Modern Qualifier 32 – CURATED by BaltimoreJacks

Shhhhh, it’s a Curated Group by @baltimorejacks!

From DJ Shadow’s 2016 LP The Mountain Will Fall.
From El Alfa “El Jefe”‘s 2021 collection El Androide.
Track from the London band’s 2013 debut Silence Yourself.
From the Florida band’s 2014 LP The Moon Rang Like A Bell.

Modern Qualifier 33 – CURATED by sclv

Modern Qualifier 31 – Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Ferg, Frank Ocean, Killer Mike

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j_e_l

19 May 2023 13:26

I dunno first few lines of DJ Shadow and RTJ just had me reaching for the skip button. Thought El Alfa et al. were great, a golden beat I think.

Dan Bright-Amaya

19 May 2023 18:56

It’s muy tonto but can’t help but smile at Hablamos Nunca. Hundred Waters really good as well.

Baltimore Jacks

20 May 2023 13:52

Reply to Dan Bright-Amaya

Yeah, it’s pretty dumb stuff, but I’m never not amused by the “So when are we going to talk then?”-“Yeah, never” exchange near the start. And each of the rappers brings a little something different and interesting to the table.

rabbitfun

20 May 2023 14:43

The tried and tested combination of El Alfa and beatmaker/producer Chael Produciendo is pure Dominican dembow gold. I hadn’t heard this particular track, so it actually qualifies as a Golden Beat as well.

sclv

22 May 2023 02:02

“Nobody Speak” feels incredibly dated now — can’t disassociate it from hearing it as soundtrack music in what feels like an interminable number of paint-by-numbers semi-edgy netflix action binfillers. Savages also feel dated, in the special fast-dated way that retro/revival material ages. They still got my vote though, on the grounds of visceral energy.

SmoothBrain

22 May 2023 13:23

Always have time for RTJs particular brand of braggado and there are some classic lines here, but I’ve never heard ‘Murmers’ and really liked it so voted for that

David Belbin

22 May 2023 20:01

The video for Savages has an interminable intro but the song is great and I’m sad it seems that the band have irrevocably if unofficially split, having not recorded or performed since 2016. Visceral indeed.

stabilimentum

23 May 2023 17:57

Savages’ was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to. All the raw power in their debut translated so fiercely in a live settting. “Shut Up” makes me remember that feeling so well.
DJ Shadow/RTJ and Hundred Waters are also personal favorites of mine, but I voted Savages.