Spacesettings:Headset

Title: Spacesettings

Label: Plug Research

Genre: Minimalist Hip-Hop

Plug Research founder and producer, Allen Avanessian, has teamed up with last year’s fan-favorite producer, Jimmy Tamborello (Postal Service, Dntel, Figurine), for a jazzy, down tempo, forward-thinking hip-hop album. The beats remind me of a minimalist Push Button Objects or I could even venture to say a more hip-hopish Postal Service. The glitchy electronica tid-bits that were so prominent on “Give Up” remain present on this album, simply cooler, so they make your head nod, instead of nodding off. Vocals are provided by an eclectic blend of MCs including Non-Genetic of the Shadow Huntez (#1,2), Japanese female-rapper Lady Dragon (#5), Beans of Antipop Consortium (#7), and the eerie and observational Gold Standard Labs MC, Subtitle (#8).

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