Back from an amazing trip to Peru, and excited to have a plethora of good tracks that I want to talk about - my inbox was stuffed full of a week's worth of terrific tunes. How exciting.
The most eye-catching tunes in my inbox happen to be some of the lushest and best as well - Illinoize, a remix album from Tor featuring Sufjan Stevens tracks mixed up behind some of my favorite rappers on the block. Gift of Gab from Blackalicious, Brother Ali, Aesop Rock, and Outkast all make appearances, reading like a playlist of some of my hip hop favorites. Some non-Illinoise Sufjan tracks show up, too, to keep you on your feet.
The backing tracks aren't super Sufjanny (it's a word) - in fact, sometimes I have to remind myself that it's everyone's favorite indie darling backing the flows. The tape's 3rd track - a mix of "John Wayne Gacy Jr." and Pete Rock and CL Smooth's "Specialize" is the most immediately accesible Sufjan reference, and he's pretty evident on "The Tallest Man/I Like It". Elsewhere, like on "Dumb I Sound/ATLiens" Sufjan's instrumentation anchor his presence on the album.
My favorite tracks are the Aesop and Ali cuts. The beats seem to match up best with their flows, and the tunes are catchy. The whole mix is worth a listen, though. Cop the whole thing here.
Sujan Stevens f. Brother Ali - Night Zombies/Talkin' My Shit (Tor Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)
Sufjan Stevens f. Aesop Rock - Star of Wonder/None Shall Pass (Tor Remix) (YSI) (filesavr)
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