#163 El-P - Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3

Heard about this a couple of places, I've liked some of his rap albums in the past.

I was never all that into instrumental hip hop, but I've been finding some good stuff lately. This is noisy, aggressive, gritty and generally nasty, combining the overblown bass of Spank Rock with casiotone lo-fi buzz; more or less what you'd expect if you've heard any El-P. Its surprisingly listenable, menacing and weird, but not overly heavy. Time Won't Tell in particular actually has a nice emotional core, and of all things, I really like the song titles.

Its a bit too intense, and not quite exciting enough, for regular listening, but its driven, interesting background music, at worst a 4/5