MAYBE THE BEST HIP HOP IN YEARS...(allnighterkid). Working on a wide range of projects, as well as the new Portishead album, Geoff Barrow has just released a hip-hop record. A hugely ambitious hip hop project, based around the trio of Barrow, Katalyst and 7-Stu-7 and featuring dozens of rappers both known and unknown, their debut album Quakers saw the light of day last month. Consisting of 41 tracks - many of which are short and intensely focused - it unfolds in the swift manner of a mixtape, and features guest appearances from legends like Dead Prez and The Pharcyce's Booty Brown, as well as a host of previously unknown MCs. Released on the hugely influential West Coast label Stones Throw. Fat, Classic, Conscious. Must Hear
