My friend just bought DHR's Bomb20, and I remarked how it's political
stance over hip-hop breaks reminded me of Consolidated. No disrespect to
Consolidated, but Bomb20 sounds a lot more consistent in quality than the
old Consolidated albums I used to own.
shep.
<<Consolidated made a distinct effort to produce intensely political
groove-oriented music in the early nineties.
Basically, their political slant can be described as far-left radical-vegan,
anti-patriarchal and pro-feminist (if you'll permit the hyphens).
My favorite Consolidated tracks use cut-and-paste sampling to make a
political point by grabbing fragments of dialogue, sometimes from the
enemy...using re-contextualization to make someone look foolish, which
admitedly isn't totally fair, but can be great fun.>>
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