Monday 11 July 2011

Shabazz Palaces - Belhaven Meridian

I know next to nothing about this.

They've got this snazzy (shabazz-y?) website, they've been hyped by Pitchfork, and I still know nothing.

Apparently the mystery is deliberate - an attempt to make the work stand alone and speak for itself. Which it does with style.

I'd never even heard of the film the video references, but it's still stunning. The beats are gorgeous pure-tone tightness, and the lyrics are poetry and prose.

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