Two Fingers-What You Know
i n f o
label........: Big Dada
date ripped..: 01.21.2009
date released: 00.00.0000
url..........: http://www.bigdada.com/release.php?id=1480
release size.: 31,10 MB
encoder......: Lame 3.97 V2
bitrate......: avg. 181kbps
mode.........: Joint-Stereo
tracks.......: 06
source.......: CDDA
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n o t e s
The first, explosive emanation from a unique new
collaboration, ôWhat You Knowö is delivered with all
the impact of a knockout blow to the solar plexus. Hi
-tech but rugged as hell, ôWhat you Knowö sounds like
ôBlade Runnerö re-enacted in Tottenham, a juggernaut
rhythm laced with the finest of lyrics.
North London MC and MOBO winner Sway, a million miles
from his recent ôSaturday Night Hustle,ö comes through
with a lyric about misperceptions, the way that Black
youth in Brtian is stereotyped and discriminated
against, but done in a way that also acknowledges the
role that rap music plays in reinforcing these
stereotypes. ItÆs highwire stuff û funny, clever,
thoughtful and angry.
Two Fingers are Amon Tobin and Joe ôDoubleclickö
Chapman. The pair met when Tobin lived in Brighton and
bonded over an interest in music that ran way beyond
the boundaries of ôelectronicaö. Last year, while
Tobin was living in Montreal, they began bouncing
beats back and forth, trying to apply production
techniques associated with UK styles like drum & bass
to the template of hip hop. When they had a few tunes
together they sent them to Sway. He was so taken with
what they were doing, he flew straight out to Montreal
and recorded seven tracks with them. The remaining
rhythms were voiced by sometime Missy protΘgΘ Ms Jade
and dancehall legend Cecile.
The result is a project unlike anything that any of
the three main players has ever made before, a unique,
utterly uncompromising, brutal and beautiful record
that could only have grown out of the UK and the
internationalism of those involved. Due for release in
March 2009, ôTwo Fingersö is set to be one of the
records of the year. ôWhat You Knowö is where you
start to get to know that. Get it now. Ya know that!
d a t a
# t r a c k n a m e t i m e
01- What You Know (Ft. Sway) (Radio) [03:16]
02- What You Know (Ft. Sway) [04:38]
(Emalkay Clean Version)
03- What You Know (Ft. Sway) [03:16]
04- What You Know (Ft. Sway) (Emalkay Remix) [04:38]
05- What You Know (Instrumental) [03:30]
06- What You Know (Emalkay Instrumental) [04:38]
31,10 m e g s t o t a l [23:56]