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artist :: Lifesavas
release :: Spirit In Stone
year :: 2003
genre :: Hip-Hop
label :: Quannum Projects
catalog :: QP040-2
link :: http://www.lifesavas.com/
ripper :: mbs-crew
date :: 07.09.2003
quality :: 192kbps / 44,1Khz / Full Stereo
source :: CDDA
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01.Soldierfied 01:42
02.It's Over 03:08
03.What If It's True 03:38
04.Livin' Time Life Movt 1 04:39
05.Fever 05:23
06.Hellohihey 05:38
07.Head Excercise 03:43
08.Selector 03:46
09.Fa' Show 04:36
10.State Of The World Apocalypse War 02:39
11.Resist 03:12
12.5th Horseman 05:52
13.Skeletons 04:35
14.Emerge (Ft Lateef and Blackalicious) 06:41
15.Me 05:25
16.Spirit In Stone Outro 00:59
:: 90,3 MB :: 65:36 min ::
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Hailing from Portland, Ore., the Lifesavas (AKA Vursatyl
and Jumbo the Garbageman) have been bringing the heat ever
since they hit the road with Blackalicious last year.
During this stint, the two-man team steadily rocked crowds
in all corners, prompting Bay Area hip-hop label Quannum to
offer them a spot in the ranks. After a string of
impressive 12s, the Lifesavas now return with their stellar
debut album, Spirit in Stone.
Swarming with tight beats, soulful grooves and visceral
poetics, Spirit in Stone is a solid first full-length
outing for the Lifesavas crew. Drawing stylistic influences
from '70s funk and soul as well as their hip-hop roots, the
Lifesavas mesh early hip-hop aesthetics with an
experimental sensibility that keeps things interesting
throughout.
With Vursatyl on the mic and Jumbo holding down the
production duties, the Lifesavas bring a raw, infectious
vigor that flickers only a few times over the album's 16
tracks. Opening up with the sultry "Soldierfied," the
Lifesavas crew waste no time in staking their claim,
delivering a serious dose of souled-out funk. The fire
continues with the gritty "It's Over," in which Vursatyl
kicks a lethal lyrical flow over a tight fusion of horn
stabs, vocal punches and pinpoint scratches.
Conjuring up memories of the De La Soul classic "Ego
Trippin'," Vursatyl speaks out, on "HelloHiHey," about the
growing need to check MC egotism. Driven by a searing
Spanish guitar loop, "HelloHiHey" is a self-evaluating,
true-to-life cue to which every serious MC should lend an
ear. ("Though we're good friends, it never ends/ Your
self-destructive, massive ego/ I never hold a grudge, cause
love is the way/ HelloHiHey") On the equally conceptual
"Skeletons," Jumbo puts together an abstract mishmash of
chiming harpsichord, liquid beats and Smurf-like choruses.
Though sounding outright ridiculous at first, "Skeletons"
is, in fact, a finely tuned endeavor that gets better with
each subsequent listen.
Other highlights include the soul-inflected "Selector," in
which Vursatyl and J-Live swap striking verses over a
melodic horn sequence, and the aptly titled "Head
Exercise," in which Jumbo slices and dices vocal tracks
over crackling snares. The album's real high point,
however, is "Emerge," which brings together the mighty
skills of the Lifesavas with those of seasoned members of
the Quannum crew: Latyrx, Omega, Blackalicious and even DJ
Shadow. Laced with pinpoint scratches, verbal acrobatics
and a breakneck backbeat, "Emerge" is a tightly
orchestrated, chopped-up, blistering banger that never lets
up.
Chock-full of conscious rhymes and unadulterated funk, the
Lifesavas' debut album carries the Quannum trademark in
style.s
Reviewed by John McCormack on this very good site :
http://neumu.net/
(internal use, allready released by -CMS)
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