Mekon's post on the Best of 2003 got me wanting to ask what other folks have found as stand-outs in the "underground" hip-hop instrumental category. I'm thinking along the lines of Anticon here. What do ya'all say? Mekon? Drop some knowledge...
Markus
Posted on: 06 December 2002 by Mekon
From a quick look at my CD rack, here's some stuff that's pretty much exclusively instrumental.
Subtle - Winter
Prefuse 73 - Vocal Studies + Uprock Narratives
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 Instrumentals
Dr Octagon - Instrumentalyst: (Octagon Beats)
Kid Koala - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Automator - A Much Better Tomorrow
Boom Bip - Seed To Sun
Company Flow - Little Johnny From The Hospital
DJ Shadow and Q-Bert - Camel Bobsled Race
Presage - Outer Perimeter
Jel - Greenball
Fat John the Ample Soul Physician - Wave Motion
RJD2: Deadringer
If you do want to pick up instrumental versions of hip hop albums, the specialist hip hop mail order companies are usually the places to check out, as they tend to get a load in, whereas the shops tend to get a couple, which just get snapped up real quick.
[edit] Should say that Prefuse 73 has plenty of rapping, but it's all cut up and glitched.
BTW my local shop has Fantastic Damage Plus (instrumentals) in for £9.49, which would be worth picking up if you like El-P's stuff. Personally, my favourite Co-Flow tracks are Vision of Art with Krush, and Megaton B-Boy 2000 with Prince Paul and Automator.
[This message was edited by Mekon on SATURDAY 07 December 2002 at 11:22.]
