One of waffles' hidden gems.
Review (stolen from waffles S9S):
Let's say you're looking for some serious expansion of your hip-hop collection. You've covered all the classics; heard all the J5, Public Enemy, and such, but need a rest from Kanye West. You need to get yourself some Anticon - an unconventional record label that works more as a "collective" of artists who work very close together on all sorts of musical and non-musical projects. If you want to look for another sound in hip-hop, then give this a spin.
Anticon is set up with the distinctive purpose of counteracting the more mainstream variant of hip-hop. Think of it as a sort of Ninja Tune, only the artists are a more tight-knit lot. The label nurtures the works of artists like Odd Nosdam, Alias and Why?. If you shop around a bit for Anticon artists, you'll find that it isn't easy to brute force them into the hip-hop category - and that's a good thing if you ask me. One album that falls well into the hip-hop genre is Symptomatic of a Greater Ill by Darc Mind.
The people at Anticon decided to finally release this gem in 2006 - I say finally because Darc Mind made the album back in the mid 90's. However, their current label folded and the release was canceled. Unfortunately, Darc Mind weren't able to find a label to release the album in subsequent years. There seemed to be no room or interest for an innovative album of the same caliber as something like Jeru the Damaja's 1994 release The Sun Rises in the East. But now, after almost a decade, the album of Darc Mind was released in 2006 for the enjoyment of all. In my opinion, just to get you started, the first song on the album you should listen to is "Visions of a Blur". After that, it becomes much easier to get as hooked on the album as I have become!
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