first official reissue of one of the most sampled turkish records in 45 years! sampled by rap legends like scarface of the geto boys. turkish psychedelic masterpiece from 1980

pünktlich zum festivalsommer veröffentlicht die schwedische band the hives mit der 7inch >tarred and feathered< drei neue tracks, um die wartezeit auf ihr im laufe des naechsten jahres erscheinendes neues album zu verkuerzen. diese großartige 7inch-ep enthaelt drei exklusive coverversionen im typischen hives-garage-rock-sound von songs der zero boys (civilizations dying), von flash and the pan (early morning wake up call) und joy ryder & avis davis (nasty secretary). mit dem 2004 erschienenen album tyrannosaurus hives gelang den fuenf schwedischen anzug-rockern der sprung über den grossen teich. drei jahre lang sind die hives quer durch amerika getourt. 2007 folgte >the white and black album<, an dessen produktion unter anderem timbaland und pharrell williams beteiligt waren. inzwischen arbeitet das schwedische quintett an seinem mit hochspannung erwarteten neuen album.

o celebrate the 25th anniversary of ugkãs first album, get on down goes the extra mile, presenting it for the first time ever on vinyl. and 2-lp clear vinyl at that, giving the strutting, funky grooves the chance to really stretch out on your system. back in 1992, southern hip-hop was still proving to the world that it could sustain a fan base that was chiefly raised on rap from new york and la. the geto boys and 2 live crew had made strong cases by the earliest 90s, and pimp c and bun b were ready to make their own. most of the trunk-bumping bass comes from drum programs and basic sampling on these tunes in later years they would build their sound into something even fuller and deeper. self-produced with additional work from houston locals bernie bismark and shetoro henderson, the tracks here are minimal, slow and menacing, which matched their lyrical approach quite nicely. you can hear the beginnings of the groups true greatness in these early lyrical workouts ¹ several taken from the regional cassette-only ep the southern way that got them signed to jive with tales of street hustles, relationships and self-reliance in a world stacked against them. they may have been done early-on, but that doesnt mean they arent crucial to ugks legacy cases in point being the three singles: something good, a charismatic update to bill withers use me up, and pocket full of stones (the latter featured on the menace ii society soundtrack). beyond the singles, deeper cuts like iãm so bad, feels like iãm the one whos doin dope and cramping my style made it clear to the world that this crew had the attitude and charisma to make even bigger waves in the years to come.