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, May 15, 2020

Poetic Pilgrims - Weighty Mic Sessions (2003)




Springing off of the Prairie Rap post last Wednesday, today's upload is 2003's Poetic Pilgrims' "Weighty Mic Sessions." 

Poetic Pilgrims was a Saskatoon trio, consisting of Parab Poet, Inside Out, and Kwest. The guys gave their unique Christian rap take on the Prairie rap sound. While the guys were close to others in the scene, they kept nearly the entire project to "faith based" artists out of fear of what their church would think otherwise. Apparently Factor had offered them a beat for this project but they turned it down for this reason (Muneshine does a beat on here, but got the pass for his work with Lightheaded.) 

"Weighty Mic Sessions" is the trio's only official album and it fits in nicely with the Prairie Rap sound of the time. Things do get preachy at times, but still generally fine for those (like myself) who don't identify with Christianity. Braille and Sev Statik make appearances, connecting the U.S. Christian indie scene to the Canadian one. 

Peep the album HERE. 
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