Buck65's New Collaborative Album - Secret House Against The World (Who Needs An Apology?)
It seems like Buck65 will never fully escape the backlash from his rash and heretic anti-hiphop comments (scroll down), seeing how he now feels the need to include an apology and/or rationalization in his auto-bio ("It was like a fight with your girlfriend where you say all this crazy stuff that you don't even mean and then after you cry and have incredible sex"), but I think we will all have the opportunity to bare witness to his true attitude towards hiphop when his next record drops, and we will also see the loyalty of his original fan base tested. I haven't heard much about this record in the regular circles but after reading a few Canadian news sites and perusing his domain, it could be interesting (you can check his site for a sample of an instrumental from the album in the Fly On The Wall section). Set to be released in June (in Europe anyway) it seems to be a slight departure from his traditional one-man-act since he collaborated with Tortoise for a few tracks and I think it's being mixed down by D-Styles. He also gives a lot of credit to his engineers and other studio people for helping hone the sound of the album (especially the drums, wow). Secret House Against The World is even being personally pitched by the President/CEO of Warner Canada, as is Buck65 the artist who "...is not an artist we will depend on for singles. He’s an artist who will build a loyal fan base willing to take a musical ride with him.” Let's hope he's right or else "Free Stinkin' Rich" might start popping up on t-shirts (as it already has on message boards) . Speaking of Stinkin' Rich, Four Ways To Rock Hand'Solo Records recently re-mastered and re-released CockDynamiks.
posted by G at 6/02/2005 12:17:00 AM
6 Comments:
cock dynamics was good
i have the new record from an inside source . . . let me tell you, you're all in for a hell of a ride . . . Secret House Against the World is probably his best record, at least his most consistant. Support the artist. Buy the record. I know I will.
hope they press it on vinyl
I should say, it's the worst shit I've ever heard!
great album, although fans of his more hip hoppier stuff might not like it, this album is extremely rooted in folk and less in the hip hop, but it's got a great sound and can't wait for it to drop so I can play it over and over at work
This album, again, is what makes Buck such an original artist. Like Miles Davis he has to be moving forward with his style, exploring new ways to drop his lyrics upon us. Davis was often lambasted by his contempories for creating sounds that were 'different', but in there essence explored!! This is the key to Buck, an exploration of genres outside of their often closeted pigeonholes. We should be commending an artist, not stonewalling them for trying to convey emotions across the spectrum. In its context people will have trouble in dealing with this record. I find that rejuvenating buzz whenever I sit down and here Buck's thoughts and this album has exactly the same impact. Kudos to Rich, his buregeoning triumpilism over stereotypes and the norm warm my soul. Peace.
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