Tulips branch the road ahead
Michael De | St Andrews, Scotland | 08/20/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Did you see that? Sixtoo just flew over your head, wearing a cape and mask and tights. This man is a hero. This album is his heroine. It's like traffic without lights and cars--it's amazing. Purely instrumental laced with some of the sickest samples in history that are of an intellectual nature. It's like sci-fi in music. It's like calling the holes swiss cheese and calling the cheese holes. You have no idea.
It clearly has a more hip-hop feel to it than "Chewing On Glass" where he breaks into the Ninja Tune spirit of experimental chaos. I think he may have recorded this in the future and brought it back to the past, at least that is what I gather from the samples. It is hardly spaceage or futuristic sounding however, so don't get that impression. But remember when DJ Shadow sampled all those lines from sci-fi movies like "Brainstorm"? That's what this album reminds me of."
Nice Beats Throughout....
7th Angl | Ontario, Canada | 02/25/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Duration is Sixtoo behind the boards for a rollicking fifty- eight minutes. The beats are so tightly orchestrated that at times the album sounds as though it was recorded on one take. The album starts off at a slower pace, heavily utilizing various movie and television soundbites, along with traffic noise (check the liner notes on his last vocal album Antagonist SurvivalKit for how he achieved this effect)but gains momentum... and the last quarter of the album is off the hook.
Its difficult to pick a favourite track...especially since most are segmented anyhow, but "The Secrets That Houses Keep" is my favourite. There are three beats on it alone that Sixtoo contributed to Sage Francis' "Personal Journals" album ("Crack Pipes, "Different" and "Pitchers of Silence").
This album is a triumph for Sixtoo, and as he puts it, really set the groundwork for his Ninja Tune debut Chewing On Glass and Other Miracle Cures along with the new direction his artistry has taken (although I would personally argue that his Villain Acclerate collaboration with Stigg shares more similarities with that album). It is a shame that Amazon.com does not have Antagonist Survivalkit or Almost A Dot on the Map.. in their catalogue. I also wish that Anticon would re-release Songs I hate and other People Moments! C'mon Sole!!
Duration proves Sixtoo's merit as a bonafide producer, and is as great an achievement as Dj Shadow's "Endtroducing", Controller 7's "The Left Handed Straw", Jel's "Ten Seconds", or more recently "No More Wig for Ohio" by Odd Nosdam."
Just buy the album
Donald P. Bandy Jr. | anywhere, usa | 01/03/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Oh, wow, this album was so worth the buy. It has been following me everywhere i go and i may have to buy another. This is right up there with the new RJD2 and Boom Bip and it is all turntables and instruments. buy, relax and review."
Track Listings (21) - Disc #1