Jacob Arnold, Author at Gridface

Modill: Midnight Green

By Jacob Arnold March 13, 2006 January 2, 2019 Reviews: Hip-Hop

Chicago-based Modill have a fresh sound, thanks to creative raps by Racecar and inventive production by funk drummer K-Kruz.
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Oasis (Omar-S/Shadow Ray): Album II

By Jacob Arnold March 12, 2006 January 1, 2019 Reviews: House

For the past couple of years, Omar-S has issued an amazing series of 12-inches on his own Detroit label, FXHE.
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No Movement No Sound No Memories: Removed/Acetate

By Jacob Arnold March 8, 2006 January 1, 2019 Reviews: IDM

Mixes by Arovane, Claro Intelecto, Modeselektor, and Pole, among others.
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Tanya Morgan: Moonlighting

By Jacob Arnold February 21, 2006 January 1, 2019 Reviews: Hip-Hop

Tanya Morgan is a rap group posing as a soul singer. Von Pea teams up with the duo Ilwill (Ilyas and Donwill) for a wild hip-hop ride.
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Various: Heavy Meckle

By Jacob Arnold February 16, 2006 January 1, 2019 Reviews: IDM

UK grime reminds me of Miami bass. The rhymes tend to be simple and macho, the beats are hard and heavily synthesized….
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Various: Futurism Ain’t Shit to Me 2

By Jacob Arnold February 13, 2006 January 1, 2019 Reviews: IDM

The sequel to Kyo’s 2004 compilation offers an even wider variety of strange hip-hop. This time there are even excursions into grime and nerdcore.
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