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English
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5.59 x 0.37 x 5.04 inches; 3.2 ounces
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Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2002
For many people, the Anticon crew area love 'em or hate 'em proposition. These are white b-boys who come across as genuine by keeping it real in reference to their own lives, rather than affecting a pose of simulated hip-hop "realness" and falling into the well-meaning minstrel trap. That's to say, Dose One, like the rest of his crew, laces his lyrics with bookish ephemera, references to now obscure 80s pop culture, wistful doubt, and the sorts of verbal jenga towers that part autodidact/part half-assed educated suburban intellectuals build up in vain attempts to outline the contours of that amorphous, unspeakable "it" which cannot be put into words, any more than 3-D object can be viewed from all sides at once. This is what mediated culture has given us to work with, and, unlike the indie-rockers that trade in similar lyrical currency, hip-hop has empowered Dose to plow through it all with self-assurance and Sisyphesian determination. Musically, Themselves are similarly both real hip-hop and not. Like DJ Shadow, Jel works up hand-cued grooves with a warm n' worn feel. The similarities end there, howwever. This music explores the full implications of the sonic junkheap aspects of classic breakbeat wobble, and manages to bring the boom-bap simplicity when relief from information overload is needed. Dissonance is a big part of what's happening here, but as transitional passage between overlapping consanant segments, it keeps to the overall tendency toward unlikely connections that ultimately sound as natural as a walk down a noisy city street. There are textures here that seem to come from out of nowhere, both in the context of this music, and in their sheer alienness to anything you've heard before. But it all works, and it frequently bumps, with the occasional nod to Timbaland that's all too rare in an underground hip-hop scene more eager to distance itself from the mainstream than craft creative beats. The contrasts between hi-fi and purposefully lo-fi elements is even more pronounced here than on the cLOUDDEAD cd and this seems appropriate for the sharp-turning kaleidescope of this music. cLOUDDEDd felt like a melancholy haze of opiated reminiscence; "The No Music" is a technicolor plunge back into reality by headz still steeped in aesthetics and poetry.
Probably the most essential album in my collection, along with some Opeths, Metallicas and classical pianos, "The No Music" continues to fascinate me.
The big debate is: do the lyrics/bizarre composition mean anything? If so, then the Anticon crew must be geniuses! If not, then they are pretentious "art snobs". A proposal: maybe it doesn't matter. Enjoy the weirdness for what it is! If it means something to you, great! I mean come on, how can you resist "...they were, teeth clamped, face first you fell into the door you took the doorknob, how they all feel falling, shattered fish bowl, rocks out into your mouth, your eyes were huge..." and the likes? And what's with the recurring theme of people having jobs? Who cares what it means; it's awesome!
The thick production with all the electronic bleeps and creaks is kind of funny along with being mysterious and strange, i.e. "You Devil You". And the cartoon voice! THE CARTOON VOICE! Doseone is an essential vocalist due to both his humor and his creativity.
Best songs: The teeth one (track #2), "Good People Check", "You Devil You" and "Hat in the Wind", excluding the stupid poetic improv introduction.
And yes, Dose, we all want to masturbate in a planetarium.
Lowlights: Sounds like it was recorded in a garage. On top of that there are so many distortion effects on the vocals and the music tracks that it sounds muddy. Add this to the fact that I don't care one bit for the vocal style OR the content, this CD was a complete waste of money. I'll use it as a coaster along with my '1000 hours free' AOL CD's.
I grew up with a huge distaste of rap music in general, having been influenced by a lot of electronic, ambient, experimental, and industrial music. Themselves' album is doesn't fit into any of these labels (why try to label them?) but it really appealed to my tastes and, alongside Swollen Members, Buck 65, and fellow Anticon mates, Sole, they have been breaking down my biases towards the ridiculousness that is gangsta rap and the traditionally boring beats I find so common in almost all hip hop. I don't pretend to know a lot about rap, but I offer huge kudos to Anticon and artists like Dose One and Jel, who make up Themselves, for pushing the art forward and taking it places no one's ever dreamed of before. To me, that's what music is about. And, at least for me, this album is still totally accessible — but again, I come from different roots than your traditional American rap fan, which seem to be mostly slagging this one. I suggest checking it out, you'll either love it or hate it.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2004
I discovered Themselves a bit late I guess, but damn! This is the best thing of any genre I've heard in a very long time. And live they cinch the deal. I am blown away, very complex yet catchy. Don't miss them live Doseone is a performer with a stage presence seldom scene. This is the first "new" sound thing i've heard in over a decade.
Eigenwillige Zutaten, die ein faszinierendes Gebräu ergeben, das die Grenzen des Hip Hop überschreitet: Flächige Elektrosounds, abgefahrenes Gerappe, krautige Beats usw. Gleichzeitig poppig unterhaltsam und avantgardistisch exzentrisch. Sehr gut.
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