From sun rob and his arkestra Sent Fri, Jul 23rd 1999, 04:00
From sun rob and his arkestra Sent Fri, Jul 23rd 1999, 04:00
> Archive - Londinium (pisses all over Massive Attack) > If you pick just one, make it Archive's Londinium. These guys deserve > a lot more recognition. Very powerful stuff. There's two vocalists, a > male rapper and a female singer (Roya Arab, Leila's sister). Many > tracks have this bizarre combination of folky vocals, hip-hop rap, > scorching beats and blistering analogue synths that will clear your > head out. Lots of instrumental stuff too. This album's from '96, but > they've got a new one out soon. The recent single, 'Take My Head', was > awesome. They tend to release stuff on vinyl first and then on CD a > few months later. wow, I never knew anyone else had EVER heard of archive. I wholeheartedly second the recommendation- best trip hop from the 'hot' era, 95-97 or so. my only criticism is that it occasionally sounds like a portishead variant. not derivative, mind you, but variant. the rapping adds a new dimension, tho. very glad they're putting out something new...I still can't find their first disc on CD. oh, and to continue the 6 degrees action...karl from underworld plays bass on a number of tracks, and i think helps produce a few. cheekily referenced, i believe, by the sample of his vocals on 'skyscraper.' rob (oh, and listening to it now, "old artist" definitely sounds like the blueprint for the recent massive attack song with liz fraser...)