Ripe Old Age of Four(ish)
CS has gone silent for an internet millennia of nearly two months. But rejoice, Oh ye legions of grievers – It has risen again. During this endless span of 45 days, powerful RSS streams have carved new paths over the surface of the internet, forking into innumerable new musical directions where adolescent genres have flourished and waned upon their banks. So we’ll take the time to trace such lineages and unearth the remains of these month-old fossils, analyzing what they may have been.
Here, we polish the earth off Lamin Fofana‘s production debut, What Elijah Said [BUY IT], which scientists estimate to have existed as far back as Sept. 21. It is believed to have belonged to the Dutty Artz clan, who are approximated to have resembled something like this.
Fofana’s effort actually eschews any genre boundaries, confining itself only to exploring the possibilities of beat oriented tracks. Using a rich array of dirty percussive elements, he introduces new drum hits and polyrhythms throughout all the tracks. It can be a little disjointed and raw at times, but this seems to work with the overall aesthetic, one that resembles the theme of its cover art – hacked e-waste retrofitted for the purpose of finding beauty and sustenance in another man’s detritus. “Eye on the Devil” is the stand out track. It features wooden snaps complimenting deep bass drums, providing a full depth of perspective, while echo laden synths plod along adding to the mood and rhythm. (Fossilized Wall Street by John Lee via The New York Moon.)
