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	Blackbird Bird's Eye View Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, Rock With influences ranging from Siouxsie & The Banshees to Tom Waits and Journey, Los Angeles-based emcee Blackbird has styles aplenty. You may know Blackbird as a member of the psychedelic hip-hop group Dark Leaf, or ... more » « less
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All Artists: Blackbird
Title: Bird's Eye View
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: ALPHA PUP
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 7/11/2006
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rap & Hip-Hop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Pop Rap, Roots Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 669158401123

Synopsis

Album Description

With influences ranging from Siouxsie & The Banshees to Tom Waits and Journey, Los Angeles-based emcee Blackbird has styles aplenty. You may know Blackbird as a member of the psychedelic hip-hop group Dark Leaf, or from his stellar vocal performance on the seminal Beneath the Surface compilation produced by OMID. Since then, Blackbird has been documenting his journeys through L.A.'s wasteland in the form of spoken word poetry and recorded albums. His newest offering, Bird's Eye View, is a perfect amalgamation of spoken word and avant-garde beats, produced entirely by Paris Zax, known for his work with Busdriver and The Shapeshifters. Peaked at #12 on the CMJ Hip-Hop Charts and received glowing reviews in URB, XLR8R, and OC Weekly.

CD Reviews

Huh? [2.5 Stars]

Norfeest | Washington DC USA | 04/19/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Bird's Eye View is more accompanied spoken word than it is hip hop. From the onset, you get the impression that MC Blackbird marches to the beat of his own drummer. He covers a multitude of topics, but drifts into the world of the completely nonsensical more often than not. There are tracks where Blackbird isn't even rapping instead he decides to sing, talk, or in some cases, grunt (yes, grunt) into the microphone. The production duties are handled exclusively by Paris Zax and his work has range. From the melancholy strings to the funky boom bap of old, Zax shows how diverse and well rounded his sound is. If nothing else, Bird's Eye View definitely oozes originality. The jury is still out on whether that's a good thing or not."