|
|
|
|
Jay-Z was not the only hiphop artist to drop two albums last year. Yup, Synesthesia is the second of two albums of new material released by the self-confessed "Wierdo Magnet" in 2001. As Buck 65 shops for a major label deal, a looped up rock riff with tag heralds the unofficial fourth episode in his language arts series of albums. Thanks to an error in the manufacturing stage of production which leaves the CD without track dividers, Synesthesia turns out to be 38 non-stop minutes of uninterupted idiosyncratic thoughts, scratches, beats and freakouts. Buck 65 more than lives up to his reputation with another helping of pithy limerick style phrases rendering his great tangential observations and insights. However, As the album's first movement closes with the mantra "you can't chop wood with an axe made of words, it's attack of the nerds 2001!" Synesthesia marks a drastic change of tack from the dreamy Man overboard. Describing himself as "north American man, I like titties and car parts," this album sees name-dropping narsasistic bragadotio. Replacing the fragmentary visions and Romantic narratives of his past outings. Stinkin' Rich's apparent vanity is taken to the next level with the following movement where the "professionally fresh" Terfry divulges "I'm even more beautiful on the inside!" Perhaps this is satire on rap's ongoing preoccupation with image over content - or, Buck65 simply having a laugh - either way it's great - especially considering how the instrumental is a reconstruction of the instrumental from Outkast's So fresh and so clean. Whereas previous episodes of the language arts series have involved evermore meandering collections of soundpieces, this concise project finds Rich Terfry not only on the mic and behind the decks but most importantly, on his soapbox with his most outspoken and didactic tracks to date! Indeed! This brief excursion moves with allacrity, comprehensively covering autobiographical nostalgia, entertaining narsassism and his disdain for smokers, groupies and potty mouths. Given his public disapproval of behaviour which many consider essential and enjoyable elements of hiphop culture, some may read synesthesia as sententious… True, it is arguably the most preachy of his albums so far, but it's also the most personal and autobiographical of his albums so far. Reuniting with Biz Markie, the legendary hiphop icon and beatboxer lays down a beat over which Buck65 slips into old-man "Johny Rockwell" mode for some intensive nostalgia. Following the revellation that Canibus is a dab-hand at the accordian, Buck 65 tops his curriculum vitae by divulging "I bet you never knew I played the tuba for five years?" The memoirs continue with a track recounting his on/off love affair with those freaky rockers kiss - a love which kindled his love for performance andwhich subsequently helped to mould the character now known as Buck 65. This slightly larger than bite-size treat culminates with the apropos return of his classic realisation of the frustrations and loneliness of The Centaur, whose freakish fame excludes him from the one thing he so craves; namely genuine intimacy. I do not like this drum & bass mix as much as the original because the flow sounds corny but the lyrics do certainly take on a new meaning given their refreshed context. © Copyright 2002, CD Goldie for ukhh.com  Related
Links:
© ukhh.com 1999 - 2002 |
Buck 65
Synesthesia
