Still reeling from blissblog's stunning maximalist Garage Rap History. A knock 'em dead freestyle rap as delivered by the Guttah scholar himself. Pure intensification, Reynolds guarding his patch with the loyalty and tenacity of a Pit-bull on steroids. You may have noticed the spelling-rap-spat rearing its ugly head. This is (not) turning into a bitter feud. In reply to Reynolds assertion that "Fly Bi"...is the B.O.M.B. and what's wrong with the spelling thing anyway' I replied by email 'the N, the O, the N, the O, the T, the H, the I, the N, the O, the T, the H, the I, the N, the G' . Amazingly I actually found a copy of "Fly Bi" last week, so got to really examine my opinion. My conclusion, spelling rap is the equivalent of water in your lager, a lot of water. I was certain there was a "10 most awful spelling raps of all time" in the Ego Trip book of Rap lists (buy!) but sadly I must have been hallucinating. It looks like I'm all alone on this one.
I'd like to give some constructive feedback about Reynolds's amazing Garage Rap Radio Highlights CD (see Phil's Rap) but I got stuck on the 3rd track of the first CD. Horra Squad's "GUTTAH THROUGH AND THROUGH 'I man a get MESSY bwoy' TOOO GUTTAAAHH" with its Reese bassline midi-keyed into the gear action of a Czechoslovakian Juggernaut importing Crack to the UK on a P&O ferry. I just keep re-rewinding it and shrugging like a Looney. So sorry about that.
As for "Cockney Translation" being the first Garage Rap Record. That's pretty good. I am going to ask to refer with my colleagues on this one, my Reggae connection is in Togo at the moment (for real), but he's on the email so here's crossing my fingers. Though (slightly off subject here), have you heard I.Roy's 'Camp Road Skanking' in which the master himself does a little cockernee intro? By all reports Reynolds has garaged himself out, like the apocryphal Monty Python character that had one 'waffer' too many, I'm worried about even mentioning the word around him.
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A few other bits and pieces David Howie from Glasgow dropped me a line to say:'I suppose this is just to let you know, if you live in Glasgow or just visit or whatever: there's a new record shop run by Stephen Pastel in new vegan restaurant across from the 13th Note in Mono. It's pretty good, stocking your usual Missing-style Large Alt.Rock Section, a good (for Glasgow) electronica section, and a nice quiet atmosphere.' Thanks for that David. Also my brother emailed me to say I'd spelt Matmos, Mathmos, (since corrected), which I guess is the equivalent of your mum telling you your flies were undone after you just collected the "Most Dilligent New Boy" Prize, thanks Tobes.
Posted by Woebot at February 6, 2003 12:14 PM