Sadistik – Flowers For My Father (2013, Fake Four Records)
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In conjunction with Fake Four Records, Sputnik Music is proud to present an exclusive stream of the upcoming sophomore LP from Seattle rapper Sadistik. Flowers For My Father is due for release on Fake Four Records this Tuesday, February 19th in the US. Sputnik’s recently featured review can be found here: Sobhi Youssef’s Review.
Flowers For My Father marks Sadistik’s first solo album since his 2008 debut, The Balancing Act, and charts his growth in spades. Evolving his style to a more synthesized rendition of a signature cinematic Seattle sound, the new album displays a distinct combination of Sadistik’s complex, vulnerable writing with textured, ambient production handled by the likes of Blue Sky Black Death and Kno of CunninLynguists. Featured guest performances from indie hip hop heroes such as Cage, Deacon The Villain, Astronautalis & more result in his most developed, mature and revealing project to date.
Shortly after the release of The Balancing Act, Sadistik’s father tragically passed. Never one to shy away from heavy topics or keep his personal life personal, Sadistik wrote this album for his late father, choosing to treat each song as an update of what has happened in his life since. This is reflected in writing which delves into depression, romance, heartbreak, optimism and the struggle to make sense of the ever-shifting pieces in the world around him.
Flowers For My Father can be purchased at:
Circle Into Square
Amazon.com
Itunes Store
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I only took a quick listen so far but honestly this is probably going to be a 5 or very close for me. I absolutely love this dude's music and it seems like this album fixed all the things that prevented his previous releases from being perfect. Very excited how this turned out.
And man, BSBD knocked it out of the park on their songs. The beat in The Beast is unbelievable.
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I don't dig this album too much though, to be honest. It all feels a little too monotonous on the first listen.
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