I finally made up my (indecisive) mind and picked a song from Panacea’s 12 Step Program. I first narrowed it down to three that I liked, all for different reasons, and finally came up with “Blue Oceanwave” because of Raw Poetic’s catchy flows and memorable lyrics. Although, lyrics tend to alter each time I play ’em back in my head, so eventually the lyrics started to repeat as something completely different (I tend to do this a lot with music).
The reason I was so hesitant on featuring this one was because of the rave-sounding fire alarms played throughout the chorus. It’s not that they are that bothersome to the beat, I just think the song would do better without ’em. Actually, play it back and tell me what you think? I wanna know if this is just me or if others feel the same way.
By the way, the two other songs that came close were “Collard-Fried Grey Sky”, which has a hypnotically beautiful beat, typical of K-Murdock; and “Black Coffee”, the first 30 seconds are pure funkadelic fresh(nass). You can check ’em both out at BandCamp.
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Download: Blue Oceanwave
Panacea Information:
Genre: Hip-Hop, Progressive
Location: Washington, DC
Members:
Jason Moore (Raw Poetic): Emcee
Kyle Murdock (K-Murdock): Producer
Damu the Fudgemunk: Vinyl Manipulations
Label: Neosonic Productions
Albums: Thinking Back, Looking Forward | Ink is My Drink | The Scenic Route | A Mind on a Ship Through Time | 12 Step Program
Similar Artists: Restoring Poetry in Music | Y Society | Blue Scholars | Common Market
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Blue Oceanwave Information:
Album: 12 Step Program
Release Date: May 4, 2010
Buy Links: BandCamp | Amazon Mp3