REVIEW: Direct Link from Crayon BeatsIf you’ve been reading CrayonBeats, you’ve seen numerous
mentions of
Nomar Slevik. Not that long ago, I made a
post about his “
Welcome To Fuckland” 7″/CD package (
dis.eased wrekkids) that I received.
Go get it! Now I’m going to do a little review on it…
With both middle fingers up, Nomar presents to you the darker side
of things. The borderline-creepy, but truthfully raw, side of hip hop
and his anger for the things and people in our society.
“It’s an angry album”, said Nomar. It’s definitely
thought-provoking. You’ll do just as I did, before moving to the next
song, you’ll listen to the same track continuously until you grasp what
he’s saying.
Sidenote: He swiped the name “Fuckland” from the
movie.
“The only way to survive the fallout is to document
everything. This album is an audio journal surmising the downfall of
western civilization.”
“
Cotton soaked with ether make you bleed internally // An
internal office document conceals ether easily // Dental records
indicate that you been breathing // Mental note simulates a whole new
season // Limbaugh arrested for numerous prescriptions” starts off in “How much time” (produced by
Moshe).It has a lot to do with
Rush Limbaugh
and his prescription drug addiction. And after that incident, Limbaugh
jokingly claimed that he received Viagra from the Clinton Library and
was told that they were blue M&Ms. He said, “I had a great time in
the Dominican Republic. Wish I could tell you about it.” Hahah, hmmm.
In the track “The Strength (Hologram)”,
Nomar Slevik combines tragedy, politics, and acts of terrorism. “
N-O-M-A-R
fighting terrorism daily // new fallacies always fading the democracy
// documented facts faking everybody’s apathy // it’s a tragedy //
whenever somebody dies, blame it on the only person in disguise” And not to mention that delicious, haunting beat produced by
John/Cue..Publik.
Fuckland is full of dark tones (both lyrically and beats)
and extreme anger, which is a little different than the other
music/albums he’s released (ex: “Paper Bullets“). But don’t
let that scare you in any way. In fact, I think it’s awesome that he is
able to make music in different lights, while still being himself.
With only 7 tracks on the CD (five of them are on the 7″), you may
think that this project stops short. But a total time of under 20
minutes, “Welcome to Fuckland” is sure to pack a mean punch.