Digi Snacks continues RZA's urban sci-fi meditation on the internal struggle between opposing natures, with Bobby Digital playing the Hyde to his Jekyll. While Bobby holds the reins almost completely, RZA continually hovers in the background, tempering Bobby's single-minded aggression with softness. Similarly, the album's grittiness is balanced against hazy, surreal atmospherics. In one of the album's most surprisingly pleasurable moments, a woman who sounds just like (and very well may be) one of the Cassidy sisters from CocoRosie contributes vocals to the most tender rap song about fucking I've ever heard. On the whole, what could have been a ham-handed, gimmicky album is saved by a remarkable depth.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
RZA as Bobby Digital: Digi Snacks
Digi Snacks continues RZA's urban sci-fi meditation on the internal struggle between opposing natures, with Bobby Digital playing the Hyde to his Jekyll. While Bobby holds the reins almost completely, RZA continually hovers in the background, tempering Bobby's single-minded aggression with softness. Similarly, the album's grittiness is balanced against hazy, surreal atmospherics. In one of the album's most surprisingly pleasurable moments, a woman who sounds just like (and very well may be) one of the Cassidy sisters from CocoRosie contributes vocals to the most tender rap song about fucking I've ever heard. On the whole, what could have been a ham-handed, gimmicky album is saved by a remarkable depth.
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