"I'm a big hiphop fan and this is one of my all time favourite albums. The beats are amazing, very jazzy, and every single one gets my head nodding, just like a great beat should.
Kero's flow is smooth and relaxing, and the lyrics are deep and intelligent, touching many different aspects of every day life.
All the songs are great, it's one of those rare albums where you don't feel the need to skip a single song.
So if you like jazzy, soulful hiphop I can't recommend this enough."
|| hip hop for the soul; it's better than chicken soup ||
magoo | CA | 10/24/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I usually listen to my iPod when I'm driving, but when I picked up this album a few months ago, I immediately popped it into my car and over night somehow forgot that it was in the player. When I turned my car on again, I listened to the entire album and seriously thought to myself, "Wow, this station has really improved lately! Maybe I should actually start listening to the radio again." [But no, it was Kero One, and I still don't listen to the radio.]
This album is LEGIT. Definitely a mellow album - I don't know what you consider hip hop, and I'm sure I lump a lot of things into that category too. This has more of a jazz tip to it; if you're looking for some hyphy ish, I'd keep looking. Much props to Kero One for showing people that Bay Area hip hop/rap/whatever isn't all about E-40 [and don't get me wrong, I'm all about E-40 - but I do appreciate variety]."
Revisit the golden age...
John Paul Capulong | BK, NY. | 10/25/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"i miss the golden age of hip hop. i'm talking about the stuff before the synths, overly rambunctious baselines, and childlike hooks(seriously...i've heard my 3 year old cousin sing the likes of soldier boy and ti as lullabies).
golden age stuff was full of funky jazzy samples and smooth/intellectual lyrics - a perfect mixture of headnodding fun and jazzed out soul. a quick listen to plug label's kero one is a trip back to the days of pete rock, tribe, de la, brand nubian, pharcyde, et al.
pick WINDMILLS up...and take a quick excursion away from HIP POP, back to the golden age of HIP HOP."
CDs like this are what made me fall in love with HIP HOP. In
Antonio Alvendia | Los Angeles CA and Ebisu Circuit Japan | 12/05/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Like I said in the title of this review, CDs like Kero One's "Windmills of the Soul" are exactly what made me fall in love with hip hop as I was growing up.
To me, this CD represents the best of underground hip hop - an instant classic. Kero One's CD has been in every day rotation in my CD changer for TWO YEARS!!! If I was reviewing albums for The Source, Windmills of the Soul would get 5 mics from me.
Kero One is one of the most talented-yet-slept-on hip hop music producers out there. He brings it back to the essence with fresh bass lines to keep your head noddin; well thought out lyrics (that actually deliver a message); not to mention soulful jazz riffs that make you groove every single time you hear them. This album has heart.
I like the production on all the songs on this album, but my absolute favorite tracks are: Give Thanks, In All The Wrong Places, The Cycle Repeats, Fly Fly Away, and of course, Blueprints, the jazzy classic that put Kero One on the map.
These days, albums that represent the pure essence of 1990s era hip hop are hard to find. Bring hip hop back into your life, and keep it alive with Kero One. You NEED to buy this album NOW."