My ardor for Ethio-Jazz is well-documented, so it’s little surprise that I find Oh No’s latest sampledelic opus sensational. Not only is this preaching to the choir, it’s serving it kitfo, tej, and injera. Like his last album, Dr. No’s Oxperiment, the greatest Michael Jackson still standing excavates ultra-rare samples from the crates, in the vein of his older brother Otis. Fans of the Ethiopiques series will likely be enamored with Dr. No’s Ethiopium, but don’t expect any of the more well-worn Tlahoun Gessessee or Mulatu samples. Instead, Oh No digs deeper, unearthing deliriously funky grooves and breaks. Head-nodding basement blunt-lit banger after banger, heavy heavenly horns–31 minutes, 18 songs, ideal for the ADD age. Cop this, head to Merkato, make a night of it.
Download:
MP3: Oh No-”The Pain”
From Dr. No’s Oxperiment
MP3: Oh No-”Heavy”
3 comments
simon says:
September 14, 2009 at 6:53 am (UTC -7)
he didn’t seem to do much with the sample.
another artist samples the same song. i think it is Australian hip-hop group Curse Ov Dialect, but i can’t find the song anywhere.
Passion of the Weiss says:
September 14, 2009 at 10:43 am (UTC -7)
He definitely does more with other samples. This one just happens to have a great-sounding loop, so I posted it.
Twin Key House says:
September 21, 2009 at 6:38 pm (UTC -7)
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