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- Summary: The underground hip-hop producer (also a member of Soul Position) returns with a follow-up to his acclaimed 2002 Def Jux Debut, 'Dead Ringer.'
- Record Label: Definitive Jux
- Genre(s): Indie, Hip-Hop
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 21
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Mixed: 3 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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Since We Last Spoke finds RJD2 sounding like some blessed creature who's able to tune in every radio station in the world, past and present, and mix them together into a cohesive whole.
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SpinA Kleenex-grabbing, chain-smoking, staring-out-the-window, in-bed-for-days breakup record. [Jun 2004, p.106]
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Q MagazineTerrifying, but in a good way. The bar is raised. [Jun 2004, p.105]
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Alternative PressRJD2 possesses the rare ability to transform moldy samples into fresh-as-tomorrow compositions. [Jun 2004, p.110]
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Since We Last Spoke is more sonic retreat than bold reinvention, an intriguing, if not entirely triumphant, tip of the hat to the sound and spirit of the Year of the Dragon.
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But even on those tracks that don't make the cut as RJ stand-outs almost everywhere you care to look there are stylish touches and subtleties waiting to be discovered with each subsequent listen.
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UrbWith hardly a breakbeat in sight, RJ's sophomore effort plays like an homage to '80s-era easy listening.... An ambitious effort, but a failure all the same. [May 2004, p.86]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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marcushJan 7, 2006Better than the first album.
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andrewfJun 29, 2004this cd is so diverse and innovative probably one of the best cds ive herd in a long time.
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JasonTMay 30, 2004
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JordanGJul 8, 2004exotic talk is gangster. very good i felt like headbanging. & thats a good thing.
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TravisBNov 25, 2005
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LawrencePJul 23, 2004Different from the first LP, but maybe better???
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Jul 27, 2012RJ certainly changes things up on this album
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