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Drapetomania

by The Green Seed

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1.
Intro 00:35
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2.
Jude Law 02:34
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3.
Up It Steps 04:09
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4.
Chance2Say 03:32
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5.
Make Room 04:25
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6.
All The Same 03:48
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7.
Amigos 04:35
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8.
Is Where The Heart Is 04:04
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9.
Diss Connect 03:22
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10.
Road Trip 04:01
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11.
Gotchoo 04:12
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12.
Gimmicks 03:42
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13.
Town Of Steal 04:53
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about

Drapetomania has all the gusto and urgency of a debut. Brimming with lyrics of fury courtesy of emcees R-Tist and C.O.M.P.L.E.T., the stabbing attacks of dynamic DJ duo FX and Jeff C, and a lush soundworld layered with rich textures and trunk-rattling beats. Drapetomania is a feast for the ears -- a Loveless for heads steeped in Buhloone Mind State (and vice versa).

R-Tist has long been a fantastic producer -- mixing MPC mastery with live instrumentation. Joining forces with the production crew at Birmingham-based label Communicating Vessels – namely producer Jeffrey Cain (Remy Zero, Dead Snares, The Great Book Of John), engineer Kyle Ginther, and mastering guru Paul Logus – has taken his beats to dizzying new heights. You’d be forgiven for thinking that Drapetomania wasn’t the product of the Dirty South rather than the blunted grit of J Dilla’s Detroit or the otherworldly productions of Lex Records. But Drapetomania is no homage – it’s a unique blend of heart, laughter, and guts.

Drapetomania is also a feast for eyes thanks to the astounding artwork of enigmatic art collective EHQuestionmark – the design collective behind much of Lex’s output, including records by Shape of Broad Minds, Neon Neon, and DOOM.

In fact, it was EHQuestionmark who suggested the album title: Drapetomania is a bit of 19th century pseudoscience – the "disorder" causing a slave's urge to flee. The idea of drapetomania inspired the eerily psychedelic minstrels that adorn the album’s artwork – which looks especially striking as an LP. With that last conceptual detail in place, Drapetomania gains extra heft as a work of art… Though none of that matters without the strong material that lives within the grooves.

Drapetomania often contemplates bondage – artistic, romantic, etc. – but, ultimately, it’s a soundtrack to Freedom… And whatever comes next.

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released July 15, 2014

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