Speaking of free music…
… Here is another piece NOT to sleep on.
Michael Manasseh – Mikestands (Click to download)
Three reasons why this album is great:
1. The beats are on point. Not overly complicated but catchy, representing a wide variety of moods. At 21 tracks you won’t get bored.
2. The raps are solid. Michael have a scruffy voice, kind of like Buck 65. He stays on pace with the diverse beats by switching up his pace and delivery.
3. Adam L. I posted a video I found of some live footage of Adam rocking a set (ironically with Michael Manasseh too). Mike is another 1/3rd of BSIDES. Adam kills his guest spots here. So smooth and fresh. If I find more BSIDES stuff I’ll post up the info for sure.
Plus it’s free. Check it out and drop a donation at the Sphere if you feel so inclined. Michael also has a pretty decent blog.
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In other news, this statement from Syntax Records concerning RedCloud. This is the second of these types of statements to come out recently (first being Ambassador) and this one hits closer to home. It’s hard to know how to treat these situations. Are labels to follow church models for discipline spelled out in the Bible? Do these statements release too much information to people who don’t really need to know? There’s some really good discussion with multiple viewpoints going on at the Sphere boards right now. Check out JustMe and Heath McNease’s posts for some good insight. I pray the RedCloud’s humbleness carries him and his family through this season.
Peace.
