Patrick Taylor

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Twin Perils :: Speak and Destroy

Patrick TaylorNovember 29, 2011

Twin Perils are a Brooklyn duo made up of rapper Lone Ninja and rapper/producer/Iraq War vet June Marx. "Speak and Destroy" is their third album, following 200... Read More...

LPReview

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Hectic Zeniths :: Hectic Zeniths

Patrick TaylorNovember 22, 2011

Hectic Zeniths is the alter ego of Adam Morgan Pierce, a high school math teacher by day and composer/producer/multi-instrumentalist by night. "Hectic Zeniths"... Read More...

InstrumentalReview

7.5

Pusha T :: Fear of God II: Let Us Pray

Patrick TaylorNovember 15, 2011

As one half of rap duo the Clipse, Pusha T is responsible for one of my favorite albums of all time, 2006's "Hell Hath No Fury." On that album, he and his brot... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

MC Zulu :: Electro Track Therapy

Patrick TaylorNovember 8, 2011

MC Zulu is a Chicago by way of Panama MC who mixes dancehall with dance music, doing what his bio calls "post-dancehall." He has put out a handful of albums an... Read More...

EPReview

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Sugar Minott :: Hard Time Pressure

Patrick TaylorNovember 1, 2011

Despite P. Diddy's claims to the contrary, it was reggae musicians who truly invented the remix. Jamaican producers were repurposing instrumental backing track... Read More...

LPReview

6.5

3:33 :: Live From the Grove

Patrick TaylorNovember 1, 2011

The Bohemian Grove, located near San Francisco, is home to the Bohemian Club. The club, whose members include prominent businessmen and politicians, including m... Read More...

InstrumentalReview