At first I wasn’t sure what to make of Nine:Fifteen, where they a hip-hop group trying to be new wave-ish, where they a pop group using hip-hop just to act cool, was this on some hipster shit, or just something unknown? I was intrigued, so I listened, listened more, and then listened again. Electric Blanket ...
Been following Blake9 and Comel_15 since their Irish Car Bomb days. They (and their extended crew) have kept it interesting for me over the years. I received an advance of the album a few weeks back and listened to it a few times. When these dudes do rap music, they do it well. I wish ...
Nine:Fifteen are producer Blake9 and emcee Bisquite (aka Comel of Time Machine). After years of singles, Nine:Fifteen have finally released their debut LP, Electric Blanket, and it’s one of the most refreshing albums of the year. Styles are flipped all over; the beats range from chaotic to off-time and there’s a rapper screaming in falsetto. ...
Nine:Fifteen enter their experimental phase having over the years carved away at the boom-bap underground coalface, but after giving notice with the recent Plastic Wrapped Couch. Blake9 continues to develop his funk sourcing that he has served with distinction as The Acorns and Yesterday’s Truth, noticeably with a bit more of an Edan-style plunge into ...
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