Swans, "Half Life" It's stuff like this, from the early Swans career, that really drives home how appropriate the "no wave" label was for this. It just oozes nihilism. Mos Def, "Mr. Nigga" From Mos Def's great first solo record, part of one of rap's...
Ghostface Killah, "Wildflower" Ghostface's first solo record, Ironman, is very good. A RZA produced record from 1996 couldn't help but be good. But I think Ghostface's unique personality hadn't quite fully come through, and the production hadn't quite yet differentiated totally from the Wu-Tang Clan....
Late night Saturday tunes! Battles, "Rainbow" Ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier joined with Ian Williams of Don Caballero to form Battles. Given the pedigree, it's no surprise that the focus was on complex, prog-y songs. Somewhat surprising, given the muscular nature of those two bands and...
