Disco Scratch

New music from the Mighty Shiny Metal Man Chrome by way of this EP from the Son Records imprint that Chrome has been associated with for some years.

This is a solid EP, featuring 3 cuts, namely the title cut “Flow Man”, followed by Chrome’s cover version of one of the most complicated microphone deliveries by any MC EVER!!!  “Bring It On” was originally recorded by Organised Konfusion, featuring on the 1994 LP, “Stress”.  The original was a real banger, but mad slept on, and I’m glad Chrome has brought this to the forefront by breathing new life into it.

The last track is “Miles From Home” and features more lyrical dexterity from the man himself.  The title cut is produced by DISE BEATS and features cuttin’ by Dise & Chrome.  If you’ve ever seen Chrome live, you’ll know he can rhyme and scratch at the same time, something I only thought EDAN could do, well, Chrome’s proper at that and deserves his props!

Chrome produces the Bring It On track, featuring the heavy crowd response chorus, “Bring it on Motherfucker Bring it on!” which rocks the spot and has the feel of that early to mid 90s production with horn stabs and a synth nase, sounds like a fairly pure sine wave, just a few harmonics.  Chrome slays the mic with complicated delivery, but without dropping a single vowel or consonant!  I seriously doubt if there are many MCs on the planet that could have pulled this off, and Chrome does it with finesse.

On “Miles From Home”, a nice bassline courtesy of a fat bass introduces us to a simple but effective drum pattern with some decent intro lyrics that’ll get the crowd reciting the chorus when the track gets known.  The track flows from start to end showing the endless mic skills, with Chrome verbalising on the current state of Hip Hop (read between the lines).  Sir Beanz OBE on the boards, with copacetic cuts from Metal Man & Beanz both.

I know I’ve done this review arse about face as I’m now steaming into the Flow Man title cut… This is more of a laid back offering, but still delivers a wicked track, a proper Head nodder.  When I first heard this I really wasn’t sure about the instruments used, sounded too polished or something, but when the beat comes in with some cuttin’ and the bass drops, it all comes together.  This is what is missing in Hip Hop these days… a proper track with proper structure, and the track customised around the lyrics to emphasise Chrome’s voice, classic.

I especially loved the cuts at the end, off of one of my favourit all time tracks, Diamond D’s “Check One, Two”, wicked…

So, to cop yourself one of these go to http://sonrecords.com and order one up.  Below is a 4 minute montage I put together of the 3 tracks to give you an idea of what to expect… props to Alistair from Son for the heads up, remember, SUPPORT PROPER UK HIP HOP!

 

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