Style: Experimental | Hip Hop
Raleigh Moncrief – “Combed Over Chrome EP” (Obstructive Vibrations)
Far-Out Beats | E.T. getting weededed? Starship Enterprise floating above a field of ripely Marihuana shrubs? All this hand drawn and arranged in flashy colour in front of a space backdrop? The art on Raleigh Moncrief's enigmatic "Combed Over Chrome EP" did not made me hit the download button immediately but from the first noises I heard I was sure: this one is a doozie. And eventually, the artwork ain't too bad.
Raleigh Moncrief- "Goldrush (Chandeliers Remix)" (MP3)
Raleigh Moncrief- "Similies" (MP3)
Raleigh Moncrief- "Combed Over Chrome" (MP3)
Ah c'mon! I can't find out ANYTHING about neither "Raleigh Moncrief" nor the remixers (?) "Chandeliers" and "Dash!". Obstructive Vibrations, please! Moncrief is from Cali, is he? Everything I got is the private Myspace of designer Brandon Kalarney and these five tunes...
Well. "Combed Over Chrome" is massive. Spliffed-out and dirty. Fresh and experimental, yet catchy and compatible with any Hip Hop and Dubstep dancefloor. Astro Nautico, well-informed source for Bay Area Rap as usual, says "Hudson Mohawke and Matthew David had a baby and named him Raleigh Moncrief", and that's a good comparison indeed.
All five tracks are dope. While "Combed Over Chrome" features heavy beats and glittering synth arpreggios, "Goldrush (Chandeliers Remix)" focuses on IDM-ish melodies and baaad ass bass. With "Similies", Raleigh Moncrief fuses wobble-wobble Dubstep with an Old School Hip Hop beat and Mohawkesque synth leads. Timeless. Eventually, "Quiet Please" closes the chromo dance with a deep 'n' dirty piece of solanaceous Dubstep that equally sounds L.A. and London. OMG what a BOMB!
MP3 Hip Hop Music Download
Download: "Combed Over Chrome EP" (ZIP-Archive)
Netlabel: obstructivevibe.com
About the Author
This article was written on 30.October 2009 by Bettina Rhymes.
Bettina Rhymes is the journalist alter ego of Sven Swift. Swift runs the established CDr- and Netlabel 12rec.net and acts as a Netaudio DJ every now and then. Next to his job at Phlow Mag, he writes reviews about free music at RUBored.org. Read more articles written by Bettina Rhymes.
5 comments
this EP is seriously awesome! Lookin forward to more good sounds from Obstructive Vibrations
30. Oct 2009 at 8:24 pm
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NICE! Love the lack of complete quantization. This stuff is CRAZY
30. Oct 2009 at 10:49 pm
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yo jason, bet you know where i got the link to OV from... :)
31. Oct 2009 at 12:08 pm
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Combed Over chrome is definitely the track that nods my head... awesome!
25. Nov 2009 at 2:59 am
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[...] Label Best Creative Commons Albums 2009Vlooper - "Neon Blaster"Slumgullion - "Disko" (ZIP)Raleigh Moncrief – "Combed Over Chrome EP"Abby Lee Tee – “From the Hill Sphere” (Hill Billy Soul)eLan - "Magnificent Mistakes" (No [...]
15. Dec 2009 at 1:06 am
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