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| 4.5 superb | kingsoby1 EMERITUS | December 31st 13 |
whoa cant believe i missed this
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| 4.0 excellent | Bedex | October 8th 21 |
I can't rate this one any lower because it was such a staple of my formative years. The musicianship and vocals are on absolute point, especially the rhythm section, and the grooves are amazing and extremely memorable. While I like the bits
with rawer, more aggressive prod like the vox on 2, it is a bit excessive sometimes, most blatantly on 5 which remains kinda fun. The album's main issue is its construction. As the tracks are largely very short this feels more like a few
singles (Mobius Streak and Nakamarra, but also Malika and Lace Skull) which are all excellent tracks, surrounded by a cool jam with short segments but not really tracks properly speaking. 6 is a typical example as a bitchin track that ends
abruptly kind of for no reason. I also think the Live in Revolt version is better produced and more straight to the point, which makes it really hard not to compare the two record. A final constructive mistake is having a less good version of
Nakamarra with an unncessary (but good) guest feat from Q-Tip on a canon version and not as a bonus track or something. Again reinforces the '4 singles plus excellent filler but filller nonetheless' vibe. Still, I recall most melodies and the
rhythm section and vocals are genius, making for an excellent debut semi-LP. Malike has such a good intro goddamn i had forgotten. 3.8
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| 3.7 great | Erwann S. STAFF | May 13th 19 |
Soulful and funky record, a perfect summer jam. I still think the production (especially the vocals) is quite garbage from time to time, but Nakamarra is a classic.
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| 4.5 superb | Alabaster Jones | September 22nd 15 |
While it sometimes lacks the endless dynamics that its successor, Choose Your Weapon, has, Hiatus Kaiyote's debut is still a wonderful journey into a style of neo-soul and R&B that they deemed "future soul". Things are buttery smooth on this LP, with what might be their best track in album closer "Nakamarra" being the gold standard. Small instrumental interludes are still a common occurrence, and manage to be entertaining enough to warrant a spot on the record. Nai Palm is much more subdued than she would end up sounding later, but she's still got the vocal chops to take the music behind her to the next level. Needless to say, this isn't quite as good as their follow-up, but this project is most certainly worth checking out if you want a better look into what exactly went into creating Hiatus Kaiyote's incredible modern soul sound.
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| 4.5 superb | lauriej | May 29th 13 |
ridiculously close to a 5. beautiful music which the word 'soul' doesn't fully describe
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| 5.0 classic | ZuluFlow | February 14th 13 |
Yeah - just had another listen and try as I did, could not spot a single fault - for any fan of music, this is a must hear
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| 4.5 superb | shanedmoylan | November 4th 12 |
oh yae like im down so much like ayaalalahahala do you like music then go
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| 4.0 excellent | Krelkin | November 15th 22 |
| 3.0 good | Piglet | January 1st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shiranui | December 29th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Emo | June 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mac | May 9th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Mser94 | October 4th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | ToT720 | March 25th 19 |
| 3.0 good | 00mee | January 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | October 25th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | May 17th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | blob64 | September 27th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | JJKeys | May 8th 17 |
| 3.5 great | JKnott | November 23rd 16 |
| 3.5 great | espnil | November 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brandon | October 22nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | BenJones | September 13th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Tb1114 | August 22nd 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Rodin | February 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | GMBass | February 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Daus | January 2nd 16 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | December 2nd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | lxxwj | August 11th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | June 29th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | auxilia | June 22nd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | TanMan | May 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Pels0 | February 3rd 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | cbjeeby | January 30th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | NBA | January 3rd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Lthomp | November 27th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Zaan | November 25th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Let | September 9th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | sws99 | January 29th 14 |
| 3.5 great | greg84 EMERITUS | January 21st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | keyokeyo | November 25th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | zethmal | November 7th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | monkus | August 13th 13 |
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