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| | Fantastic Damage | | | Music Artist : | | El-P | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Definitive Jux | | Release Date : | | 2002-05-14 | | Store Price : | | $14.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $14.98 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Fantastic Damage
2. Squeegee Man Shooting
3. Deep Space 9mm
4. Tuned Mass Damper
5. Dead Disnee
6. Delorean
7. Truancy
8. The Hang, The Front, The Bush And The Shit
9. Accidents Don't Happen
10. Stepfather Factory
11. T.O.J.
12. Dr. Hellno And The Praying Mantus
13. Lazerfaces' Warning
14. Innocent Leader
15. Constellation Funk
16. Blood
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 takes time.... alot... or u get the first second.
Submitted on: 2009-02-11 |
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First and foremost... some people may say, "you shouldn't start your hip hop indie collection with this" or, "your ears aren't mature enough for this", or "you need to listen to alot of hip hop to get this". Well those people are very wrong...
The thing is... I've listened to basically every type of Hip hop album, from 3 feet high and rising, to the super powered energetic bomb squad productions of the late 80's early 90's, the 2 bar loops and scratching aesthetic of DJ premier, The expertly detailed productions of J dilla and Pete Rock, where chimes and keyboard loops are broken into 1/16th measures and filtered and pulse in the background, or straightforward classic hip hop like A tribe Called Quest... to bay area and dirty south productions with electronic bass lines and synths and TR-808 drum machines, to the new age indie hip hop from the likes of MF Doom and Madlib which take anything from found sounds to classic hip hop samples and meld everything together into their own creations, the live bands sounds of the roots, to even El-P's own past efforts of Company flow which revolutionized hip hop in terms of not having every sample be perfectly EQed and just taking the minimalism aesthetic of old school hip hop to an even barer and scarier sound... AND NOTHING HAS EVER SOUNDED LIKE THIS
In other words, don't even try to prepare yourself for this... It's just so different you won't know what to expect. And furthermore, El-P doesn't even try to bring you into this gradually... he hits you over the head with the self titled opening song, which for better or worse, sums up the sound of this album. I could try to describe what this sounds like... but I won't. Just know this, It's RAW. RAW. RAW. you won't recognize any samples. The drums are crunchy, as in actually sound like a tractor running over a car. There are constantly electronic synth rushes swirling around underneath everything. then he just add's in his own little keyboard loops and what not. But the way he layers it, EQ's it, and puts the voices in the middle of it all... is just unlike everything ever made.
If you want to take your own view of hip hop and take it and crash it everywhere and then listen to this, go ahead. if you don't think your ready for something you may not like on the first listen, then don't even try. |
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HIP HOP AIN'T DEAD. IT'S BURRIED ALIVE UNDERGROUND !!!
Submitted on: 2008-08-02 |
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| IT IS TRULY AMAZING HOW AFTER 1995 THE HIP HOP AUDIENCE HAS BEEN STEADILY ROCKED TO SLEEP. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ALBUM WILL EVER GET THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVES ON A BROAD SCALE BUT I WILL GO AS FAR TO SAY THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST HIP HOP ALBUMS EVER MADE AND DESERVES TO BE MENTIONED IN THE RANKS OF: IT TAKES A NATION OF MILLIONS TO HOLD US BACK, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING, FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET, PAULS BOTIQUE, THE LOW END THEORY, AQUEMINI, ETC.. ETC... . DON'T GET ME WRONG FUNCRUSHER PLUS WAS GOOD BUT THIS IS ON A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL. THIS IS A REVOLUTION IN PRODUCTION THAT NOBODY HAS EVEN COME CLOSE TO TOUCHING SINCE IT HAS COME OUT. THIS IS HANDS DOWN THE GREATEST HIP HOP ALBUM THAT HAS COME OUT SINCE AQUEMINI AND 6 YEARS AFTER ITS RELEASE IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED !!! |
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 Sounds like metal garbage cans falling down my basement steps
Submitted on: 2007-03-08 |
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| I'm not a real big fan of Def Jux, I bought this album based on good reviews and so far I like almost any kind of alternative/creative hip hop ex.(Blackalicious,kool keith,busdriver,deltron,mf doom ect.) Some people cream there pants over this just cause its different,and I know some of you are thinking "your ears just arn't mature enough to appreciate it" listen kids I know good hip hop when I hear it and this is just amature lyrics with wack beats. Mabey if I was still taking acid and mushrooms I could appreciate it better, but iv'e been out of high school for 7 years. |
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 Call it 4.5 Stars for Fantastic Damage
Submitted on: 2006-09-11 |
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Somewhere along the line rap and hip hop fans came to expect rap to give reverence to other forms of black music. Jazz is all over A Tribe Called Quest, the P-Funk sound is the predominant sound in gangster rap, and soul and R&B show up in almost every rap release.
Well El-P's Fantastic Damage doesn't give reverence to black music. It's sound is more along the lines of a soundtrack to a twisted sci-fi movie. The music is dense, with many layers of production and sound for a careful listener to pick apart. If I had to compare it something else, I would compare it to the Bomb Squad, but even that isn't really accurate.
As a rapper, El-P's flow has vastly improved from his Company Flow days. His verses are dense and they come at you at tremendous speed. The subject matter ranges from typical battle rap stuff to lyrics about totalitarian regimes, sci-fi movies and conspiracy theories. The various guest stars sprinkled over the album also add to the feel and the flow of the album.
An emblematic song of the album is Delorian. The song starts out with a rapid fire verses from Aesop Rock and El-P. The two exchange raps for the first few minutes before the song digresses in to scratching for the bridge. Then the song comes back with a wallop, reprising the first verse. At the end of the song, the music desolves in to an hilarious chorus about Back to the Future (Great Scotts!!!).
If you can take a little experimentation with an open mind then you might like this album. It's dense, and takes many listens to fully understand, but once you do, it's very rewarding. If your a fan of the more mainstream stuff, then stay away. There are no raps about hos, 40s, and blunts, so you might not get your fill of ghetto culture. But if your looking for something different, this is a damn good listen. |
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Def Jux Classic (4.5 stars)
Submitted on: 2006-07-14 |
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I really wasn't familiar with El-P's work until I heard Company Flow's "Funcrusher (Plus)" album this year. El-P produced most of the album. I wasn't too fond of his production on that album, probably because I was not used to they way he does it. But it did make me want to check out more of his work, purchasing his "Fantastic Damage" album.
El-P creates new heights of his album production and lyrically. When I first heard this album (with earbuds), I had a headache from listening to it, especially on the track "Accidents Don't Happen" when that loud pitch through out the song made me rip the the buds out of my ear. But listening to the album again I was able to get used to the production and actually enjoy it more and more as it grew on me. The production on "The Hang, The Front, The Bush and The S***" holds a tight beat at the beginning before it changes.
Lyrically El-P doesn't disappoint. Songs like "Dead Disnee" is a song about going to Disney World and destroying the place. I also like "Step Father Factory" where he creats a robotic step father that is supposed to be in families homes but they glitch. He comes off strong in all tracks and never looses his momentum. Not many emcees can do this here. Most of the time I have no idea what he is talking about, but I still like his rhymes.
Guest wise are mostly within the Def Jux family. My favorite is the somewhat sexual track "Dr. Hell No & The Praying Mantis" featuring Vast Aire (even though he sounds like he can't rhyme whatsoever). Mr Lif & C Rayz Walz appear on "Blood" also a great track. Aesop Rock, Ill Bill, Cage and Camutao also makes an appearance on the album.
Overall I enjoyed this album after giving it a few spins. El-P takes hit talents to higher levels and never dissapoints in this album. If you like Def Jux or just want to hear something new, I recommend this album to you.
Lyrics: A
Production: A
Guest Appearances: A
Musical Vibes: A+
Favorite Tracks: Fantastic Damage, Deep Space 9mm, Dead Disnee, Delorean, The Hang The Front..., Step Father Factory, Dr. Hell No and the Praying Mantis, Innocent Leader (no vocals), Blood |
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