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April 15, 2006
People Under The Stairs "Stepfather" Album
Here's a review of People Under The Stairs' latest batch of beatdiggery:
People Under The Stairs' Stepfather album is due to be officially released on April 18 but I got a demo version of the EP last week and am still listening to it. I think that this collection of songs is the one that will propel Mike Turner (Double K) and Chris Portugal (Thes One) to better recognition on the world stage. From Los Angeles, the two got together in the late 90's, formed People Under The Stairs and have been developing their unique sound and entertaining crowds all over the world since then. They have released several records together previously as well as each having solo projects.
Stepfather is the kind of fresh, innovative music that these guys are known for. Somehow they manage to draw together many varied elements of style and approach and end up with a finished product that never stops entertaining from start to finish. They utilize bits of audio taken from old TV shows to accentuate some of the songs and I think that is really cool and it just "fits" with the music on the EP. Their styles range from danceable Hip-Hop to twitching the turntable on some Old School rap flavored tunes (which is still a favorite of mine) and even includes some Reggae flavored bits. They manage to seem natural no matter in what style they present themselves and, in my opinion, they are one of the best representatives of the West Coast Hip-Hop/Rap sound today...
Posted by jsmooth995 at April 15, 2006 5:41 PM
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