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!

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

New Music: bRavenous - Ghosts Of Rockingham

 


Today's new music rec is bRavenous' "Ghosts of Rockingham" album!

I have been familiar with bRavenous' name for a while but I admit, I hadn't listened to a full project from him until last year's "Flaunting Imperfections." I'm not typically a fan of a lot of East Coast Canadian Hip Hop nor do I typically gravitate towards straight-forward boom-bap, so while I recognized bRavenous' general ability to rap - that album didn't really impress me.

Then last week, I see a new album from the man and while I was tempted to skip it, the multiple Ghettosocks features + the hermitofthewoods feature caught my eye. I threw it on in the background but was quickly drawn the entire sound of the project. While East Coast boom bap is still very much the theme, "Ghosts of Rockingham" has a much more soulful vibe than "Flaunting Imperfections," in both production and the rapping itself. I noted that bRavenous seemed to have much more control over his delivery and the song concepts hit a lot harder. bRavenous had more to say and had a much better instrumental backing to do it over. 

At 15-tracks, the album is a bit long by today's standards, but I enjoyed it all the way through. Peep it below!


Ghosts Of Rockingham

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