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Busdriver is that rare artist who brings so much flair and originality to his music that he's transformed a whole genre with his intricate assault of complex rhymes and vocal delivery. On this release, he delivers synth-laden, post-techno hooks and indie-pop moves provided by underground heroes, Boom Bip and DJ Nobody. He strings together pop culture reference points, cryptic wordplay, and gallant wit, with a wide musical palette of pop grandeur, psychedelic hip-hop, and minimal beats, capturing listeners with his most undeniably catchy release yet.
Regan Farquhar has steadily climbed the ranks of unde
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Busdriver is that rare artist who brings so much flair and originality to his music that he's transformed a whole genre with his intricate assault of complex rhymes and vocal delivery. On this release, he delivers synth-laden, post-techno hooks and indie-pop moves provided by underground heroes, Boom Bip and DJ Nobody. He strings together pop culture reference points, cryptic wordplay, and gallant wit, with a wide musical palette of pop grandeur, psychedelic hip-hop, and minimal beats, capturing listeners with his most undeniably catchy release yet.
Regan Farquhar has steadily climbed the ranks of underground hip-hop's thesaurus-toting klatch since the turn of the millennium, and RoadKillOvercoat only cements his position as both the most charismatic and the most prolific of the sub-genre's loquacious purveyors. Having released numerous singles and almost annual full-lengths on a number of labels since 2000, Farquhar (a.k.a. Busdriver) joins SoCal's formidable Epitaph Records with RoadKillOvercoat. Opener "Casting Agents and Cowgirls" sets the tone, Busdriver's rapid-fire verses bolstered by instrumental steroid-infusions from production partners DJ Nobody and Boom-Bip. Between the thick slabs of overcrowded rhyme that mark Busdriver's modus operandi, RoadKillOvercoat throws listeners a meaty bone in the form of the surprisingly melodic choruses ("Less Yes's, More No's," "Mr. Mistake," lead single "Kill Your Employer") that stud more than half of these tracks. Lyrically, Busdriver's attention fluctuates between a steady diet of wordy near-nonsense ("The Troglodyte Wins") and poser-smashing machismo ("Pompous Posies! Your Party's No Fun!"), but he knows his audience well, and the addition of Nobody and Boom-Bip adds a welcome, bumping sheen to the verbal hailstorm. In all, this is well-read rap that skates the line between density and opaqueness with more subtle skill than its over-the-top appearances let on. --Jason Kirk
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Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada
Release date: 30 January 2007
EAN: 0045778681020 UPC: 045778681020
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