Madlib Forges New Sonic Pathways on Eclectic Four Tet Collaboration ‘Sound Ancestors’ | Album Review

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‘Sound Ancestors’ is the first of its kind for the acclaimed producer-emcee: a full-length, traditionally structured, instrumental album.

Neneh Cherry Embraces the Intimate & Introspective to Glorious Effect on ‘Broken Politics’ | Album Review

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Aided by Four Tet’s production, Cherry injects the grooves with a transcendent, meditative quality as a result of her perfectly imperfect voice and been-around-the-world’ attitude.

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OutKast’s ‘ATLiens’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary

The duo’s second studio affair was a shift toward more cosmic, leftfield strains of sound and deeper, more intricate narrative threads replete with more prominent symbolism and metaphor.

Biz Markie’s ‘I Need A Haircut’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary

The hip-hop legend’s third studio affair features some of his most entertaining and inspired lyrical performances, with heavy doses of Biz’s signature goofiness side by side with serious-minded narratives.

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On her fourth studio affair, Björk relinquishes the big beats that dominated her previous work, opting instead for hushed, whispered snatches of vocals with electronic bleeps, whirs and pulses.

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