Archive for March 13th, 2008

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Mar

Cannibal Ox – Painkillers music video

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I figured throwing some rap in here was long overdue; Cannibal Ox was something of an East Coast hip-hop supergroup featuring Vast Aire and Vordul Mega (of Atoms Family) and produced by El-P.  They put out one album, ‘The Cold Vein’ in 2001 and since it has gone down as a classic.  Their sound is sort of indicative of the New York underground sound; there is a lot of influence on the beats and not really any hooks or choruses on the album.  I think what makes their record really stand out is the production.  I was never really a fan of LP as an emcee so I was pretty surprised to find out he made the beats for this album, it has a very strange and original sound, this record sounds like it is from outer space.  Painkillers is a great example of this.