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Hand Held Aspects
9+ albums
new yorkrapunderground hip-hop
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Following up their first demo releases ("Distributed Dirt" in '98, "No One's Listening" in 2000) and a solo effort (Losaka's "Duck the Norm" 2001) with their first proper full-length, Hand Held Aspects (abbreviation: H2A Crew) are sure to make noise beyond their city limits. The ticket that gets them there might very well be "From Point A to H"'s rock-solid production. Let producer Hippo welcome you with a melodical guitar/bass centerpiece, covered with layers of mellow drum beats, strung together with rap quotes referencing Sing Sing ("Sing Sing"), taste his sampling of a rich rocksteady groove that undergoes subtle tempo manipulation ("Shorelines"), and for dessert, let him serve you the typical RZA-influenced indie joint ("One's Perspective"). Other members serve production duties as well, such as Eibol, who makes good use of an instruction record on the "Looking for Freshness" interlude and handles a delicate string sample on "Ice the Pain", or Losaka, who comes up with the two most emotionally charged beats of the album ("Exhibited", "Privilege"). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
