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A little Busdriver goes a long way, which was clear on his excellent Temporary Forever LP and remains just as clear on Jhelli Beam, his ninth album overall and second for Anti-. Unfortunately, there's a lot of Busdriver on Jhelli Beam, while his themes and lyrics have become even more dense, which makes for a challenging listen that only fitfully rewards the scrutiny. Simply try to scan his opening lines: "The top-hatted Abrahams are shoveling the raisin brand/In eyeballs their bi-laws [sic] are leaping off the laser scan/Into your genotype telling you to deep throat pipe/If you don't do it, well these hoes might." The productions come from a varied cast, including impressive contributions from Nobody, Daedelus, and Busdriver himself, but far too often the beats and effects are overwhelmed by Busdriver's verbal gymnastics, which may be impressive on a purely physical level, but become ludicrous when they're parsed. If he feels so strongly about the sentiment in his spoken intro ("Conscious rap failed us!"), then why doesn't he record an album that actually raises consciousness instead of overwhelming listeners with the contents of his id?
© John Bush /TiVo
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Busdriver, MainArtist - Jason Chung, Composer, Writer - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer - Omid Walizadeh, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer - Elvin Estela, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer - Alfred Darlington, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Nocando, FeaturedArtist - Chris Alfaro, Composer, Writer - James mccall, Composer, Writer - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer - Elvin Estela, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer - Alfred Darlington, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Greg Saunier, Composer, Writer - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Michael Troy, Composer, Writer - Myka 9, FeaturedArtist - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer - Elvin Estela, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer - Omid Walizadeh, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Nick Thorburn, FeaturedArtist - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer - Alfred Darlington, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - John Dieterich, Composer, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer - Alfred Darlington, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Busdriver, MainArtist - Regan Farquhar, Composer, Writer
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
Album review
A little Busdriver goes a long way, which was clear on his excellent Temporary Forever LP and remains just as clear on Jhelli Beam, his ninth album overall and second for Anti-. Unfortunately, there's a lot of Busdriver on Jhelli Beam, while his themes and lyrics have become even more dense, which makes for a challenging listen that only fitfully rewards the scrutiny. Simply try to scan his opening lines: "The top-hatted Abrahams are shoveling the raisin brand/In eyeballs their bi-laws [sic] are leaping off the laser scan/Into your genotype telling you to deep throat pipe/If you don't do it, well these hoes might." The productions come from a varied cast, including impressive contributions from Nobody, Daedelus, and Busdriver himself, but far too often the beats and effects are overwhelmed by Busdriver's verbal gymnastics, which may be impressive on a purely physical level, but become ludicrous when they're parsed. If he feels so strongly about the sentiment in his spoken intro ("Conscious rap failed us!"), then why doesn't he record an album that actually raises consciousness instead of overwhelming listeners with the contents of his id?
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:41
- Main artists: Busdriver
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Alpha Pup
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2009 Temporary Whatever ℗ 2009 Temporary Whatever
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