Stacy Oricco...for some reason, that name always reminds me of Sarina Paris...European dance artist..
I'm listening to some songs by Mr. Lif...currently, A Glimpse At The Struggle...produced by none other than El-P himself...
Quote:
"This album is an exploration of the dynamics of everyday life, and the pursuit of our dreams, in a rapidly decaying society. I Phantom is a story from beginning to end, told mainly from third and first person perspectives.
It starts with the main character (who is unnamed) in the midst of a dream state in which he envisions everything from his own death to the summit of his prowess (Bad Card, A Glimpse At The Struggle, Return of the B-Boy). His dream is rudely interrupted by his alarm clock, and sadly, it's back to the real world. The next series of songs embody many of the struggles of day to day living (getting jerked at your job, hoping to fit in the social scene, attempting to maintain family life, etc.), and to say the least, the character in this story has a great deal of trouble finding his niche (Live from the Plantation, New Man Theme, Status, Success).
The last 6 songs are dedicated to providing a vivid display of how the social ills of the American society fuel a decay, which effects all of our lives to a great extent. This is achieved by providing a scope in which we see the effects of these ills on everything from family structure (Success and The Now) to life as a whole on planet Earth (Earthcrusher and Post Mortem).
The story is challenging to follow, because the perspectives change often, and the songs fit together in intricate ways. It take close listening and some sharp detective work to catch all the links, but the following I Phantom Key should help you comb through the tale.
A young man, down on his luck, has a nightmare about making a fatal mistake."
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I typed that up earlier on the Whine and Cheese board in a topic...it's an excerpt from the album's booklet. Interesting stuff, if you're into rap with messages of how hard life can be with a broken family in poverty...as well as politics.
Bush said somewhere that there's two things he hates...and one is this album (Mr. Lif - I Phantom)...he did a song about Kuwait in...or was it Iraq in general...I don't know, '91 I think, and he has quite a few political songs dealing with what's been going on in the past two years. Very interesting stuff
11-03-2003, 11:52 PM
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