Slackk also carries on his (perhaps unconscious) fascination with what can be called sino-grime, as many of the tracks sound heavily influenced by Chinese opera. He does appear to be cognizant of the connections, however, as tracks like “Crafty Tiger” and “Three Kingdoms” (not to mention his previous album Minor Triads<\/em>) suggest a Far East influence. While most of these tracks won\u2019t bring down the floor at a rave, they are great on their own.<\/p>\n Dark0 \u2013 Fate EP (Gobstopper)<\/strong>: This EP, on the other hand, is packed with six tracks that could each make the dance go off when dropped by the DJ. Dark0 has had a meteoric rise in the grime scene the past year and the Fate EP is his true coming out party. Eagerly anticipated for months, Fate<\/em> is a near perfect embodiment of the close relationship that grime and videogames share. While in the past artists like Dizzee Rascal and D Double E have used fighting games like Street Fighter<\/em> as sources for samples, Dark0 utilizes classic RPGs such as Final Fantasy<\/em> and Chrono Trigger<\/em> as his inspiration. “Mako March”, for instance, samples a classic theme from Final Fantasy VII<\/em> in a way that should make fans of the game excited upon hearing the first notes. Amethyst is one of the best tracks on the EP with a bevy of crystal-y synths balancing out the grime-y drum programming and leads perfectly into the next track, “Gaia.”<\/a>\u00a0 The track samples Chrono Trigger<\/em> in an inventive way, using a melody from the game as a counterpoint to the hard snares and hi-hats that punctuate the track. Take note people interested in using videogame samples: this is how it is done.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rustie \u2013 Green Language (Warp)<\/strong>: Rustie\u2019s 2011 Glass Swords<\/em> served a powerful opening statement from the Glaswegian artist. It was a coherent, energetic album that really pushed the maximalist wonky sound forward. Three years later, his follow-up is a bit disappointing. Not that it is a bad album; it isn\u2019t. The panache that oozed from the first album appears to be gone, however. In its place are attempts to follow other trendy sounds and an incoherent collection of tracks that want to be everything but are closer to nothing. Rustie has included features on tracks that range from good (D Double E on \u201cUp Down\u201d) to bad (Danny Brown on “Attak”\u2014although that might just be my general disinterest in Danny Brown). In general, I think Rustie\u2019s productions work better with features, so it was a bit of a disappointment to see so many of them on the album.<\/p>\n I can\u2019t help but think, though, that this is an album full of singles. The lack of a coherent sound isn\u2019t necessarily a criticism in and of itself; I just wonder why these weren\u2019t released as singles (aside from the mythic and reverent status the album occupies in the non-dance music world). The album is worth checking out, though, as there are some brilliant tracks included on it, such as \u201cVelcro\u201d<\/a> and \u201cLet\u2019s Spiral.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And in case you were wondering what the Rinse Out is all about, I\u2019ve included a mix that covers the gamut of sounds that are played on the show. Enjoy!<\/p>\n The Rinse Out September Mix<\/a> by Mike Van Esler<\/a> on Mixcloud<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" MVE and the Rinse Out are ready to shell down the airwaves of Lawrence once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":260,"featured_media":31579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2327,2325,2326,2328,2155],"class_list":["post-31572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-dark0","tag-grime","tag-rustie","tag-slackk","tag-the-rinse-out"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rustie-green-language.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/260"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Slackk](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Slackk_Palm_Tree_Fire_Local_Action_Album_Artwork.jpg\")
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