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- Summary: The debut full-length studio release for Moor Mother and DJ Haram as 700 Bliss features guest appearances from Lafawndah, Alli Logout, Ase Manual, Muqata'a, Orion Sun, and M. Téllez.
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- Record Label: Hyperdub
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Jun 14, 2022From start to finish, Nothing To Declare poses scintillating questions that have no answers, leaving genre tropes smoking on the electric chair. DJ Haram proves the perfect dance partner for Moor Mother.
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Jun 6, 2022On Nothing to Declare, DJ Haram challenges Moor Mother with more biting beats, and the rapper responds with a looseness that’s new to her music. Her prophetic delivery retains all its spoken-word eloquence, and she peppers her lyrics with incisive history lessons that highlight America and Europe’s historical pillaging of Black culture. The music is anchored by a mix of frenetic goblet drums and machine percussion, swollen bass, and gristly streaks of noise.
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Jun 6, 2022Each track on Nothing To Declare feels like a condensed, expertly-aimed Hadoken of fun, furious energy.
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The WireJun 14, 2022Suffice to say that future, past and present are safe in the hands of 700 Bliss. [Jun 2022, p.47]
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Jun 6, 2022Overall, this is a great project bursting with genre-bending sounds and heart-wrenching lyrics that perfectly capture the times.
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Jun 6, 2022At 16 tracks the album does slightly outstay its welcome, and in its latter stages it begins to feel like ideas are being repeated, but with less focus and immediacy.