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	Definitive Jux \| The Perceptionists
		Their debut as a trio, Black Dialogue, is a naturally-flowing, mind-engaging genius album, the culmination of a hell of a lot of work apart, but just as much together.
		The most important thing about the Perceptionists is: this isn’t about individual members.
		And the band of brothers called The Perceptionists are the ones to make that number work for 2005 and beyond.
	www.definitivejux.net /jukies/the_perceptionists (575 words)

	Ink 19 :: Perceptionists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Perceptionists warm it up and slow it down a wee bit for the ladies on “Love Letters,” one of three tracks produced by Willie Evans Jr.
		Perceptionists do tap the White House one good time with “Memorial Day,” written from the perspective of a disgruntled soldier, with a chorus that plays up the alleged failure to find WMD in Iraq and verses between verses of disillusion that are quite similar to the words of real veterans of this war and others.
		Perceptionists are surely the only group ever to boast cameos by Guru on one track ("Party Hard”) and Humpty Hump on the next (“Career Finders”), which should go down as one of the best Hump riffs to date: “Ok, let’s see Mr.
	ink19.com /issues/august2005/musicReviews/musicP/perceptionists.html (508 words)

	The Perceptionists - PopMatters Concert Review
		I was seeing the Perceptionists in Indianapolis, which, as you might imagine, isn't exactly a hotbed of underground rap aficionados.
		When the Perceptionists came onstage around 8:30, most of the bodies in the building were stowed away in the back or up in the balcony, asses firmly planted in chairs or, if standing, within arm's length of the nearest bar.
		Lif created an invisible noise gauge, for which his hand was the needle, and the louder the audience screamed, the higher in the air went his hand.
	www.popmatters.com /music/concerts/p/perceptionists-050215.shtml (750 words)

	westword.com \| Music \| Conversation Peace
		The Perceptionists' MC remembers sitting in a Chinese restaurant in John Kerry's home town of Boston on Election Day 2004 and being "almost oblivious" to what was going on with what many were calling the most important election of his lifetime.
		And braggadocio battle tracks such as "Frame Ruptures" perfectly complement the Perceptionists' live shows, which seethe with the kind of vitality and polish that are generally lacking in hip-hop, underground or independent.
		In addition to the more polemic songs and the live favorites, the Perceptionists are also able to take it down a notch and talk about the pains of unrequited love ("Love Letters"), the stress and humiliation of menial labor ("5 O'Clock") and the current state of hip-hop ("Career Finders").
	www.westword.com /issues/2005-04-28/music/music2.html (896 words)

	The Tartan Online : The Perceptionists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Perceptionists, a Boston-based hip-hop group, have built a large fan base around their politically charged, socially conscious raps.
		With infectious flows and sincerity in their message, the Perceptionists were able to reach out to both the politically active and the more simplistic music lovers.
		By the end of the show, the Perceptionists had reeled in an impressive number of CMU students and local hip-hop enthusiasts.
	thetartan.org /pillbox/2005/10/17/perceptionists (747 words)

	The Perceptionists: Black Dialogue - PopMatters Music Review
		The Perceptionists make their goals clear: working their asses off to create music which will make people dance and think ("motivating the brain and the legs and the hips").
		The Perceptionists have the skills to make a fantastic party album which has nothing of substance to say, but they instead chose to fill their debut with their thoughts on everything from international politics to the hardships involved in maintaining a relationship.
		The Perceptionists' Black Dialogue is gimmick-free, frills-free hip-hop from two self-proclaimed "fl orators" who have important things to say and aren't afraid to say them.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/p/perceptionists-black.shtml (1355 words)

	Boston's Weekly Dig: Music: THE PERCEPTIONISTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		On the eve of their crew debut, The Perceptionists are already legends beyond the Bean, but Lif says the Boston show is the one they’re taping to immortalize their new record and the impassioned live spectacle that goes along with it.
		The Perceptionists recently swung from Pennsylvania to Ohio, toured the Pacific coast and are now looking at a June encore in Tennessee.
		Considering the atrocities committed by dingbats on shiny rims, it’s refreshing to hear The Perceptionists slap the status ho.
	www.weeklydig.com /articles/the_perceptionists (790 words)

	Plan 9 - The Perceptionists : Black Dialogue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Here the Perceptionists address matters both elevated and lighthearted over lush, resounding beats that recall DJ Premier during the halcyon days of fellow Bostonians Gang Starr.
		Whether deploring distant war ("Memorial Day") or reveling in inner peace ("Breathe in the Sun"), the Perceptionists keep their minds moving at an invigorating pace, with rhymes that unfold complexly, overflowing with parenthetical comments.
		The Perceptionists are equally powerful on the vulnerable seduction of "Love Letters" or calling out hip-hop cliches with sharp wit on "Career Finders" (featuring the unlikely, but welcome, return of Digital Underground's Humpty Hump).
	www.buymusichere.net /rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=12&upc=60030881032 (302 words)

	Guerilla 16 takes stage with The Perceptionists
		Guerilla 16 and The Perceptionists hit the ’Sco this past Friday in one of Oberlin’s best hip hop shows in the last few years.
		However, this is just the tip of the iceberg with The Perceptionists; the members of this power trio are also known for their serious commitment to furthering hip hop philosophy and the “search for Knowledge of Self.” Their current tour is in part promotion for their upcoming first album as a trio, titled Black Dialogue.
		The Perceptionists are fast receiving positive support from the hip hop community as three already-acclaimed solo artists coming together with a whole new feel.
	www.oberlin.edu /stupub/ocreview/2005/2/18/arts/article1.html (526 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / Up from the underground
		Lif and Akrobatik and turntablist DJ Fakts One -- were planning to record their first CD together, Internet chat rooms have been abuzz with the belief that the group would be the new voice of politically charged rap.
		The members of the Perceptionists are known for their strong political views.
		Still, this hip-hop supergroup, the Perceptionists, refuses to be creatively shackled by other people's perceptions.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2005/03/20/up_from_the_underground (478 words)

	clevescene.com\| Music\| The Perceptionists
		At a time when political hip-hop too often suggests being shouted down by the neighborhood vagrant/conspiracy nut, the Perceptionists' debut has potential bipartisan appeal.
		But the disc is also rooted in old-school positivity instead of the sour sounds of today's underground, with bright, sharp beats offering the promise of party time alongside the political rhymes.
		Their Black Dialogue is the way rappers used to talk about politics, back when they talked instead of hectored and realized you could catch more flies with honey.
	www.clevescene.com /Issues/2005-02-16/music/nightwatch4.html (170 words)

	Perceptionists and Beat Society at the Knitting Factory
		His lyrics have the slight odor of a formal education and his political message is one that I would take to DC and yell on that a**hole from Texas' front lawn.
		While on the album Black Dialog, the other half of the Perceptionists, Akrobatic, seemed to be a bit of a weight, kicking basic unimpressive rhymes that sounded like he was trying to keep up with Lif.
		While the energy was not off the wall all night there was this awesome peaceful, together vibe that made the show well worth the bucks and gas.
	www.icecreamman.com /music/article_532.shtml (495 words)

	:: MVRemix Reviews: The Perceptionists - Black Dialogue ::
		Lif, and DJ Fakts are each unique as they join together to form The Perceptionists.
		While LPs from supergroups are a hit or miss affair, The “Black Dialogue” LP by The Perceptionists is an excellent experience which is both thought provoking and fun.
		One major perception of “Black Dialogue” by The Perceptionists is that the album is will become an underground classic.
	www.mvremix.com /urban/reviews/perceptionists.shtml (877 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Black Dialogue - The Perceptionists at Epinions.com
		Mocking is a factor of rap, hence the subject matter on the businesslike “Career Finders.” And the Perceptionists insult the emcees who try and cover up the rest of the underground talent, by hysterically imitating those like Snoop Dogg and giving useless rappers better jobs.
		Most likely the most hopeless track on Black Dialogue, the noteworthy story that Akrobatik uses is a bit sad, in which he describes a story about almost-meeting an elementary school teacher who is busy with the kids she needs to look after.
		Government uncertainty and public chaos are talked about ruggedly, but so are the catchy chants of joy about being able to leave your workplace.
	www.epinions.com /content_221257305732 (772 words)

	Subtraction: A Matter of Perceptionists
		I subscribe to the email newsletters regularly pushed out by the folks at Definitive Jux Records, and because I rarely have time to properly read them, my usual pattern is to quickly scan their contents — perhaps without really retaining anything — before hitting the delete key.
		On the lower right hand side of its cover, a little blurb extolled me to “‘Party Hard’ with the Perceptionists”; the hip-hop collective (I hate that word) are this week’s headliners for the Voice’s Choices pull-out section.
		That was enough to convince me to go and see if the artists had any songs available for purchase at the iTunes Music Store (just three) and to wonder how many tracks I might be able to download with Acquisition X (I was too lazy).
	www.subtraction.com /archives/2005/0323_a_matter_of_.php (596 words)

	The Perceptionists :: The Razor :: Thought Wizard Producions/Fakts One
		Taking the name The Perceptionists, the group's moniker implies that they have a keen eyesight for seeing what's dope AND that their cognitive abilities are beyond compare.
		With 50 minutes and 29 tracks, The Perceptionists have the chance to prove it with a mixtape CD called "The Razor," which one would assume must be equally sharp in it's cuts and rhymes.
		The action is briefly interrupted by a comical radio DJ interview allegedly with Lil Jon, and then dips into a Perceptionists song called "Avengers." The verbals are okay, but the beat is a bit underwhelming.
	www.rapreviews.com /archive/2004_11_therazor.html (848 words)

	village voice > music > The Perceptionists by Robert Christgau
		Ididn't get many words, of course; no matter how adamantly rappers enunciate—a priority for both the staccato, argumentative Lif and the more broadly declamatory Ak—it's tough to make out songs you don't know when the DJ is bringing the noise.
		Where PE's big man is a preacher, the Perceptionists' is a regular guy; where PE's little man is a clown, the Perceptionists' is a sage.
		If the crowd at the Perceptionists' exultant CD-release gig March 24 was even 10 percent fl, the Bowery Ballroom has a balcony I don't know about.
	www.villagevoice.com /music/0513,xgau,62486,22.html (812 words)

	Boston.com / News / Boston Globe / Living / Arts / The Perceptionists
		Lif, Akrobatik, and DJ Fakts One were putting their successful solo careers on hold to form the Perceptionists, the question wasn't why as much as why did it take so long.
		After all, they'd performed with one another for years, onstage and on one another's CDs, so it only made sense for them to make official what had come naturally.
		Their enthusiasm made clear what members have said all along -- the Perceptionists is not a one-off or a side project between solo efforts.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2005/01/23/the_perceptionists?mode=PF (490 words)

	cmj.com \| new music first
		Def Jux steps up and chefs up the latest evolution in their trademark independent sound: an album you can "lean back" to while you "learn ’bout" move-faker prez Bush, fl empowerment, and why glorifying gun violence and drug distribution is fucking stupid (even if it’s fun to listen to sometimes).
		These dudes are not called the Perceptionists for nothing, and Black Dialogue is full of enough consciousness to turn HAL against his human masters.
		But nothing is sweeter than the closer, "Breathe In The Sun." Fabolous sounds winded next to this knockout.
	prod1.cmj.com /articles/display_article.php?id=3547549 (213 words)

	Untitled Document
		For a moment, the constant traffic of low-flying airplanes carries exuberant tourists, rather than disgruntled business travelers forced to take a layover on their way back to the coasts.
		The resulting synergy is palpable on the first track, “Let’s Move,” which showcases the Perceptionists potent blend of party vibes and political awareness.
		The Perceptionists’ politics are fully realized on “Black Dialogue,” as Akrobatik and Mr.
	www.pulsetc.com /image/2005/0420/Perceptionists.htm (975 words)

	The Austin Chronicle The Perceptionists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Graduating from the novel concept of two established solo artists joining forces with a year’s worth of touring their explosive live set, the MC tandem of Mr.
		Lif and Akrobatik add further credence to the Perceptionists moniker by way of their momentous Definitive Jux debut, Black Dialogue.
		Ignited by the turntable antics of DJ Fakts One, the Boston crew lobs Molotov cocktails at faulty rappers and politicians alike as their inflected speech runs circles around the block to make certain all targets are duly burnt to a crisp.
	www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/Guides/Bands?oid=201022 (211 words)

	Creative Loafing Atlanta
		Each night of A3C 2006 features unknown and national performers which, while not necessarily mainstream, are stars within the rapidly growing indie hip-hop scene.
		The best known is Boston's Perceptionists, a supergroup featuring Mr.
		Then there are other artists, like the Perceptionists or [an Arc the Finger artist like Psyche Origami] that have played for 10,000 people at festivals, have done Bonnaroo, and things like that."
	atlanta.creativeloafing.com /gyrobase/PrintFriendly?oid=oid:54778 (812 words)

	Rhapsody Music: Download, Listen, Play & Burn The Perceptionists
		Indie-rap faves from Boston, the Perceptionists include Akrobatik, Mr.
		They rock the old school -- two emcees and a DJ -- and their production is wildly innovative.
		Click here to start listening to The Perceptionists and thousands of other artists FREE for 14 days with Rhapsody.
	www.real.com /dmm/rhapsody/artist/?artistid=6860882 (126 words)

	MP3 4U - "Memorial Day" by The Perceptionists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Mucster says: Here is a politically charged track from The Perceptionists.
		It's an appropriate track with the elections and all that madness going on just moments ago.
		The Perceptionists put things in their own words and eloquently state their views on the current situation in Iraq and those "weapons of mass destruction" and what not.
	www.mp34u.com /songCard.php?posting=2150 (84 words)

	JamBase \| STS9 GIVE LIVE HIP-HOP WITH PERCEPTIONISTS
		The night's opening act The Perceptionists, minus DJ fackts One, busted a move back onto the TLA stage.
		Their smooth, sweet jams instantly locked up with the Perceptionists' lyrics like Legos and Lincoln Logs.
		The Perceptionists exited stage left with a warm thanks from STS9.
	www.jambase.com /headsup.asp?storyID=6255 (563 words)

	THE PERCEPTIONISTS, "Black Dialogue"
		The Perceptionists broke last fall with "The Razor," a bumping, "SportsCenter"-worthy single that was almost instantly christened the postseason anthem of the New England Patriots (don't worry, it was no "Super Bowl Shuffle" or anything, and besides, it worked and the Pats went home with Super Bowl rings).
		This official bow from the Boston-based Def Jux all-stars Akrobatik, Mr.
		Album opener "Let's Move" works up a bounding party groove, but it's the insistent snare that drives "What Have We Got To Lose?," the smart dismantling of studio gangstas in "Career Finders" (featuring the always-welcome Humpty Hump) and Lif's syrupy lyrics in "Frame Rupture" that makes this whole greater than the sum of its parts.
	www.hollywoodreporter.com /bb/reviews/album_exclusives_article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000855181 (146 words)

	sfweekly.com \| Music \| The Perceptionists
		On Black Dialogue his new group does mill about in the classrooms of linguistic analysis ("Black Dialogue"), modern imperialism ("Memorial Day"), and old-fashioned populism ("People for the Prez"), but these Perceptionists have also got a wild streak, as demonstrated by "Party Hard," their stellar collaboration with Boston's most famous hip hop native, Gangstar's Guru.
		But the best thing about the album isn't the balance of politics and partying; it's the back-and-forth between Lif and his fellow Perceptionist MC Akrobatic.
		With a deep, forceful voice that delivers lyrical body blows, Akrobatic provides a perfect counterpoint to Lif's trebly, precisely placed vocal jabs.
	www.sfweekly.com /issues/2005-04-13/music/reviewed4.html (162 words)

	ukhh.com \| features \| interviews \| Perceptionists interview by K-Per
		Taking the best Bean town has to offer and melting it with appearances from the likes of El-P, Guru and Phonte, The Perceptionists are about to drop ‘Black Dialogue’, their first full-length collaborative effort in March this year.
		Ahead of this K-Per sat by his phone to speak with a barely awoken Lif and chirpy Akrobatik in turns about their perceptions of the future and what this new group is bringing to the table.
		We come back with a Perceptionists LP and go back to that cycle again.
	www.ukhh.com /features/interviews/perceptionists (2086 words)

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