Favourites for the New Year ☆
NOTE: Part 1 of my "Winter Holidays Music Post" can be found here.
ARTIST: ONE OK ROCK
RELEASE: [2008.12.11] 感情エフェクト [Kanjou effect album]
DOWNLOAD: http://www.sendspace.com/file/jht8by
TRACKLIST:
01. 恋ノアイボウ心ノクピド [Koi no aibou kokoro no cupid]
02. どっぺるゲンガー [Doppleganger]
03. 皆無 [Kaimu]
04. 20 years old
05. Living Dolls
06. Break My Strings
07. 存在証明 [Sonzai shoumei]
08. CONVINCING
09. My sweet baby
10. Reflection
11. Viva Violent Fellow～美しきモッシュビット～ [Viva Violent Fellow ~utsukushiki moshpit~]
12. JUST
COMMENTS: I have no problems admitting that this is not only one of the best albums of 2008, but also one of the best albums I've heard, period. For a band that is so young, both in age, and in terms of their career together as ONE OK ROCK, their work is simply so together that it sounds like their veterans of the music scene instead of fledglings. All the tracks on this album are well composed, well written, and infinitely well produced. ONE OK ROCK's style is often characterized by clean, often spiraling riffs from two guitars, driving drum beats, with solid basslines that bridge the guitar and drums - and then there's Taka's vocals. Sometimes clear, childish, pure and beautiful, he hits notes that very few are able to. Other times, he chooses to sing with a more raspy, aggressive edge but still manages to sound so beautiful when doing so. He has such incredible control of his voice. Taka's voice is definitely the defining feature of ONE OK ROCK's sound.
ARTIST: 도끼/Dok2, aka Gonzo tha notorious kid
RELEASE: Mixtape 2008 - THUNDERGROUND MUSIK [album]
DOWNLOAD: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ww62yz
TRACKLIST:
01. INTRO (AIN'T NO ALLBLACK)
02. THUNDERGROUND MC (FT. DH-STYLE)
03. DON'T SAY NUTHIN'
04. 이한놈 (FT. SIMON.DOMINIC, BEATBOX DG & DJ Qna)
05. OZNOG&OMIS (FT. SIMO)
06. B-SIDE RAP
07. MICROPHONE SOLO
08. 방법SHIT (3MC PT4) (FT. SUPREME TEAM)
09. THUNDERGROUND MOVEMENT PT1 (FT. YANKIE & DJ PUMKIN)
10. THUNDERGROUND MOVEMENT PT2 (FT. DOUBLE K)
11. SEOUL, YEOUIDO (FT. 넋업샨 & JUNGGIGO)
12. THUNDERGROUND LIFE (FT. DJ FRIZ & JINBO)
13. MINDTAP
14. THUNDERGROUND 태도
15. LYRICAL SEDUCTION
16. SPITTIN' (40 BARS)
17. THUNDERGROUND KING (I'M TAKIN' OVER)
18. THUNDERGROUND 여의도 (FT. BORNKIM)
19. DUB다
20. CALLIN' ME (FT. SEAN2SLOW)
21. NITE (INSTRUMENTAL)
22. ★
COMMENTS: Along with what I think is one of the best albums of the year, I give you my favourite rapper's first solo album. 이준경 [Lee Joon Kyoung], better known as 도끼/Dok2 is an 18 year old child prodigy rapper from the States who was discovered in his early teens by Tiger JK of Drunken Tiger. At age 15, he began his career in a rap duo known as All Black, under the Movement Crew - a label that is among the most respected for signing artists that are dedicated to writing about social issues and transforming rap from it's commercialized "bling bling hip-pop" form to something with more meaning. By age 17, he was already writing lyrics and producing songs for other rappers, as well as collaborating with well respected artists like EPIK HIGH, Drunken Tiger, Dynamic Duo, The Quiett, Minos, Infinite Flow, Superman Ivy, TBNY, Bizzy, Buga Kingz, E-sens, and Simon Dominic. Dok2's nickname is "Notorious Kid", which was given to him by The Quiett, who featured him in the 2006 release "뭐", before Dok2's official debut into the rap world with All Black. Because it was a pre-debut feature, his voice was modified for the song. Aside from his age, Dok2 also stands out because of his heritage, which he identifies in his most famous rap that goes like so: "1990 3월28일 That’s tha start of history quarter Spanish Filipino half Korean blooded little Mr. Lee". I only have one word to describe him: talent.
ARTIST: ONE OK ROCK
RELEASE: [2008.12.11] 感情エフェクト [Kanjou effect album]
DOWNLOAD: http://www.sendspace.com/file/jht8by
TRACKLIST:
01. 恋ノアイボウ心ノクピド [Koi no aibou kokoro no cupid]
02. どっぺるゲンガー [Doppleganger]
03. 皆無 [Kaimu]
04. 20 years old
05. Living Dolls
06. Break My Strings
07. 存在証明 [Sonzai shoumei]
08. CONVINCING
09. My sweet baby
10. Reflection
11. Viva Violent Fellow～美しきモッシュビット～ [Viva Violent Fellow ~utsukushiki moshpit~]
12. JUST
COMMENTS: I have no problems admitting that this is not only one of the best albums of 2008, but also one of the best albums I've heard, period. For a band that is so young, both in age, and in terms of their career together as ONE OK ROCK, their work is simply so together that it sounds like their veterans of the music scene instead of fledglings. All the tracks on this album are well composed, well written, and infinitely well produced. ONE OK ROCK's style is often characterized by clean, often spiraling riffs from two guitars, driving drum beats, with solid basslines that bridge the guitar and drums - and then there's Taka's vocals. Sometimes clear, childish, pure and beautiful, he hits notes that very few are able to. Other times, he chooses to sing with a more raspy, aggressive edge but still manages to sound so beautiful when doing so. He has such incredible control of his voice. Taka's voice is definitely the defining feature of ONE OK ROCK's sound.
ARTIST: 도끼/Dok2, aka Gonzo tha notorious kid
RELEASE: Mixtape 2008 - THUNDERGROUND MUSIK [album]
DOWNLOAD: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ww62yz
TRACKLIST:
01. INTRO (AIN'T NO ALLBLACK)
02. THUNDERGROUND MC (FT. DH-STYLE)
03. DON'T SAY NUTHIN'
04. 이한놈 (FT. SIMON.DOMINIC, BEATBOX DG & DJ Qna)
05. OZNOG&OMIS (FT. SIMO)
06. B-SIDE RAP
07. MICROPHONE SOLO
08. 방법SHIT (3MC PT4) (FT. SUPREME TEAM)
09. THUNDERGROUND MOVEMENT PT1 (FT. YANKIE & DJ PUMKIN)
10. THUNDERGROUND MOVEMENT PT2 (FT. DOUBLE K)
11. SEOUL, YEOUIDO (FT. 넋업샨 & JUNGGIGO)
12. THUNDERGROUND LIFE (FT. DJ FRIZ & JINBO)
13. MINDTAP
14. THUNDERGROUND 태도
15. LYRICAL SEDUCTION
16. SPITTIN' (40 BARS)
17. THUNDERGROUND KING (I'M TAKIN' OVER)
18. THUNDERGROUND 여의도 (FT. BORNKIM)
19. DUB다
20. CALLIN' ME (FT. SEAN2SLOW)
21. NITE (INSTRUMENTAL)
22. ★
COMMENTS: Along with what I think is one of the best albums of the year, I give you my favourite rapper's first solo album. 이준경 [Lee Joon Kyoung], better known as 도끼/Dok2 is an 18 year old child prodigy rapper from the States who was discovered in his early teens by Tiger JK of Drunken Tiger. At age 15, he began his career in a rap duo known as All Black, under the Movement Crew - a label that is among the most respected for signing artists that are dedicated to writing about social issues and transforming rap from it's commercialized "bling bling hip-pop" form to something with more meaning. By age 17, he was already writing lyrics and producing songs for other rappers, as well as collaborating with well respected artists like EPIK HIGH, Drunken Tiger, Dynamic Duo, The Quiett, Minos, Infinite Flow, Superman Ivy, TBNY, Bizzy, Buga Kingz, E-sens, and Simon Dominic. Dok2's nickname is "Notorious Kid", which was given to him by The Quiett, who featured him in the 2006 release "뭐", before Dok2's official debut into the rap world with All Black. Because it was a pre-debut feature, his voice was modified for the song. Aside from his age, Dok2 also stands out because of his heritage, which he identifies in his most famous rap that goes like so: "1990 3월28일 That’s tha start of history quarter Spanish Filipino half Korean blooded little Mr. Lee". I only have one word to describe him: talent.