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Diary Of An Afro Warrior is one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year. If Burial's `Untrue' dominated 2007's end of year critics charts then it's odds on `Diary Of An Afro Warrior' will do the same in 2008.
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Debut album from dubstep pioneer benga and at a bargain price. Packed with some of the biggest dubstep hits of the year, a really essential and now deleted album
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
amazing,
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This review is from: Diary of An Afro Warrior (Audio CD)
love this album. have it on repeat loads. zero m2, the first track is amazing a stand out for me. buy this if you love dubstep/bass its gotta be a must have
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant and ground-breaking,
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Artists generally hate having their work buttonholed into media invented genres. Portishead hated the term "trip-hop" for the ground-breaking debut Dummy. So hear comes Benga, music press appointed flag -bearer for what is being referred to as "Dub-step." Call it what you like - it's brilliant.
The beats sound as clear as a whistle - structured and methodical, German sounding in precision and execution. But there is variety - like the soft intro on B4 the duel. Devastating rapier-like drums and crunchy base come in behind. It all adds up to a very interesting listen. Yes it's urban - tracks like Night and 26 basslines were made for the dance floor, but this record isn't at all cavalier. It wanders off in places you never expected to go - Someone 20 drifts you off into space, down a tunnel, marrying you into a celestial sound-scape. The effects across the record are so clever and original - is that a hand-clap on Crunked UP? Another favourite of mine is the neurotic, skipping beat of Emotions. Should bring "Dub Step" out of the underground and to the masses.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great example of the genre. As far as I know.,
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Like many people of my age, I've always tended to associate this style of music with the sound that you hear from the open window of a badly customised Peugot 206 being driven by some slack-jawed yokel in a baseball cap round a suburban town centre: It wasn't until the Burial album of last year that I started to take a deeper interest in it.
Whilst my dancing days are long past, I can appreciate a good album when I hear one. 'Diary' immaculately crafted and executed, with precision dancebeats textured with squelchy early 90s rave synth, spoken word and brass samples. It sounds especially good in a car at night. It doesn't have the crossover appeal of the Burial album - lacking that album's air of early morning melancholy that made it appeal to elderly punters like myself - but any real music lover will find this a rewarding listen.
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