Los Angeles producer Jason Chung has made one of the most sophisticated hip-hop records in recent memory let alone 2009. Sharing much of its haunted soul with the claustrophobic sound art of Europe’s Raster-Noton label (Alva Noto, SND, Byetone et al) rather than the ghostly found-sound aesthetic of roommate Flying Lotus, Chung then pitches all this against some neck breaking boom-bap heaviness. With glorious results...
This release is featured in our Best Albums of 2009, as well as the Gaslamp Killer's favourite releases from the Bleep catalogue HERE.