DOWNLOAD :: ARE YOU...CAN YOU...WERE YOU? (FELT)
Shabazz Palaces is the future of music in my regard. They are like if Camp Lo, J Dilla, Radiohead, A Morrish Temple, and Eugene McDaniels (please research) ever made it to outer space together. Oh yeah, and Leon Thomas. Their ability to create scattered dystopian and ambient soundscapes coupled with jotted yet poignant lyrics is one aspect of their appeal (think Samuel L Jackson's character in Do The Right Thing rapping over Flying Lotus meets london garage beats). The other component, is their pastiche of afro/arab imagery. It creates a postmodern multimedia experience where the listener/viewer is given a canvas where they wrestle with their interpretation of what they are experiencing. Its kind of a subdued Public Enemy. Preachy but not to preachy. Weird but not Odd Future weird.
Shabazz Palaces - Lost Foundling by subpop
