DOOMTREE: Bangarang (2012) video

Doomtree, the unconventional Minnesotan hip-hop collective with a name that sounds like a black metal band, attempt to break Europe with a single that sounds like a porn film. Should be amusing when they appear on a bill in the Ukraine supporting Dimmu Borgir. I’m just fucking with you. They’ve actually been supporting…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

DESSA: A Badly Broken Code – 2010 – Album review

DESSA: A Badly Broken Code – 2010 – Album review
HIGHLIGHTS: Children’s Work - Matches To Paper Dolls – Dutch – The Bullpen
SOUNDBITE: “I’m the book that beat the speed reader/ And I’m the card the dealers won’t touch/ And it’s just not true I’m a man-eater/ All the same, we should probably go dutch”
RATING: 3.5/5
As I’ve listened to The Black-Eyed Peas et al raping hip-hop’s rapidly cooling carcass over the last few years I’ve had plenty of time to consider the possible sources of some sort of miraculous regeneration of the genre - none of which include emo-rap from Minneapolis. So I was a little apprehensive when approaching this solo effort from the Doomtree collective’s Dessa. And sure enough, here were the emo lyrics, the moody, folk-y violins, and the sung rock-audience friendly hooks. In short, the overall effect was of something that could soundtrack The Ghost Whisperer or Supernatural (and for all I know, might already have done) and will probably be listened to by a graphic-novel reading demographic with a penchant for Incubus albums. The thing is though…it’s actually not that bad…READ THE REST AT MONKEYBOXING.COM