Quasimoto is back with 26 tracks and 68 minutes of straight boom music. The Further Adventures find Lord Quas still digging for records, rolling blunts, and smackin' dudes with bricks. Madlib, for his part, appears to have been saving some of his best beats for Quas, and some that others were maybe afraid to touch. Consider the book on Hip Hop thrown out the window. Quas probably smoked it. They've got MF DOOM along for a reprise of the Madvillain-Quas collab on "Closer". They've got M.E.D. from the Lootpa...   [ read more ]

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Madlib's solo debut full-length as Quasimoto, The Unseen, emerged as one of the first hip-hop classics of the decade. The deluxe bonus-disc reissue features a full color booklet and the rare Quasimoto 'Unseen Instrumentals' -- previously only available in very limited supply.

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For those taken aback by the straight-up production genius of Quasimoto's The Unseen, it would seem like the instrumental version of that record would be endlessly fascinating. While it does provide for some interest and maybe some DJ tools, it ends up feeling flat and missing something...like the vocals. But aside from that, it's totally lacking in the actual narrative and concept that makes The Unseen amazing. It's still good, and in actuality, it's not intended to surpass the original -- so ...   [ read more ]

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