Breaking new ground in 1997, the release of Deep Concentration furthered hip-hop’s turntablist movement by showcasing its brightest talents. This is primarily an instrumental album, with most of the vocals provided by a deejay’s quick scratch on a piece of vinyl. Cutting tracks are abundant, like the lively selections from the X-Men, Prince Paul, and Peanut Butter Wolf with the Beat Junkies. Cut Chemist of rap group Jurassic 5 and the Latin outfit Ozomatli lends “Lesson 6 The Lecture,” a bouillabaisse of drum kicks and spoken-word snippets that offer a course in turntable madness. No sample is off limits to these deejays — everything from Tibetan monks (Radar’s “Radar Frees Tibet”) to water droplets (Ingrid De Lambre and Eddie Def’s “Poeisies, Scene 1 Le Blues”) are stunningly pieced together to form new compositions. Also includes a bonus CD-ROM mixing program. – Craig Robert Smith
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Various Artists - Om Records
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| 01 |
The Human Condition - Ming + FS |
6:25 | ||
| 02 |
Antimatter Artist: Radar (1)
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3:19 | ||
| 03 |
Hard Rock Artist: DJ Revolution
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4:14 | ||
| 04 |
Babylon Rhythm Exorcism - Musaics (DJ Sole) |
3:29 | ||
| 05 |
Afternoon Connection Artist: People Under The Stairs
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4:08 | ||
| 06 |
Wristy Business - Plagaiwrists |
5:28 | ||
| 07 |
Fresno State O Mind Artist: Planet Asia
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3:35 | ||
| 08 |
Torture Artist: The Infamous
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3:10 | ||
| 09 |
Buggin Out - Space Travelers |
3:59 | ||
| 10 |
Act Up - Craze |
4:43 | ||
| 11 |
3.00am In Da Morning / Circus Of Hell Artist: Cash Audio
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5:08 | ||
| 12 |
Lovin Every Minute Of It - Blak Forest |
4:05 | ||
| 13 |
U.F.O [In 3 Parts] - Danny Breaks |
5:43 | ||
| 14 |
Where Will You Run - T-Rock & Faust |
3:28 | ||
| 15 |
Cynicism - Highlanders |
5:31 |