Childrenless Water

So apparently, Adult Swim (Cartoon Network post 11pm) actually puts out Hip-Hop EP's. They're not just small projects either, they have some pretty well known artists on their albums. I always wondered where their fan-sub music came from, and now I know. If you're feeling a little skeptical, they're free (and not super market sample free, the whole album).

First on the list, we have "Ghostly Swim". I've been listening to bits and pieces of it all day and I keep coming back to the track "The Offbeat" by FLYamSAM. While this track is completely instrumental, some of the other tracks do have some singing (I say "singing" very loosely). The instrumentals are a completely different story, the Hip-Hop-esque beats are more or less above average while being characterized by what sounds like a clap snare. If this album wasn't labeled as Hip-Hop, I would just call it a genre mix with similar beats.

Here's an actual "Underground Hip-Hop" album, "Definitive Swim". Definitive as in, Definitive Jux: i.e. Aesop Rock's label. If you've been wanting a copy of "None Shall Pass" there is a child-safe version on this album (1-2 sound cuts). I listened to parts of this album today as well, I found some of the tracks strange(wouldn't go out of my way to listen to them), but still good enough to hear at least once.

Finally we have "Chocolate Swim", a mix with chocolate industries. This album had some artists that I was interested in hearing, while short this album was fairly decent (Listened to the entire thing today, only 24 minutes). The album has a clearly Mos Def track, as well as some MF Doom (Aqua Teen Hunger Force anyone?) Regrettably, this album is no longer available on Adult Swim, so happy hunting.

Well those are the three albums I've listened to so far, but there's much more available for free at adultswim.com. I'd assume African swim is the only other album available right now similar to these, but I can recommend the Dethalbum, listened through it a couple times; animted Death Metal band: Hilarious.

So I'm hoping to get some feed back from you guys, feel free to comment on the post (I've been working on an email address). If you want recommendations from a certain genre or similar artists to something you like, I'm happy to assist.

Enjoy!
Sherwood