smith bros.
ratatat may just have scored the song of the year with seventeen & their album was one of this year's most interesting propositions laying stale 80s guitars and synths over hip hop beats to a surprisingly great effect. althought the hip hop beats weren't terribly obvious their latest release of hip hop-remixes confirms that the hip hop influence wasn't just a happy accident but a real influence. so this time around ratatat rework missy elliot, raekwon, dizzee rascal, jay-z and some other rappers of varying "quality". and strangely enough, they pull it of again. the 80s guitars are not as noticable but somehow the manage to interject a touch of melancholy into the songs and, frankly, it adds a whole another dimension to these songs. in some ways a lo-fi version of rjd2's work with cannibal ox (which IS the best rap album since public enemy' it takes a nation of million to hold us back) without the paranoia. considering what they throw into the mix one might say the sum is greater than parts but more accurately one could say that they turn shit into gold.
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