1 Rat Burgers 2 Class (ft. Curly Castro, Illogic & Defcee) 3 Whispers In The Dark (ft. King Kashmere) 4 Hüsker Dü (ft. NAHreally) 5 The Played List (ft. SonnyJim & Kid Acne) 6 Advanced Birds 7 Same Way (ft. CLBRKS) 8 Done It (ft. Immi Larusso & Bruiser Wolf) 9 Bubbling Beaker Breaks 10 Political Monsters (ft. Jermiside) 11 Freakout (Interlude) 12 Crisp (ft. PremRock & Fatboi Sharif) 13 SAMH4IN (ft. Lee Scott & Bisk) 14 The Brain 15 Fallible Dreams (ft. TheDeadCanRap – Mike Ladd & Remi Rough) 16 How I Feel (ft. Juice Aleem)
There’s no room for chance in the beats of Spectacular Diagnostics. Every movie dialogue, every loop, and every tiniest of sample serves a clear purpose. Layers of sound unfold a new world to explore, carefully put together like an archeologist excavating old records—a theme more literally hinted at with the title of his previous album, ‘Ancient Methods.’
On ‘Raw Lessons,’ that focused, detailed approach also shows in the rigorous selection of emcees the Chicago-based producer works with. The features are a snapshot of today’s supernova of an independent scene. From Wrecking Crew and Backwoodz affiliates Curly Castro and PremRock, to the distinct signatures of Fatboi Sharif and Bruiser Wolf. The UK is well represented with features by SonnyJim, King Kashmere, CLBRKS, Lee Scott & Bisk, and long-time collaborator Kid Acne. Two of the earliest Big Dada signees in the late-90s—Juice Aleem and Mike Ladd—close the album as two contemporaries who paved the way for much of the forward-thinking, free-form hip-hop of today on both sides of the pond.
“I was trying to get the same level of intense detail you had on some of the early Blackalicious projects like ‘Nia’ and ‘Blazing Arrow’,” says Spectacular Diagnostics about his approach. “Very… more
Cuts by Marcus Pinn on tracks 2, 9, 10 & 14 Beats by Spectacular Diagnostics Mixed & Mastered by Keith ‘K-Kruz’ Kreuser Art & Design by SPEC
Released by Rucksack Records rucksackrecords.bandcamp.com
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