{"id":14674,"date":"2013-07-31T04:49:19","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T11:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=14674"},"modified":"2013-08-23T22:09:35","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T05:09:35","slug":"ta-ku-raashan-ahmad-low-fidelity-high-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/illsocietymag.com\/?p=14674","title":{"rendered":"Ta-ku & Raashan Ahmad: Low Fidelity, High Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Artist:Ta-ku & Raashan Ahmad
\nAlbum: Low Fidelity, High Quality
\nReleased: July 5, 2013<\/p>\n

Freed earlier this month, here’s a little gem that was tucked away in the vaults over at Jakarta Records<\/a>. A ways back, Rashaan Ahmad<\/a>, an internationally praised MC (of Crown City Rockers acclaim) and the ever prolific, rising beatsmith Ta-ku<\/a> came together to create some magic that, until now, slipped beneath the surface. They dubbed it “Low Fidelity, High Quality.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s the story we got from our connect over at Jakarta:<\/p>\n

“Raashan Ahmad was on a euro tour some weeks ago and during his stop in Berlin we were talking music over dinner. I told Raashan that we are about to release an album with Ta-ku (which has happened in the meantime, check out the “DOWHATYOULOVE” album) and he asked me whether I knew that he recorded a full album with him some time ago during his last australian tour. No, I didn’t know that and getting my hand on the album turned out to be not too easy as it couldn’t be located for quite a while. In the end Raashan found it on an old hard drive and I was a fan of the album instantly. It’s raw hip hop in the truest sense. None of the songs are longer then 3 minutes, quite some are around the 2 minute mark. Nothing but dope beats and raps with some unreleased Ta-ku instrumentals sprinkled in between. ”<\/p>\n

Ta-ku’s<\/a> futuristic and tastefully nostalgic boom bap renditions mesh to a crisp degree with Rashaan’s<\/a> veteran true school flow. It evokes the energy of some classic Jurassic 5 mixed with the layered, synth-laced sound medleys of the modern beat era.<\/p>\n

If you’re one of those cats that use the term “Real Hip Hop”, you’ll be really into this.
\nEven if you don’t use the term “Real Hip Hop” and just like a classic case of dope beats and rhymes, you’ll be into this.<\/p>\n

Enjoy & see what it does for you after the jump. <\/p>\n

Peace gods. <\/p>\n

–Absent Avery<\/a><\/p>\n