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XLR8R Magazine |
December 2003 |
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For those familiar only with Poirier's minimal techno releases on
12k and intr_version, this Montreal native's latest release will
provide more than its share of surprises. While the pristine production
and spacious, dubbed-out feel of his earlier releases is once again
in full-force, “Beats As Politics” throws a spotlight
on Poirier's consid-erable talent for elegantly fractured hip-hop.
Featuring the intricate rhymes of such MCs as Diverse and the Francophone
rapper Seba, the record is political in its lyrical content, samples
and beats. Like a more languid DJ/rupture or Mutamassik, Poirier
infuses his tracks with North African melodies and instrumentation
for a headnod-dingly hypnotic spin.
By: Susanna Bolle
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