Put his vocals over beats from their talented producer Edison Victrola (not to be confused with Edison of Papervehicle) and you get interesting and catchy DIY rap.
Ivorics was a cassette only release that was sold briefly in 2015 and is as of now (as far as I can tell) sold out, making it properly fossilized and eligible for posting here at UGF. It consists of a collection of singles by the duo, re-released for the first time as a full length album. The closing track is also featured on I Want to be Black Kind of, but for the most part these should all be new for anyone who hasn't heard them in their original format.
The sound is very similar to the easier to find Forest Fire albums, sample based boom bap production with a hefty dose of indie rock sensibilities and instrumentation. There is also a tongue in cheek, self effacing sense of humor that makes all the releases by this group fun. They're dope tracks with something for everyone.
Enjoy Ivorics!
Dope Album !! thank you !! peace and real hip hop 4evaaa
ReplyDeleteIt's a good one no doubt, thanks!!
Deletenice collection of tracks definitely keeps that FFC feel. thanks for sharing this
ReplyDeleteWow, this is stellar. Thank you.
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