Quuanum in general

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... whispers his way into the sleepy heads still nodding off; the eerie ‘Cliff Hanger’ has the Gab spouting near-silence in a stripped down electro cut that could easily be Bambaataa soundclashing with Gary Numan in a bare-synth soundscape with more roots than any sleepy hollow. More whispy strains prevail on the extremely basic ‘Smithzonian Institute Of Rhyme’, although seeing as the dim lights of bass and drum work so effectively, there seems no reason to spoil a perfected formula as snares continue...more

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Quuanum in general: Quannum sidelines - Blackalicious (343 words)
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BLACKALICIOUS ' Nia' - Quannum Projects 99 The follow up to ‘94’s unit-shifting ‘Melodica’, the Quannum duo of Chief Xcel and Gift of Gab take us through what they hail as a ‘bumping hip hop show…straight beats, good vibes and a good time.’ In truth this is perfect smokedown material, in that the weary-eyed fusion of lazy-day blues, head-nodding funk and late-night breaks would probably go down a treat as an essential post-party concoction where the punch is spiked by downtempo sensibility without ever developing into a full-on speaker assault. For the most part though Gift Of pleads for hush and merely ... Read the complete review

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