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Much can be written about the meteoric rise of the Miami based collective appropriately identified as the Flight Squad. One could begin with the massive following developed within the urban underground, exemplified by the support garnered at performances and epitomized by a precipitous boom of independent record sales. Others may follow with revered observation of the individual modus operandi signatures left upon each track, similar to defiant fingerprints present at the scene of a professionally ordered operation-in-progress. And some may go further to implicate the theory of controlled chaos, the unification of the divergently fragmental every-man-for-himself mantra, concisely reincorporated into a representative force embodied by the abject advocates of vigilante doctrine.

It's like you have one [person] coming through the front door; bang. At the same time another [person] is sliding down the nearby ventilation shaft at the back of the room; boom. At the next table, the host for the evening you thought was a waiter drops their server's tray in mid stride; crash. Incendiary mines detonate, courtesy of the inconspicuous van parked down the street; kaboom. And just when you thought what else could possibly be next, at this moment; the windows shatter from the rainmaker with precise tactical position.

Similar to sharks ravaging the unexplored depths of the most treacherous waters, Flight Squad affiliates, may not necessarily be operating in cooperation, but they are all commissioned for the completion of the same objective. Sonically, this leads to an eclectic mix of diverse styles, ranging from the bound-by-code-of-ethics technique of Liquid Snake, to the psychopathically maniacal reckless abandon of Young Don. Additional affiliates fill in the blanks between the two extremes, and featured guests provide their own characteristic specialties. Snake displays additional métier by serving as the lone producer, cementing his status as leader by acting as composer/arranger in both the literal and figurative aspects of the terms.

Be alert. With a penchant for stealth theatrics and a flair for dynamic advances, the Flight Squad has established an identity within the urban genre. Propelled by their initial release definitively titled Certified Authentic, vigilante season stands primed to emerge on radar screens everywhere without warning.