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  Arizona Abstrakt, an eclectic blend of music and emcees, is the first concept compilation to come out of Phoenix, Arizona. The brain-child of Dirty Red, Arizona Abstrakt shatters the barriers of Hip-Hop sub-genres. The compilation consists of many different styles of music, and many different styles of emcees; artists who werent afraid to break the norm and try something new.
The concept of Arizona Abstrakt came to Dirty Red in the winter of 2002. Fresh off of the relatively unnoticed release of his first HipHop venture Triple Crown, Dirty Red felt the need to present his unique style of HipHop in a new way. The best way to be noticed was to call on the strength of the many talented emcees in Phoenix and let them breath life into Dirty Reds abstract brand of rhythms. Thus, Arizona Abstrakt was conceived.
Dirty Red began sequencing the back drop for the compilation, allowing different emcees to hear each piece and select which beat they felt they wanted to rhyme over. After the process of matching beats to emcees, a string of 20 or so recording sessions commenced. Artists would travel to Dirty Reds laboratory, lay their vocal tracks, and leave not really knowing how they would sound or how their vocals would be edited. This made things exciting for both the artists and Dirty Red. Surprised by what flavor each emcee brought to the table, Dirty Red felt an even greater responsibility to creatively make things sound just right.
Arizona Abstrakt is the product of 21 of the finest HipHop artists in Phoenix. It is also a product of brotherhood: each and every individual involved works to unify the Phoenix Hip-Hop underground in their own way. All of them show unity regardless of the style of music of their counterparts And lastly, it is a product of creativity, every artist involved showed no fear in experimenting with new ideas in music.
Arizona Abstrakt is a prime example of different is good.
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'Arizona Abstrakt' official track listing:
1- Intrizzle (RTC Shogun)
2- Uppin (Denial tha Danksta, Megamayn X, Bravo)
3- We Came Thru (Blaze Rock)
4- Devious is Back! (Dem Rascalz & Creepz)
5- Walk Softly (Atllas)
6- Distorted (krista602)
7- voiceless (Voice, the Lotus)
8- Take It Back (tenSHUN)
9- Authentic HipHop (Cocoa)
10- juzzabeet (SOFUJID)
11- Low in the Valley (Fabel)
12- Tha Shitid (Megamayn X)
13- Purple Panties (Blessthechild)
14- Jump Back (J-Luv)
15- The Boss (Boss G)
16- the Hearts of Man (Jroc)
17- AZ What (Blaze Rock)
18- I'm Gone (Atllas)
19- World Tourin (Earth Born)
20- Half a Soul (krista602)
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The article below is an excerpt from Phoenix New Times'
'Kick and Scream' column ran on 7/3/03
Various Artists, Arizona Abstrakt: The Phoenix-area hip-hop scene has no real identity, in the way that the rappers and producers in low-riding Los Angeles or bawdy, scorched earth Houston or rowdy-rowdy Atlanta have found over the years. That can be seen as a great thing, because it leaves the artists in this transient culture with wide-ranging influences and a will to experiment. Frenetic bounce and respectable lyricism can coexist in the same song, and producers can play as much with R&B and electronica as with percussive beats.
Local beat maker and producer Dirty Red exploits that openness well on this compilation. On it, Red creates 20-plus stylistically divergent beats. Some result from techno knob-turning manipulations ("Walk Softly," "Devious is Back!"). Others stick to the old minimal fat-bass line, hard-hitting snares formula ("The Boss"). Still others appropriate the spooky ambience of Europeans like Aphex Twin ("Voiceless"). Over his creations, Red invites 20 different rappers to attack the beats and take the songs in their own directions. Local veterans Attlas and Bless Tha Child have particular fun with their assignments. The aggressive Attlas turns "Walk Softly" into a growling battle cry -- he's like McDonald's, giving other rappers the shakes. Bless Tha Child, on an equally hard beat, turns "Purple Panties" into an amusing sex-story rap inspired by Slick Rick's old '80s narratives. While a few of the songs fall flat and the album runs uncomfortably long for one sitting, Red's exercise is purposeful proof that there is a heartbeat to Valley hip-hop.
-Christopher O'Connor / Phoenix New Times / July 3, 2003 |
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