From KaisrSolze Sent Fri, Nov 7th 1997, 02:53
>Also, if you're going to buy Dr. Octagon, by all means get=0A>the instru= mental version. I'm a fan of the Ultramagnetic MCs, but Kool=0A>Keith's r= aps completely maul the amazing production done by Automator=0A>(although= it sadly also leaves off Q-Bert's contributions as well).=0A=09I'd have = to disagree. I mean, to this ignorant white boy's ears it sounds=0Alike = some good rapping=97took me a while to hook into his flow, and his humor,= =0Abut he has real skills. And even if you're not a huge fan of rap or v= ocals in=0Ageneral, those of you who are fans of RDJ/Vibertesque humor wi= ll really like=0Athe Doctor's style. He's a psychedelic robot alien sex-= obsessed gynecologist=0Adamnit! Throw in Star Wars references, a Transfo= rmers sample, and other=0Ajuvenile shit, and you've got an album all you = ween fans will love. The man=0Aspent a 5 figure Geffen advance on porn= =97he must be certifiably insane, or at=0Aleast incredibly horny. And ho= w could you buy Instrumentalyst if it doesn't=0Ahave Q-Bert on it?=0A=09O= n a related note, i'm still looking for info on which Piklz mixtape to bu= y.=0AFor those of you in NYC, you can get them in Other Music, top shelf = of the=0Aelectronic section, only $8.99.=0A=09For those of you who haven'= t seen ads, Bjork is touring the US soon. She's=0Acoming to NYC sometime= in December (I think the first sunday) at Hammerstein.=0ATix on sale fri= day AFAIK. I'll pull the trifecta-Stereolab, Portishead, and=0ABjork, mak= ing me a happy Sam.=0A=0ASam=0A