Browse by Artist: CAPPABLACK

Artist:	CAPPABLACK
Title:	Façades & Skeletons
Label:	SCAPE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	SCAPE 042CD

Cappablack is a duo comprised of Illeven (programming) and Hashim B. (programming & scratching). Influenced by the raw hip-hop sound of groups such as Mobb Deep, Cappablack released their debut album The State of the Night in 1997 from Soup-Disk, which combined experimental beats and noir soundscapes. This album became a classic instrumental album in the Japanese hip-hop scene. Their second 12" The Economics EP was discovered by Pole and they became the first Japanese group to contribute tracks to the ~scape compilations Staedtizism 3, Staedtizism 4 and But Then Again. Comparable in sound to artists such as Prefuse 73, Dabrye and Danger Mouse who mix electronica with hip-hop, and also succeeding in the line of Japanese instrumental hip-hop artists such as DJ Krush, Facades & Skeletons is a deep album that breaks the boundaries between numerous musical genres. The album features vocals by underground US West coast MC Awol One, and the remarkable rhyming skills of up-and-coming Japanese rapper Emirp. This album is filled with riveting, dense soundscapes and appeals to both electronica and hip-hop fans.

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