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Egyptian Hip Hop's hiatus was good. It was worth the wait, the time to allow them progress and grow both physically and musically. Back in 2009, Egyptian Hip Hop couldn’t even buy beers legally, yet they had the creativity and skill to release a debut EP (Some Reptiles Grew Wings) that was scruffy, but listenable. Now all grown-up, the four Mancunian youngsters are back with their first full-length album, and... it’s all a bit wonky.
In fact that word could well describe Egyptian Hip Hop’s sound in general - wonky-indie. With bass and guitar lines sounding like a pissed up chimp plugging in his Strat, the whole album wreaks of lazy, drunk, arrogance. Don’t take that as a bad thing though, Good Don't Sleep filters through, track-by-track in a smoke-like cloud, warping its way around your ears and leaving a pleasant residue.
Alex Hewett’s uncomfortable vocal lines can be a little excessive throughout Good Don't Sleep, yet they somehow compliment this odd-ball of a record. During the intro piece “Tobago,” your first impressions start to steer towards a Foals guitar sound, without the aggressive, sharp vocals. Alex Hewett sounds more like a leaky tap, just dripping the lyrics into the microphone. This laid-back, non-confrontational approach to the vocal delivery creates a lot more atmosphere around the tracks, leaving a gap for you to just take in the random background sounds that are cracking off. Moreso expressed on “Alalon,” as the lyrics could fall out of my arse quicker than Alex Hewett’s mouth it seems!
Redeeming their authentic glow with ”Yoro Diallo,” Egyptian Hip Hop jump back into that aforementioned Foals hook, featuring swifter instrumentation this time. This becomes a familiar pattern throughout Good Don't Sleep, as we hear each track contrasting from slow, dribbly old-man to space-aged druggie. Good Don't Sleep is well thought out for a debut album and really does do the job though.
The first taster of Egyptian Hip Hop’s 2012 sound was via “SYH.” It had a cool vibe, something a little different to everything else cutting through the industry at the moment. Well, it didn't cut so much as it did creep, slowly working its way into your playlists and your friends playlists with you. Electronically laiden, and extremely intelligent, the Egyptian Hip Hop clan have created a musical flavour that, if it was a little bit more tangy, would be a Haribo sour sweet!
Good Don't Sleep dominates your cravings for something a little different, something electic and fundamentally, something really odd. Good Don't Sleep is a mad record that struggles to fit in with anything else that’s on my playlist from this year. Egyptian Hip Hop are cool, they have years ahead of them to produce more of this drunken, drugged up obscurity. All I can say is, "keep it coming lads, and get the beers in is it?"
In fact that word could well describe Egyptian Hip Hop’s sound in general - wonky-indie. With bass and guitar lines sounding like a pissed up chimp plugging in his Strat, the whole album wreaks of lazy, drunk, arrogance. Don’t take that as a bad thing though, Good Don't Sleep filters through, track-by-track in a smoke-like cloud, warping its way around your ears and leaving a pleasant residue.
Alex Hewett’s uncomfortable vocal lines can be a little excessive throughout Good Don't Sleep, yet they somehow compliment this odd-ball of a record. During the intro piece “Tobago,” your first impressions start to steer towards a Foals guitar sound, without the aggressive, sharp vocals. Alex Hewett sounds more like a leaky tap, just dripping the lyrics into the microphone. This laid-back, non-confrontational approach to the vocal delivery creates a lot more atmosphere around the tracks, leaving a gap for you to just take in the random background sounds that are cracking off. Moreso expressed on “Alalon,” as the lyrics could fall out of my arse quicker than Alex Hewett’s mouth it seems!
Redeeming their authentic glow with ”Yoro Diallo,” Egyptian Hip Hop jump back into that aforementioned Foals hook, featuring swifter instrumentation this time. This becomes a familiar pattern throughout Good Don't Sleep, as we hear each track contrasting from slow, dribbly old-man to space-aged druggie. Good Don't Sleep is well thought out for a debut album and really does do the job though.
The first taster of Egyptian Hip Hop’s 2012 sound was via “SYH.” It had a cool vibe, something a little different to everything else cutting through the industry at the moment. Well, it didn't cut so much as it did creep, slowly working its way into your playlists and your friends playlists with you. Electronically laiden, and extremely intelligent, the Egyptian Hip Hop clan have created a musical flavour that, if it was a little bit more tangy, would be a Haribo sour sweet!
Good Don't Sleep dominates your cravings for something a little different, something electic and fundamentally, something really odd. Good Don't Sleep is a mad record that struggles to fit in with anything else that’s on my playlist from this year. Egyptian Hip Hop are cool, they have years ahead of them to produce more of this drunken, drugged up obscurity. All I can say is, "keep it coming lads, and get the beers in is it?"
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