His music has been sampled by Timaya and Tuface, his lyrics have popped up in songs by Olamide and Terry G, his songs have been covered by Falana and Somi in her spectacular The Lagos Music Salon. There is no contemporary Nigerian musician who isn’t inspired by, or doesn’t eventually get compared to Fela. His music has endured three decades and the man has become a legend all over the world. Fela’s brand of afrobeats revolutionary but not forceful, enlightening but not preachy, and danceable but not brainless is still unrivalled till today. Some by his style, some by his unique sense of political activism, and most by his genre-defining music. Everyone, and we mean everyone, has been inspired by Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. INTERNATIONAL POPSTAR STEVEN WILSON | July 10th 21 Shaolin monk motherfunk is just about the best thing ever. 4.7/5 Favs: Shaolin Monk Motherfunk, Laputa, Borderline with My Atoms, Breathing Underwater, Fingerprints, Jekyll, Prince Minikid, Atari, By Fire, The Lung, Molasses, Building a Ladder The album loses a point in the last stretch because its runtime is quite long, and it could frankly do away with the okay but ultimately not riveting last track, in addition to the second half of the album feeling ever so slightly less captivating than the first. It boasts a fair bit of variety (there's even DnB on 12 like it is quite cool), and like LP1 gets bizarre at times, but unlike in LP1 it pretty much always flows well and the album just takes you from place to place in a smooth fashion - the only exception being 8 with its loud farty synth sounds which kind of rupture with the rest, though the everlasting groove and piano in the back do save it later on.
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It no longer feels like three singles amidst a series of cool but ultimately too short to be memorable interludes, and instead it feels like an album where the interludes have been nicely cut out for playlists. Whilst it doesn't benefit as much from nostalgia and lacks perhaps an ultra flagship track a la Nakamarra, this one is immensely stronger as a record. All this being said, it would be a sin to miss this record, as you might just be missing the evolution of "future soul." The lyrics might be written about simple things, like old video games for instance ("Atari"), but they're backed by a musical ensemble that is as complex and carefully structured as the newest video games out there. From Nai Palm's sublime and intimate vocals to Perrin Moss' smooth-as-butter drumming, everything here sounds so passionate and involved that is hard not to fall in love with it. This is a good thing, because that style is something all their own, dubbed "future soul", and it never fails to impress. Though extensively eclectic, each song from the album contains a style, an image, that never wavers. Utilizing a gorgeous combination of neo-soul, electronic, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, world music, and the occasional sprinkling of hip-hop, Hiatus Kaiyote has released one of the most ambitious and gratifying records of the year so far. Never have I stumbled upon an album as adventurous, playful, or stimulating as Choose Your Weapon sure, those sentiments might be magnified, but as you go on a journey through what Hiatus Kaiyote have on display, the words I speak will eventually transform into nothing except the truth. This really is some multi-dimensional, polyrhythmic gangster shit. too bad since what it works, works really well The tracks that truly shine are overwhelmed by a plethora of truly poor half-assed tracks that you can enjoy only if you're an hipster with ham in your ears. This is the best album that i\\\\\\\'ve (n)ever heard in my entire life.
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