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| | Latyrx : The Album - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | Since both are heard simultaneously, and aren't interacting, it's almost impossible to follow either Lateef or Lyrics Born's individual flows, but it makes for a startling cumulative effect -- it's vocal hip-hop as pure sonic texture. |
 | | Nothing else is quite as avant-garde as "Latyrx," but there's a lot of highly progressive use made of electronics; the most attention-grabbing productions are built on spacy trip-hop beats, ambient synth textures, or burbling, minimal computer funk (with a couple of jazz-funk and dancehall-style cuts thrown in for good measure). |
 | | Actually, despite the big-name backup, Lyrics Born produces the majority of the tracks on the album, and is just as responsible for its musical direction; he's also the more distinctive MC, growling, muttering, skanking like a reggae toaster, and half-singing his lines at times. |
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