Welcome to Out of the Dungeon, a many part series detailing a decade of NSFTM noise, hip hop, 'n' adventures from top No Sunlite for the Media scholars, historians, fans, 'n' collaborators. Medians share their thoughts on the absolute values of various NSFTM rekkerds, while we provide free audio streaming 'n' hi-quality file purchase of all the albums at our bandcamp page.
Out of the Dungeon VIII: They're Beaver MC's Now
Lungless Beavers as No Sunlite's Purest Statement
A Rant from A2K
[Lungless Beavers can be downloaded in full here]
So you remember when your favorite band used to bring it?… You remember when you found this album that changed your life?…You couldn’t wait for their next album to come out…You tracked down all their old demos, b-sides and outtakes. You told all of your friends and gave them bootleg copies, and you told them, "Just wait for their next album".
[Sales booth at the Lungless Beavers release night]
Then the next album came, and we all know what happened then…THE ALBUM WAS LAME AS SHIT…but I’m not here to talk about all the lame shit that NSFTM has been putting out for the past couple years…I am here to write about the realest album they have ever put out...
Lungless Beavers - Finally the day came that NSFTM put out an album. Yes, there were bootlegs before and live shows and demos…but come on, it was noise, scratchy samples and poor rhyming. The album finally came - sure, Math can only play his guitar loud and at varying tempos (I mean just listen to "Where We From" from the very top it's all over the place or "Down to the Gulch"), all Josh can do is rip rhymes all off Eric B and Rakim (check verse 2 from "Big Booty/Big Martha"), Martha wouldn’t know a rhyme if he played it on his banjo (no example needed or you can just check "Lil Pimp"), and Trippy Tim…well, when has he done anything of note then, now, or ever (I mean what is "It Takes More than Thousands of Miles to Hold Us Back")? But there is a rare point in time when all things come together and a great album happens.
There are def rhymes but with a message. Some of the most classic singles, samples and slapping all those beaver MC's in their faces appear on this album. Ask any casual NSFTM fan what their number one song is and the answer will be, no matter who it is, “Ninja Nuns”. But the album is not all based around just one track. This album is a social commentary on the state of the record industry. These beaver MC's are you whack rappers out there; those rappers and music makers that have fallen into that Reganomics outlook that rapping and music is all about making money and what you've got and the money you spend. That is not what music is about and not what NSFTM is about. They have constructed an album about what music is about and not about what HIP HOP is about.
It's about the music…it's about the people…it's about the energy…the rhymes, the beats, the samples - make the music.
But what makes up this album…what makes it so great…
"Big BBQ Bumble Bee Bites/Hearts Beats Green" - the samples «You ever been bit by one of them big bumble bees?»...the rhymes «Badgers vs. beavers/Bring on the battle»
"Big Booty/Big Martha" - the rhymes «I Don’t Battle With Rhymes…»... the heart «What you need are GLASS BOTTLES AND OILY RAGS».
"Down to the Gulch" - the acoustic folk...the lyrics «Who is afraid of a fluffy duck?»
"Learn to Defeat the Devil" - the passion...the realness...this is a real issue.
"Shake Yr. Fannies" - the danceability «Oh Dip Oh Dip…Shake Those Fannies!»
"Lil’ Pimp" - the lyrics «Heat cases steam, steam causes pressure, count the beats till the end of the message»...the message…what a sick sick sample and bass groove.
"To Shed Thee Monkey Body/Primate Reptile" - the sample, the backbeat...it makes ya just wanna boogie, and Jana loves it.
"Ninja Nuns" - the single.
"Round and Round We Go" - the lyrics that stood the test of time «The one who gives you hogwash; is he the hogwasher?» «Time is no longer an absolute»
"Oktopus, Oktopus" – the hit...the single...the lyrics...the message - gives you great advice for dating. I am still waiting for those Stooges.
[The Rhino-dominated era of NSFTM shirts was ending; on Lungless Beavers release night,
NSFTM also debuted the broken legged beaver design, still in use today]
The music is the word and the word is truth…this album came together to show the music world that you don’t need clear samples, rhymes about money, cars and drugs; you don’t need expensive drum machines or fancy gear. You need a passion, a mic and a mix. What have they done since…tons of albums and EP's...but none of them match the intensity, sampling and message that Lungless does…Spare yourself the pain and just stick with Lungless - the rest are WHACK…
Lungless Beavers as No Sunlite's Purest Statement
A Rant from A2K
[Lungless Beavers can be downloaded in full here]Lungless Beavers…(I am going to keep this profanity free if I can…but I am not going to lie…I am fired up about this.)
So you remember when your favorite band used to bring it?… You remember when you found this album that changed your life?…You couldn’t wait for their next album to come out…You tracked down all their old demos, b-sides and outtakes. You told all of your friends and gave them bootleg copies, and you told them, "Just wait for their next album".
[Sales booth at the Lungless Beavers release night]
Lungless Beavers - Finally the day came that NSFTM put out an album. Yes, there were bootlegs before and live shows and demos…but come on, it was noise, scratchy samples and poor rhyming. The album finally came - sure, Math can only play his guitar loud and at varying tempos (I mean just listen to "Where We From" from the very top it's all over the place or "Down to the Gulch"), all Josh can do is rip rhymes all off Eric B and Rakim (check verse 2 from "Big Booty/Big Martha"), Martha wouldn’t know a rhyme if he played it on his banjo (no example needed or you can just check "Lil Pimp"), and Trippy Tim…well, when has he done anything of note then, now, or ever (I mean what is "It Takes More than Thousands of Miles to Hold Us Back")? But there is a rare point in time when all things come together and a great album happens. There are def rhymes but with a message. Some of the most classic singles, samples and slapping all those beaver MC's in their faces appear on this album. Ask any casual NSFTM fan what their number one song is and the answer will be, no matter who it is, “Ninja Nuns”. But the album is not all based around just one track. This album is a social commentary on the state of the record industry. These beaver MC's are you whack rappers out there; those rappers and music makers that have fallen into that Reganomics outlook that rapping and music is all about making money and what you've got and the money you spend. That is not what music is about and not what NSFTM is about. They have constructed an album about what music is about and not about what HIP HOP is about.
It's about the music…it's about the people…it's about the energy…the rhymes, the beats, the samples - make the music. But what makes up this album…what makes it so great…
"Big BBQ Bumble Bee Bites/Hearts Beats Green" - the samples «You ever been bit by one of them big bumble bees?»...the rhymes «Badgers vs. beavers/Bring on the battle»
"Big Booty/Big Martha" - the rhymes «I Don’t Battle With Rhymes…»... the heart «What you need are GLASS BOTTLES AND OILY RAGS».
"Down to the Gulch" - the acoustic folk...the lyrics «Who is afraid of a fluffy duck?»
"Learn to Defeat the Devil" - the passion...the realness...this is a real issue.
"Shake Yr. Fannies" - the danceability «Oh Dip Oh Dip…Shake Those Fannies!»
"Lil’ Pimp" - the lyrics «Heat cases steam, steam causes pressure, count the beats till the end of the message»...the message…what a sick sick sample and bass groove.
"To Shed Thee Monkey Body/Primate Reptile" - the sample, the backbeat...it makes ya just wanna boogie, and Jana loves it.
"Ninja Nuns" - the single.
"Round and Round We Go" - the lyrics that stood the test of time «The one who gives you hogwash; is he the hogwasher?» «Time is no longer an absolute»
"Oktopus, Oktopus" – the hit...the single...the lyrics...the message - gives you great advice for dating. I am still waiting for those Stooges.
[The Rhino-dominated era of NSFTM shirts was ending; on Lungless Beavers release night,NSFTM also debuted the broken legged beaver design, still in use today]
-A2K/Andrew Rickel
Jefferson, MD
Nov. 2k9
Hip Hop Pool Party Style:
Jefferson, MD
Nov. 2k9
Hip Hop Pool Party Style:
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