best name for a website ever
One Love to Potholes in my Blog For Showing Us Some Love and Shining Light On What We’re Trying To Do With This Music. Therefore, Click their banner to read the review on their site (I’ll probably post it a little below but there is much better shit to go to their site for and I will describe now).
For starters they actually have a writing staff. This is not just copying and pasting shit people. Actual independent thought goes on here. For Two, I was able to download 2 pretty dope projects off their website so you can constantly find good music there. If you’re wondering if you like the music they post there, if you get the title of their blog, you will, and if you don’t get it, you won’t like it, and frankly I don’t know why you’re reading my blog. Moving along.
The 2 projects I was able to download was a project was an Album Called “Her Favorite Colo(u)r” by Blu(u) and “Flowers” by Duhmi. Here are the album covers so search for them on the site (I’m not gonna give you links to everything…isn’t it much more fun to explore sites on your own).
Okay….I’m going to make an admission here. Up until this point I had never heard Blu. I know he has been on like every website and praised, but for one when you do music all the time its really hard to listen to new ish all the time (to me often times silence is the sweetest sound), and i never listen to music on someone else’s schedule (but it’s always right on time). I had also never heard Duhmi (but i had never heard of him before either). Anyways……
Both projects I would’ve gladly paid for and they gave them to you for free. FOR FREE. just because they were nice enough to give them too you for free does not mean it should be treated as such. The vibe of each of these projects was something I haven’t heard much of in new music. It was quite laid back and the dopeness was implicit in each project. Once again I’ll say make your own critiques but If you read this blog I doubt you feel i’ve lead you wrong thus far and let a brotha know if I have. Onto the review of “Kill The Bullshit”.
No Bullshit Was Harmed In The Making of This Flyer. I can't make the same guarantee for saturday. *insert sinister laugh here*
Getting reviews are a very interesting phenomenon. I want to get them because that makes you guys know I exist, but it asking people to judge you (and you could say they are just judging the music but from my perspective there really is no difference between me and the music…dig). This is a little different as this is a project from a group I am part of so it is not a direct reflection of me but I am definitely a part of it. Also with reviews, I often find myself being misunderstood, but all that is general speak. Let’s get into the nitty gritty of this review.
We got 3/5 potholes which isn’t great, but it isn’t bad either. Also, let me also state that people should not just look at reviews in terms of sheer ratings. There is more to be found in the text and the man that wrote the review, Andrew Martin, is in my opinion a great writer so his reviews and whatever else he writes should be read. I definitely agree with a lot of his critiques on the album and feel we share a lot of the same sensibilities as people (although I don’t know him in the flesh I have been able to converse with him on the internet in terms of email and twitter so you should follow him at www.twitter.com/amartin520).
With this album and my other works in general I still do very much feel as I am a work in progress and consistently growing. As I have just decided I won’t post the review here (go to the site people by clicking their banner…it’s worth it) a quote that did stick out to me was “Let’s just hope none of them become complacent, because with a little growth, there’s no telling how far USM could go.” In that respect, it is my vow to never become complacent, and it is my hope that my growth will be witnessed through these audiophonic diaries that I am sharing with you. Can’t wait for you guys to hear the next shit. For shits and giggles here is a link to a review of “The Cooperative” that Andrew Martin also wrote but this one was for okayplayer. click here to go to it and fest assured the next album will get classic status…or not.
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Thanks for the love, man, I really appreciate it!