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13 + God

Today's post is taken from a 12" soon to be released on the German Alien Transistor label featuring the fitting collaboration of The Notwist and Themselves in the form of 13 + God. A full-length record is slated to follow the single in April, but until then you can process this nugget of atmosphere that perfectly represents both artists involved. Marcus Acher's subtle sing-speak buffers the neurotic echo of Doseone's nasal inflection over the typically engaging and antiseptic Notwist melancholy. I think the full-length has the potential to be something really interesting, sort of in the vein of Subtle's overlooked 2004 LP, A New White on Lex, which fused hip-hop spontaneity with rock improvisation.

13 + God :: "Men of Station"