Esoteric vs. Japan

7l & Esoteric

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 6, 2008)
• Original Release Date: May 6, 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fly Casual
• ASIN: B001733O4S
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #298,857 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

No one is safe! Nuclear testing has resurrected this Jurassic Age relic and now the emcee/producer known to the U.S. as Esoteric has risen off the coast of Tokyo Bay, bringing chaos, crisis, and hysteria with him. Armed only with the sounds of 70's and 80's Japanese classics, Esoteric must strike against the uncompromising forces that aim to dismember him. He calls upon Godzilla, Rodan, Force Five, Ultraman, the Shogun Warriors, early Japanese surf, punk, and electro bands, and even the Japanese Spiderman to aid him in his fight! The sound he created, which he calls "Mecha Mecha," stands as the boldest of the daring directions Esoteric has taken his music. With his recent genre-bending efforts such as A New Dope, Egoclapper, and Esoteric vs. Gary Numan, the world needed to hear how he handles the beautiful country of Japan. Much tokusatsu is brought on this feature length epic depicting one man's struggle with life as an English speaking Bostonian. All tracks produced by Esoteric. Features Main Flow, King Magnetic (Army Of The Pharoahs), Moe Pope (Project Move/Megaphone), Nejel Mongrel (8th Wonder/Japan), Eddie Meeks, Will C. + KARMA. Continuing a historic and coveted twelve year career, the street-tested, taste maker-approved new sound of 7L & Esoteric has evolved again. The electronic fun of their last group record, A New Dope, (compared to Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique by several publications including HHC), and the hellish tempest of abrasive sounds and untouched samples that defined Esoteric's first solo studio offering, Egoclapper, now gives way to yet another full-length opus. All New Studio Album Available On Limited Edition Deluxe Six Panel Digipak CD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars How am I only the 3rd???, February 14, 2009

By	E. Bowman - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Esoteric Vs. Japan: Pterodactyl Takes Tokyo [Explicit] (MP3 Download)

I bought this album around the time it originally dropped and have been listening to it since. I been a fan of 7L and Esoteric for a while now and this has got to be the best stuff I've heard come from Esoteric! I love when artists try different concepts and push the creative envelope, and Eso does that here. Being a fan of stuff like anime, comics, sci-fi, etc., I can really get into how Eso gets creative with the samples from various Japanese shows & films (there's even a sample from an old Godzilla commercial I remember from my childhood!) and made it hip hop.

Favorite tracks:

Real Rap Design
Mecha Mecha
God Less America
Knifegirl
Demoralizer
I Do Lo-Fi

5.0 out of 5 stars How am I only the 2nd???, October 9, 2008

By	Cerrious - See all my reviews

Wow, I'm not sure where to start. I've been meaning to write a review since I got this cd early this last summer. This is my favorite album so far this year. I have been a fan of 7L & Esoteric since Dangerous Connection and have seen them evolve as artists. This album is SO creative and different then anything I've heard. To be honest, it's been tough finding good hip hop lately. Once I heard this, I was able to exhale and not worry so much that the whole industry is falling off. My favorite tracks are Neo-Tokyo (Main Flow verse is insane), Wrestlelectro, Real Rap Design, & Gigantor Says Anything...but I truly like them all. Esoteric is a sampling beast on this album. Thanks for putting this out and switching it up in an industry of bland, predictable, fakeness...it's refreshing.

5.0 out of 5 stars How am I the first?, October 5, 2008

By	Gaucho Coder (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

I recently bought this album at amoeba's in sf, and will continue to buy anything with Esoteric's name on it. This has a very unique sound to it, and each track adds something to the cd. You can listen to this all the way through, over and over. My favorite song is Neo-Tokyo with Main Flow.