The rapper himself is ok, but the music sucks! no vibe, no soul ...
I sometimes like rap (hip hop) but not what Pole is trying to do with it.
Pole music was and still is into the minimal dub style, he decided to add
some hip-hop flavor to it, and for me, it didn't work, it didn't have the
same feel as (for example) tricky, Spectre (Second Coming), or some of the
tracks on the "Destruction of Syntax" compilation on SubHarmonic.
When I find that I like a rap/hiphop song, it always is in the darker side
of the spectrum, with a lot of ambience, and deepness to the beats, bass
and the voice needs to do more than just rap.
quoted 8 lines Are those who are saying Pole's new music with Fat John is bad saying
> Are those who are saying Pole's new music with Fat John is bad saying
> this because they dislike hip-hop in general, or because they think the
> new material is bad hip-hop? In other words, would you dislike any
> material that Pole produced with an MC, or do you have an interest or
> background in the music that helps you view the new Pole material in a
> critical context, comparing it to other hip-hop? This is not a flame,
> just an honest question to help me understand the opinions of others.
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