Customer Reviews

The Anomaly

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DJ Logic's work on Medeski Martin and Wood's album "Combustication" was only a peek into the brilliance that's on this new album. "Anomaly" is just that. It defies description, tearing through jazz/funk romps, tigt hip hop, ambient chill, drum 'n' bass, Middle Eastern stomp tunes, and even Israeli violin, without ever sounding out of place. This is a must have in your cd collection. And it's about time a turntablist elevated spinning to the high art form that DJ Logic has--and got credit for it.

Genius.

This album is SOOOO dope.

About a 1/3 heavy funky grooves (French Quarter, Michele)

Another 1/3 ambient/chill contemplative music (Black Budah, Soul Kissing

Another 1/3 Kind of dark forboding sounds (Hip Hopera, Miles Away)

-If you liked the last album but thought it lacked actaul songs you will love the new release. Its less ecletic than the previous but the songs are tighter, and the diminished number of guests gives the album a more coherent sound.

Great Buy!!

I saw DJ Logic open for the Dave Matthews Band, and I immediately knew that this is an artist worth checking into. Along with the music, seeing people dancing in their seats was what sold me. 'The Anomaly' basically captures the improvisational spirit of jazz, the groovy rhythms of funk, all under the framework of instrumental hip-hop. Just think St Germain meets RJD2 meets Cut Chemist. Blended into the mix is everything from Miles Davis trumpet bursts, Sly Stone basslines, to DJ turntable scratching. DJ Logic achieves the ultimate celebratory experience...turntabilism you can dance to.

Though i've seen dj logic a whole bunch of times (mostly w/ other bands/artists) i've never really heard any of his albums. after reading a good review and feeling in the mood, i purchased it recently. anomaly is worth the listen - many different sounding tunes, a little up beat "dubtribe soundsystem" in a few songs, some classic jazzy funk tunes, some spacy jams, and some cool voiceovers on other taracks. the whole thing blends nicely to create a total package. he's a hard working man, and deserves all the accolades he gets - esp. for this one.

These guys know what's up...They are the nicest group of musicians I've ever met, and DJ Logic is definitely the best DJ around right now. The Anomaly is certainly pleasing to the ears, each track just flows right into the next, and before you know it, you're hitting the play button to start it over again! I would say if you love drum and bass, jazz, hip-hop and funk, then this album is perfect for you. There are even a few special guests, John Medeski, Vernon Reid- (another great fella, I've had the opportunity to meet him as well, and John) and a violin player takes over bringing a sweet melody in one of the songs. The Hip-Hopera song is awesome, it's got a female opera singer mixed with some Wu-Tang-ish beats, only from the Logic would you get something so eclectic...a great disc to show all your friends and make them wonder where on Earth something so cool came about...See them in concert too, if you get the chance. It's a totally different experience. Great energy throughout. Love it...Can't say enough good things about these guys and their music. Much love- Jen

I only know Logic from this album and I must say he is not cutting things up too hard here. Most of the stuff here is at about the energy level of Air or like the mellower cuts on the last DJ Shadow record. This is not rowdy enough stuff for my taste. I was looking for a crazier turntablist pastiche, ala Peanut Butter Wolf or Australia's The Avalanches. If you want nutty cuts that are surprising and will move your feet and have strong beats, check out towards the end of the album, the cuts Hip-Hopera and Miles Away, which is all full of "Sketches of Spain" horns. Those two have me making spastic motions on the train if I have the headphones on but the rest of the album is for Medeski, Martin, and Wood fans only. Medeski actually guests on a track or two here even.

I first heard Logic live in cincy. this man is the new messiah of jazz. fascinating, eclectic, powerful...Every album i own by this man is unique and daring. Fans of hip hop, jazz... whatever. good music. fans of good music will find logic is innovative while still paying respect to the past masters. dj logic is no gimmick. hes not blending styles or trying some novelty act. he is the real deal, a true innovator as this album clearly shows. buy it. and become one of the apostles of logic.

In the post grunge mid-90s, electronic rock was the "next step" for a bored music world to sink its teeth into. Yet outside of the greats-Portishead, Red Snapper, Broadcast, Tricky, and the great DJs Shadow and Cut Chemist-a lot of this music was long on production and short on subtance. I used to find myself thinking "this is great, but it needs an organ or a guitar to flesh it out." At worst, the music was a bunch of digital mush.

But DJ Logic has confounded me, showing me the amazing posibilities of creating music that would be impossible in an anolouge world. This album is stuffed with blues, funk, smooth jazz (think Herbie Mann and Les McCan, not Kenny G,) and yes, modern digital sampling and processing. There are no noisey space age gimicks or beeping throwaways here: just chunky, meaty Africian American music.

Logic takes his records, spins and scratches, all over the aforementioned music, played by New York gods like Melvin Gibbs and Vernon Ried. This is tradtional music you can get up and shake to, as if at a 1950s go-go. Yet, it is enahanced by the deep bass, the blaring guitars, and yes, the layers of electronic effects Logic spitfires like bent notes on a Hendrix fretboard. (If guess who were alive, he'd definately want a piece of this.)

My only complaint is the cover. It shows Logic in front of a bunch of his albums, but you CAN'T SEE WHAT THEY ARE! Little pencil neck New Jersey album geeks like me spend hours with a magnifiying glass, trying to figure out what the greats do when they raid the crates.

Maybe I have a little too much time on my hands. Oh well--Let's Party!

There are some GREAT tracks on this CD but overall it's very uneven. The Tracks "French Quarter", "Black Buddah", "Ron's House", "Michelle", "Soul-Kissing" and "Afronautical" are all very interesting and fun, with the rest being pretty forgettable and standard fare. The album is a pretty good listen all the way through, but as far as songs that you're going to listen to repeatedly the songs I listed above are pretty much it. With 6 out of the 15 tracks being very good and the rest admirable (also its historical influence bumps it up to a 4.5 - a lot of artists sample "French Quarter", for example) I would recommend this to anyone interested in turntablism or hip-hop.

Highlights include:
"French Quarter"
"Black Buddah"
"Ron's House"
"Michelle"
"Soul-Kissing"
"Afronautical"

This album is da bomb. Overall, this is a must have to your CD collection. I especially enjoyed the tracks with Medeski on them, and would like to see them work together on more tracks in the future. But this album is definately worth getting.