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april.22.2003 - #1156

artist      : Meanest Man Contest
album       : Merit
year        : 2003
label       : Plug Research
genre       : Lo-Fi
catalogue   : PR380206CD
url         : www.plugresearch.com
quality     : CD 192k HQ True Stereo

01.Sorry                                                      02:53
02.Science Diet                                               03:04
03.Not Sorry                                                  02:19
04.Carpal Twist                                               02:54
05.Don’t Die on Christmas                                     01:25
06.Alive in Sweet Bad Times                                   03:17
07.I Have Changed My Plans                                    03:11
08.Macarthur to Glen Park                                     01:45
09.Knock Knock                                                02:08
10.The Most Intrusive Places                                  03:25
11.Pirate Style                                               02:40
12.Odd Predicament                                            02:36
13.Excitement of Students                                     02:31
14.So Glad                                                    03:08

14  tracks | 37:16 mins | 51,4 MB

Meeting Meanest Man Contest is like shaking hands with a newborn
cloud. Their compositions unfold and bloom before wide-open ears.
Ever growing shapes elevate from simple states. Tones roll out
layers for crackling drums to bounce on. Words streams burst the
surface to bless dry speakers. Undulating syncopation reconstructs
the unexpected. Merit is floating abstraction grounded in strong
urban influence.

Meanest Man Contest is based in the fog shrouded music hotbed of
Oakland, California. The secret duo unveiled are > Quarterbar
(beats) and Eriksolo (vocals). These fresh beat veterans build on
strong roots. As founders of the indie hip-hop labels Rocketship
and Weapon Shaped Records they released music from Anticon, the
Shapeshifters, Substance Abuse, and Emanon. Meanest Man Contest
radiate buzz with compilation and 7 inch appearances. MMC climb to
the top with hushed electricity.

Merit is a drunken jazz serenade. Sound silhouettes filtered though
smoky shafts of light. Don’t be fooled by the sway & wobble.
Meanest Man Contest punch out lights with heavy drum swings. Creaky
organs wail from floor cracks, rhythms ride skyward on glistening
guitar strings, and cymbal-spun ceiling fans keep it cool. Merit’s
compositions are comfortable like cracked leather booths. Meanest
Man Contest offer a newsflash for fans of dj Vadim, dj Krush, and
Prefuse 73. --plugresearch.com

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