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SoundClick Boards :: View topic - Steve Gilmore Reviews: Stain(ed) Art - Era: A Retrospective
Artist: Stain(ed) Art
Title: Era: A Restrospective
Link: here OR Free Download
Like most internet veterans, I've seen my share of comings and goings.
You all know the scenario;
An artist you've known and followed for some time takes it upon themselves to either voluntarily or otherwise give up what they are doing musically.
A great many of them find their way back into it somehow, but also a lot of them don't and are never seen again.
For me, one of the saddest events of late has been the announcement that the UK's Stain(ed) Art is giving up on what he does.
Now this is a real shame because, for my money, Stain was a bright hope for the state of UK hiphop and rap and to lose an artist this good is a tragedy.
Secretly I'm hoping that Stain is going to be one of those who goes away for a while, recharges and comes back stronger but just in case, Era will certainly show us what we will be missing.
This is pretty much a Greatest Hits collection from Dancing With Death (October 2005) through to No Mans Land (Rude Corps Remix) (September 2009), Era is a fine example of why this musician has seen such attention.
Tell ya what, I'll make it real easy for you.
Take a listen to Wide Awake At Sundown and Little Miss Star (tracks one and two) and if that doesn't raise your tail then you should probably give it up right there.
If however, as is usually the case with Stain, it merely whets your appetite for this extremely literate beat poet then you have yet another 16 tracks to indulge yourself.
Yep, a FREE album of 18 tracks and over an hours playing time, what more could you ask for?
Having convinced you (well, you are still reading aren't you?), you can marvel at the real standout tracks of this album.
Tracks that made Stain's rep in the first place;
The awesome Cradle To The Grave, Walls Divide Us, Broken Glass, For Your Own Safety and - of course - Carmen Finestra.
Lots of Must Haves and Highly Recommended all mixed together on this surprisingly well paced selection of the past five years of Stain(ed) Art and his various collaborations.
The Forcefield Kids get a look in here, as well as Grid Movement and Through Crosshair Eyes and for someone knowledgeable about this artist this is obviously a must have collection and - like me - you will have lots of it already.
Welp, take a listen to each of these tracks first because I'm not all that sure what has been retouched.
MUST HAVE UK hiphop and a slice of Soundclick history.
Steve Gilmore
SG Reviews - The Blog
SG Ringtones
Hear the new DOUBLE CD ' Inter Alia ' at any of these sites:
Soundclick * MP3 Unsigned * Acid Planet * Mixposure * PopSpace * Imeem
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First of all, thankyou Steve for this.
I know it wasnt in your usual schedule and was a bit of a cheeky ask and I appreciate you taking the time to put it together.
Ive read your reviews of myself and others for what feels like forever and always looked forward to seeing my latest flash up on the screen, often checking at 1-2am just on the off chance!
You've lifted my spirits about certain songs, and introduced me to new artists, more times than I can count so it seemed fitting that you have the last word (review wise) on what will probably be the end of the Stain(ed) Art name.
I do plan to return at some point, right now Im enjoying the break, doing other things and feel like a pressure has been lifted somewhat.
I have ideas already in my head on where Id like to go next should I get the itch, alot of them much more intense and leaning towards influences from Hardcore bands like Converge and Neurosis, so whatever it is, it should be crazy!
Appreciate all your support over the years, and Im thrilled to end on such a strong review.
Thanks.
SA
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Whoa.. what a lucky find to stumble on in the seconds I had to skim this.
Very well deserved..
Cannot wait to listen to all of it mate..
You still working with the Forcefield Kids or just taking a break break?
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I just downloaded this, obviously it's brilliant and there's a few tracks i hadn't heard, such as dolly's mix of for your own safety - GREAT stuff.
My only regret is that stain didn't include 'i can't get'.
edit: incidently, i'd never heard cradle to grave and, while it's probably the broadest track on there, it's really really brilliant.
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Cradle to The Grave was the first track where I really saw what Stain was about, it will always be a fave of mine
Steve Gilmore
SG Reviews - The Blog
SG Ringtones
Hear the new DOUBLE CD ' Inter Alia ' at any of these sites:
Soundclick * MP3 Unsigned * Acid Planet * Mixposure * PopSpace * Imeem
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