 | Dessa A Badly Broken Code
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| | Full Review | Ratings (87) |
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| 3.0 good | Inveigh | January 16th 10 |
Just got the preorder in the mail today and from the first listen it's pretty dope -- fanboy bias (mostly) put aside. Dessa opts for more of the soul/R&B/jazz influence and slighty eschews her hip hop flavor (although only slightly) but the result is a cohesive, enjoyable listen. Not too many flaws to point out after one go-round, so the 4 rating my go up or down with repeated listens.rEDIT: Still really enjoyable (especially musically), but there's just not enough substance to warrant the 4 rating in my opinion. This is a great disc to have playing while you're doing something else, like driving or socializing, but there's not enough there to hold my interest if I'm in the mood to just listen to music.
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| 3.6 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | September 10th 19 |
Hip hop beats, some R&B flavour and a touch of spoken word: very interesting release that somehow fails to meet all its promises.
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| 0.0 | BallsToTheWall | November 13th 10 |
What's the world coming to when girls think they can rap? No, she needs to get back in the kitchen ASAP.
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| 2.5 average | Dyst | November 13th 10 |
Considering her powerful role in Doomtree collective I expected better.
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| 4.0 excellent | SterlingBlack | September 1st 10 |
I'm not a hip hop fanatic, and I don't claim to be. While it can be an excellent genre, made up of lyrical geniuses, there's generally a lot less Outkast and a lot more Akon. But, after listening to this amazing album, there's not a doubt in my mind that hip hop still stands as a major art form.
Dessa starts out the album with the line: "My father was a paper plane/My mother was a wind swept tree." The song is called "Children's Work", and it's definitely one of my favorite songs of the year so far. But, read that line, and keep in mind: that's the opening line of the album. From that first moment to the final line of the very last song, this album grabbed my attention and held it.
I hope that Dessa is around for a long time because, judging from this album, she is a lyrical master. On "Mineshaft II", another highlight, she sings, "Hoping we could trade/Just for tonight/Like I could borrow your heart/And I could leave you mine/It's not much for collateral/Tattered and battle-scarred/But I promise you solemn/That I will be back for it tomorrow". The first time I heard this album, that line caught me, and I usually don't even pay much attention to lyrics.
Almost every track on this album is fantastic. "Seamstress", "Matches to Paper Dolls", "Go Home", "Memento Mori", "Crew". They're all such great songs. And, although this probably won't be on many end-of-year lists, it's definitely going to be on mine. A truely great album.
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| 4.0 excellent | SatoIsNotPlace | February 11th 10 |
Often seen as the most versatile amongst the Doomtree collective, Dessa's debut album incorporates both the hip-
hop/spoken word aesthetics most are used to hearing from her while also introducing several more somber tracks
that are instead sung against the same artistic approach.
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| 2.0 poor | kingsoby1 EMERITUS | January 24th 10 |
hello hubert cumberdale you taste like sunshine.
this is f*cking terrible tbh.
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| 3.0 good | Rmazer | November 6th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Emim | December 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brandon | October 22nd 16 |
| 3.0 good | Mojito | January 25th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Maxim | August 30th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | ZGP1992 | October 22nd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | mcneilz | November 23rd 10 |
| 3.5 great | NLY | November 15th 10 |
| 3.0 good | o971 | November 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Curse. | October 19th 10 |
| 3.5 great | cvrcmrc | September 1st 10 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | September 1st 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | SlyJak | April 16th 10 |
| 2.0 poor | lobby | April 13th 10 |
| 3.0 good | Smevin | April 13th 10 |
| 2.5 average | Caged | February 23rd 10 |
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