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, July 15, 2022

Stacs of Stamina - Cashew Fenny (2002)

 


 

I've been meaning to post this one for a while, but my personal rip is 192 kbps which I made years ago and I can't find the CDr I ripped it from (yes I have this one on CDr, actually I have two because one was damaged beyond repair and I finally found another) so up until now I didn't have the means to do this justice. Thanks to Chris I now have a vinyl rip that sounds good and is variable bitrate so good news on that front.

I've always liked these guys. Marcus Graap's got a dope voice for rapping, as does Bashie and the beats have an old school grime that I enjoy. Add to that the fact that they speak English, and the kind of cool international feeling I admit to getting when I kick it to European rap and they're about the best hip hop to come out of Sweden that I'm aware of.

Marcus is now half of Zucchini Drive along with Speed Dial 7 from Cavemen Speak. I gotta say I prefered when they both mostly rapped (Zucchini Drive is something more rap adjacent), but I'd still recommend their work as well.

I guess that's it. Time to post some music and eat some dinner. Stay tuned for more next week, thanks for sticking with us!

Enjoy Cashew Fenny!


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2 comments:

  1. kaohtixJuly 15, 2022 at 3:30 PM

    i wasnt aware of the whole zucchini drive connection thanks

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  2. NapkinsJuly 17, 2022 at 12:41 PM

    This is a great album. The connection with Cavemen Speak ran deep around the early 2000's and some other killer side-projects came out of it such as The World After 4/02 which was the same line up as Zucchini Drive doing some dope rap. Their 'Vikings & Waffles' album is fantastic. Also, these 2 plus Nomad of Cavemen Speak and Bleubird with Xndl doing beats were Gunporn whose only album 'Pretty Pretty Please' is another classic. Well worth checking out.

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