the Ka thread

[Blockhead]

So. who on the internet is gonna take it upon themselves to remix all of these drumless KA songs by just adding drums to them...

[Cryptic One]

So. who on the internet is gonna take it upon themselves to remix all of these drumless KA songs by just adding drums to them...

cant front... this idea did cross my mind

[EMCEE DARTH MALEK]

When you master a technique you can break the rules. Beetoven's "drei equale" comes to mind, as well as RZA's forays into drumless tracks and of course the boldly atmospheric yen lo stuff.

[Y@k Bollocks]

i actually don't mind no drums on these. don't question the man's vision.

[B. Ware tha Siniq]

album is coming 5/16. Nice.

[B. Ware tha Siniq]

Album is awesome.

[Philaflava]

where can i hear?

[Guun]

https://open.spotify.com/album/6LbpxGSlBiby2Un2YMqe36" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Y@k Bollocks]

On iTunes too.

[B. Ware tha Siniq]

Day 93 >>>>

[GUCCI CONDOMS]

So, are there any drums on the album?

[Career Over Like Mike(NJJ)]

Minimal percussion on this.

Not been a fan of this guy in the past but I'm REALLY feelin' this album. Production is looser, his flow is cockier, and he's developed a grasp of melody to his mumbling that's Bigavelzian.

Actually makes me think of a fantasy Max B/Madlib collabo album.

[A Kid]

another good album from Ka

[DLG]

loving this.

[MouthPiece]

New album is dope. His best work since Grief Pedigree IMO.

Preservation came through with the perfect backdrop for Ka's ish. Dope team up.

[jon0h]

at first i ain't like ka, flow was boring to me, but after more listened had to admit he nice, but his production isn't all that good to me. oan Sean Price tho...i don't get it,

[B. Ware tha Siniq]

nice to see more and more folks coming around. I agree that this is his best project since Grief Pedigree.

[Employee]

I'm REALLY feelin' this album. Production is looser, his flow is cockier, and he's developed a grasp of melody to his mumbling that's Bigavelzian.

[Blockhead]

Is this on Itunes? I couldn't find it there. Searching for "KA" is pretty limiting.

[Versive]

The artist is Dr. Yen Lo, which is the group comprised of Ka and Preservation

[ANU]

the raps on this are amazing

[ANU]

Not been a fan of this guy in the past but I'm REALLY feelin' this album. Production is looser, his flow is cockier, and he's developed a grasp of melody to his mumbling that's Bigavelzian.

Actually makes me think of a fantasy Max B/Madlib collabo album.

Yep KA's flow is pretty close to Max's on this.

[Career Over Like Mike(NJJ)]

I'm also reminded of Hawaii 5-0 and Dead Solver.

[Spartan]

loving this.

[DJCommunist]

this new album is greatness. love the beats and as usual KA kills it

[B. Ware tha Siniq]

listened to this again yesterday. So good.

[Tired & Broke]

KA and Preservation are 2 for 2 on collabos. This Dr. Yen Lo joint is fresh. KA remains consistent

[Vlad Analogue]

I have been listening to this shit damn near nonstop. Some really great bars

[Versive]

My review: http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-revie ... -dr-yen-lo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[ian e]

Got a nice review in The Quietus

The problem with Ka is our problem, not his. By all rights, the Brownsville, Brooklyn-based emcee deserves to be spoken in the exultant hyperbolic tones currently reserved for the likes of Dilla and Doom. Yet time and time again his name remains absent from our frequent public conversations about hip hop, in New York or otherwise. A dilemma designed for existential detectives, even those who heart Ka’s hucklebuck somehow can’t deal with his infinite nature.

Part of this is because he doesn’t fit in. Much like fellow Gothamite outsider Billy Woods, Ka acts as an intelligent isolationist in a multitudinous era of crews and posses. His accomplishments and sins all his own, he’s not out here repping A$AP or BSB or GS9. He goes it alone because nobody else understands, even if they can somehow relate. Ka doesn’t make records for the trap house, though one suspects he could do so in his assuredly insomniac moments of sleep.

While The Night's Gambit made for one of 2013's best rap albums, it was a dense and intense listen, making casual repeat play a somewhat unappealing option. Days With Dr. Yen Lo is even more obstructionist by comparison, a lonely and even suffocating downtempo set saturated in a grey haze of noir. Like Tical experienced through blackout curtains, producer Preservation matches Ka’s mental musings with smoldering soul sonics and a pervasive sense of unease.

Appropriating the name Dr. Yen Lo from a character in the 1962 Frank Sinatra picture The Manchurian Candidate, this brief immersive record runs much like a sordid thriller would, albeit from the singular perspective of the would be perpetrator. His chronology out of order like a shredded diary, Ka spits elaborate knowledge darts in the forms of riddles and observations, hints and allegations. On Day three, he surveys the streets and doesn’t like a lot of what he sees. On Day 93, he wonders if the police sirens are there for him. By Day 912, his motive becomes as clear as it could: we are the ones he’s conditioning and grooming.

http://thequietus.com/articles/18062-fu ... ary-suarez" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;