Wednesday, November 12, 2008
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Posted by The Stranger on Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:00 AM
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Digable Planets
Digable Planets won a Grammy for "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" but had much more in their arsenal than one catchy, minimalist jazz-rap jam. Their albums—1993's Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) and 1994's Blowout Comb—contained some of that decade's sharpest lyrical insights and most velvety grooves, steeped in DJ King Britt's epicurean ear for jazz and funk samples. The core trio (including Seattle native Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler) reunited in 2005; this gig should be a treat for fans of hiphop's second Golden Age. (Neumos, 925 E Pike St, 709-9467. 8 pm, $18, 21+.)
DAVE SEGAL
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I don't know if it's accurate to credit King Britt as the sole mechanic of Blowout Comb. Most of the background music on that album was done with live musicians, and the tour for the album featured Jazzy Joyce as their DJ. Britt may have already departed by then.
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