12/10/2023 0 Comments A.f.r.o debut albumSunshine And Flowers is one of the best songs on the album, if not the best. Pharoahe Monch) has a great beat and overall rhythm. I certainly don’t dislike it, I’d just like a slightly different vocal presentation. That said, I’m sure there are many of you who would love it and consider it to be perfect. I would, however, and this is a very personal perspective, prefer a more rhythmic approach to the vocal delivery as the spoken word, while a trademark of this style of music, feels a little too separated from the sampling and overall musical mix. Nightmare On Fro Street flows on beautifully and while rhythmically different, doesn’t sound out-of-place with the overall musical style of A-F-R-O Polo. I don’t know about you, dear reader, but I can’t stop moving to this song. The lyrical delivery shoots fast and hard, while simultaneously ensuring the sampling and mix is the definition of pure perfection. Shylow) is brilliant! What an incredible opening for a Hip Hop/Rap album. A-F-R-O Polo is incredibly dynamic and while I love the music, I’d listen to this album just merely for the mix which I consider is beyond reproach on all but one song. The separation between elements is also superb and the complete opposite to the disposable pop music in the modern era where there is little to no separation and depth in the soundstage, instead aiming for a wall of sound. Long gone are the double albums from the 90s thank god! Seriously, how many were truly great?įrom a sonic perspective, A-F-R-O Polo is magnificent with a soundstage that grows as you increase the volume and doesn’t distort. To be completely honest, I love shorter albums. Well, it is right on the edge with a runtime of 25 minutes, but it does have eight tracks so I consider it to be an album. Some of you may be wondering if A-F-R-O Polo can really be classed as an album, rather than an EP. It’s a shame as it would have looked incredible on the larger canvas and I can only hope that one day a future pressing of the vinyl release will be done with the core album cover. While available on both Vinyl and CD, it is a little disappointing that the vinyl cover art is different from the cat-head cover of the CD/Digital releases. It is important to note that while I have referenced the Instrumentals release, if you’re interested in picking up A-F-R-O Polo physically, the Instrumentals release is digital only, being available on iTunes and Apple Music. When my kids are around, I can listen to the Instrumentals release and thoroughly enjoy and then when listening privately, I can appreciate the lyrical component even though I generally don’t look for literal lyrical interpretation, instead preferring to consider vocals to be akin to another instrument. However, and in a stroke of genius, there’s an Instrumentals album that gets you 95% of the way there without the editing blips or spaces that generally ruin the songs. For those of you that would prefer a ‘clean’ edition of the album, there, unfortunately, isn’t one available. I do however wish to advise that the Explicit tag is here for a reason, especially when it comes to the song Sunshine And Flowers. If you’ve ever enjoyed Hip Hop/Rap music, you’re going to love this release. The world of Hip Hop is in a constant state of flux and there is little doubt that it is one genre of music that is constantly evolving, building upon itself, as up and coming artist push beyond the status quo.Ī-F-R-O is one such revolutionary artist, having paired with fellow Hip Hop producer, Marko Polo for this debut release A-F-R-O Polo.
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