Flatbush Zombies

multsanta · Post by **multsanta** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:44 pm

drizzle wrote:getting to the point where you can drop a mixtape out of the blue with no promotion and it gets posted on a hundred sites (most of which you didn't even send it to) in a matter of the afternoon is something else entirely

What makes you think that this is the case?

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:56 pm

multsanta wrote:
drizzle wrote:getting to the point where you can drop a mixtape out of the blue with no promotion and it gets posted on a hundred sites (most of which you didn't even send it to) in a matter of the afternoon is something else entirely
What makes you think that this is the case?

What makes you think that isn't the case?

I ask because you are the world's greatest, most influential blogger.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:09 pm

multsanta wrote:
drizzle wrote:
getting to the point where you can drop a mixtape out of the blue with no promotion and it gets posted on a hundred sites (most of which you didn't even send it to) in a matter of the afternoon is something else entirely

What makes you think that this is the case?

My evidence is very circumstantial there, I very well might be wrong. But I was actually kinda curious how exactly they made the rounds so fast so I asked a few of my blogger acquaintances, all of whom are generally in the loop on these kinds of things and do usually get the mass spam submissions. None of them got it (steadyb didn't either for the little that's worth). I think if they were really spamming hard at least somebody among them should've gotten something about it.

Maybe they sent it to only the really really heavily trafficked sites, and everybody else just took it from there. None of the people I asked are on the 2db or fader levels of popularity, so maybe I was just aiming small. But still I don't get the sense that they sent out one of those huge spammed things that bcc'ed 100 blogs like many other kids do. If you google the name of the mixtape it comes back with pages and pages and pages of blogposts, it just seems generally very unlikely they submitted it to all or even most of them.

You obviously have a better view of all this since they probably did submit it to either you directly or one of the places you write for, so please spill the beans

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:17 pm

Yes, please tell us what it is like to be a tastemaker.

P.S. - Before I blog, should I powder my nuts?

multsanta · Post by **multsanta** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 9:49 pm

I assume that they don't need to spam the smaller sites because they already have direct access to the big ones. Their manager - err uh spiritual advisor, as per twitter - is a reasonably prominent fashion/music/snapback culture type blogger who is in the circle, so to speak. Blogs for Hypebeast, has been featured by Complex, etc.

Here he is posting a Sennheiser-sponsored promo video for his own artist at Hypebeast. (ETHICS!) http://hypebeast.com/blog/phillipannand ... -the-club/

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:00 pm

multsanta wrote:I assume that they don't need to spam the smaller sites because they already have direct access to the big ones. Their manager - err uh spiritual advisor, as per twitter - is a reasonably prominent fashion/music/snapback culture type blogger who is in the circle, so to speak. Blogs for Hypebeast, has been featured by Complex, etc.

Here he is posting a Sennheiser-sponsored promo video for his own artist at Hypebeast. (ETHICS!) http://hypebeast.com/blog/phillipannand ... -the-club/

multsanta · Post by **multsanta** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:06 pm

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:36 pm

multsanta wrote:

Needs more Trap, faggot.

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:06 pm

Whatever. All talk of promotional channels aside, this mixtape is very, very solid.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:20 pm

multsanta wrote:I assume that they don't need to spam the smaller sites because they already have direct access to the big ones. Their manager - err uh spiritual advisor, as per twitter - is a reasonably prominent fashion/music/snapback culture type blogger who is in the circle, so to speak. Blogs for Hypebeast, has been featured by Complex, etc.

Here he is posting a Sennheiser-sponsored promo video for his own artist at Hypebeast. (ETHICS!) http://hypebeast.com/blog/phillipannand ... -the-club/

thanks for clearing that up, i was wondering if they had something like that going for them. thug waffle wasn't THAT good of a gimmick

peanut butter · Post by **peanut butter** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 5:25 pm

Drops tomorrow night.

PEACE

DLG · Post by **DLG** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:49 am

http://soundcloud.com/asapmob/bath-salt ... the-boards

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:33 am

not bad, i have a feeling the inevitable c&s version might be better

i imagine the asap mob album will all sound like this

ja rule · Post by **ja rule** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:49 pm

These guys are alright and all, but anyone else think the ODB lookalike would be better off solo? The other dude's voice is damn near unbearable.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 2:24 pm

drizzle wrote:not bad, i have a feeling the inevitable c&s version might be better

yup

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B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:27 pm

ja rule wrote:These guys are alright and all, but anyone else think the ODB lookalike would be better off solo? The other dude's voice is damn near unbearable.

I don't think any of them would be better off solo, I think the fact that they're actually a rap group and not a crew/klan/collective/gang or collaborative of convenient rap bed fellows is definitely a big part of the appeal here. But who do you think has a horrible voice? Juice? I agree that Meech has a better voice, but Juice is definitely the better emcee on a technical level.

I think Erick the producer is actually the most talented of the group, both because of his production skills, but he's also a pretty solid rapper.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 2:45 pm

the production on the mixtape actually stood out more than anything else, Ark Elliot turned out to be a minor revelation here, dude did a consistently good job through the whole thing. he's not necessarily a next level genius behind the boards or anything like that, just very proficient in creating a consistent sound that helps carry the mixtape

B. Ware tha Siniq · Post by **B. Ware tha Siniq** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:29 pm

drizzle wrote:the production on the mixtape actually stood out more than anything else, Ark Elliot turned out to be a minor revelation here, dude did a consistently good job through the whole thing. he's not necessarily a next level genius behind the boards or anything like that, just very proficient in creating a consistent sound that helps carry the mixtape

Definitely agree. I think the most impressive part to me, is that this type of music (dark, brooding, ghoulish) is most strongly associated with dark sample based production (Three 6, Children of the Corn, Gravediggaz, and even in the modern era with Asap Mob and Raider Klan) I honestly can't think of many examples (I'm sure there are some, but they don't come to mind easily) of people being able to successfully create a vibe like that using almost entirely (if not entirely) keyboard/synthesizer production. While I agree that Arc Elliot isn't some kind of next level genius, I think the fact that labels prefer not to deal with samples at all, will make him a sought after commodity for those looking to create this type of vibe going forward.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:35 pm

i really do hope he gets more work based off this. i got no problem with him continuing to work with the zombies, but it would be a shame to confine his talent to just them too

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:57 pm

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ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:12 pm

http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2013/01/16/fla ... n-in-roam/

The ZOMBiES are back with a new track off their upcoming LP, Better Off DEAD, dropping soon.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:29 pm

The more shit they put out the more I like EA Elliot as a producer. I'd love to see him work with others too

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Thu Feb 07, 2013 2:26 pm

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ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:52 pm

EL-P kills it on another guest appearance. Cot dayum.......

House of Games · Post by **House of Games** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 5:58 pm

and flosstradamus - Piss Test (remix)

song is fucking horrrrrible but EL kind of kills it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJjk7cij ... e=youtu.be

(please someone embed this fucking thing)(nh)

ardamus · Post by **ardamus** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 6:01 pm

was listening to this earlier. had to replay EL-P's verse 4 times.

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