Happy New Year
While the break was a good one for scissorkick, we realize that for others around the globe it's been hell on Earth. Our deepest wishes go out to any readers affected by the tsunamis and their after effects. For an easy way to donate some available scratch, click this link from the Red Cross. I found it a simple way to help make a difference.
Now on to 2005 and I predict a huge musical year for patient listeners tired of rehashed trends and marketed movements. While I won't stake my reputation on my prescience, I do think we'll see some quality hip-hop in '05 following in the footsteps of Danger Mouse, Prince Po and The Foreign Exchange. A track that has caught my attention as of late comes from the Zebra Traffic camp in the UK. Affiliated with the ever-reliable Tru Thoughts funk factory, this modest English hip-hop label splits time with the label on a new compilation, Shapes: Yellow that features some exclusives from our friend Quantic and a nice little banger from Dirty Diggers a duo comprised of Young Max & Pat Stash based in Yorkshire and East London respectively. You can read more about them and pick up their "Diggers Don't Get Days Off" EP at the Zebra Traffic Web site. Great loop with the layered, stuttering keys and a tight drum roll that intros a nice underground gem that reminds me of early Visionaries or some pacific Northwest stuff from 5 or 6 years back. Not sure why I'm feeling this so much, but my resolution for 2005 is to be less critical about this stuff, unless of course I'm getting paid.
Dirty Diggers :: "For the Haters"
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