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I love the Tego album, and I appreciate all the genre-mashing reacharounds. Slow != bad.

Matt Cibula (Formerly, the Haikunym), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 06:27 (seventeen years ago) link

I think Tego's stylistic exercises feel a lot more natural than Calle 13's. (I know, no one brought them into this.) Everything he does (on that record at least) seems like a natural outgrowth of his personality.

Rodney and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay (Rodney J. Greene), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 06:56 (seventeen years ago) link

I mean, blues + reggaeton sounds like A Bad Idea, one that could easily descend into Wyclef Jean "do you see how novel this is? I am teh clever!"-isms, but "Mardi Gras" makes it sound like Tego does that shit in his sleep (in a good way).

Rodney and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay (Rodney J. Greene), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 07:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Slow != bad.

I didn't say slow, I said draggy, which rhymes with saggy.

I don't hate the album, I just don't find myself wanting to listen to it much, and wanting to skip more and more songs. I mentioned this to my friend N. yesterday and she said her Underdog playlist was now down to six songs. Anyway, I still think someone should lace his weed with some PCP.

I think Tego's stylistic exercises feel a lot more natural than Calle 13's.

That seems reasonable. Although artifice != bad.

arthritic hand golden fist (RSLaRue), Wednesday, 13 December 2006 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Is it just me or does "Los Mate" sample that big dumb drum fill from "Drive Slow"? This has been bugging the shit out of me ever since I heard it.

Rodney and His Gang vs. Mr. Tooth Decay (Rodney J. Greene), Thursday, 14 December 2006 07:23 (seventeen years ago) link


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