Del tha Funkee Homosapien’s formula hasn’t changed much over the years: interesting lyrics sprawled across mediocre beats. On Automatik Statik, the beats are cheesier than usual and Del’s solid (but now repetitive) flow cannot compensate. More intriguing: why is Del cranking out subpar albums when Deltron Event 2 remains unfinished?
Reminds us of: A tired, unmotivated I Wish My Brother George Was Here, No Need for Alarm
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thanks so much nadine! probably the best compliment a photog can get!
and thanks for reminding me to embed the video in the post too!
by Steve Benoit on Sun May 20, 2012 at 09.33 am from the entry: Father John Misty + Har Mar Superstar - Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA; May 16, 2012)
I can’t get over how these photos captured my up close memory of the night.
by nadine on Sat May 19, 2012 at 11.08 pm from the entry: Father John Misty + Har Mar Superstar - Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA; May 16, 2012)
Or should it be whoever? F my grammar.
by nadine on Sat May 19, 2012 at 10.30 pm from the entry: Father John Misty + Har Mar Superstar - Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA; May 16, 2012)
Whomever took these photos certainly captured the night!
by nadine on Sat May 19, 2012 at 10.26 pm from the entry: Father John Misty + Har Mar Superstar - Brighton Music Hall (Boston, MA; May 16, 2012)
“Mindkilla” is awesome. I’ve got this music video last week and really impressed through watching every performance particularly “Glass Jar”. Thanks dude. :)
dance contest
by Mark Waugh on Thu May 17, 2012 at 05.54 am from the entry: Gang Gang Dance's Illuminating "Mindkilla"
Also, I have yet to pay this venue a visit, is it good spot? good people, good vibe, good atmosphere?
... man, i hope i win some tickets…
by Jaz Bonnin-Aldatz on Thu May 17, 2012 at 12.27 am from the entry: It's all good, see Fishbone for free at Fête
Looking forward to the show. Would love to win some tix for my pals.
by MC Breath on Wed May 16, 2012 at 07.40 pm from the entry: It's all good, see Fishbone for free at Fête
I still say Del has come the furthest of all the bands from the Judgment Night soundtrack. Sonic Youth was already cool and, face it, Slayer has been a flat-line for decades.
agreed josh..
hes just wasting his creativity..
should ask his family to produce the beats next time!
wtf!
Cheesier than usual? Listen closer. He’s putting all sorts of superfluous noise on those tracks, just for fun. ANd it sounds like he’s having fun.
Sounds like: IWMBGWH, and NNFA?
Those two are totally different.
You sound like you’re one of those Deltron fans who want Del to do Deltron only. Good luck with that.
Deltron was good. Not his best verses but still a strong release. I don’t want him to to Deltron only, I just want to hear him spit as hard as he used to.
Let’s face it, Del’s not gonna rap about computer viruses, the value of higher education or video games anymore. Both Sides of the Brain and Deltron 3030 were great while they lasted but based on the lyrics recently, it seems like Del’s more interested in scoring points with his East Bay posse than making a timeless album. Which is his choice, of course; it’s just that the latter is much more interesting to the rest of us.
Unfortunately in the hip-hop world, as soon as an MC starts rapping about things other than the streets, shorties, and wannabes, their audiences start turning heavily white - Del in the early 2000s is one example, MF Doom is another (just look at the crowd on the live video that comes with MM...Food?). And whether we like it or not, this is considered a bad thing by most of the hip hop community, which reveals how entrenched in image and limiting the whole “culture” really can be.
@Jimmy needs to be invited to the hip hop year in review conversation.