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Atmosphere is the project of Minneapolis-based white rapper
Sean "Slug" Daley, founder of the "Rhyme Sayers" collective, and
producer Anthony "Ant" Davis.
The latter's arrangements on
the mini-album Overcast (1997) and the full-length
Sad Clown Bad Dub II (2000) are quite predictable, but Slug's
introspective lyrics on
Lucy Ford (2001), that collects three EPs dedicated to a girl by that name,
God Loves Ugly (2002), with the catchy Modern Man's Hustle,
and Sevens Travels (2003), coupled with Ant's new melodic emphasis,
coined the hip-hop equivalent of "emo-core", "emo-rap"
(Always Coming Back Home to You).
Atmosphere's double-disc album
You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having (Rhymesayers, 2005)
was just about the opposite: a collection of mostly uninspired raps that
rarely gather enough instrumental strength to match up to the previous album
(Panic Attack, Smart Went Crazy).
Slug's storytelling dominates Gold (2008), another step towards a more
mainstream format (Shoulda Known, Puppets).
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Daniela Masi)
Atmosphere é il progetto del rapper bianco Sean "Slug" Daley di Minneapolis, fondatore della comunità dei "Rhyme Sayers", e del produttore Anthony "Ant" Davis. I seguenti programmi per il mini-album Overcast (1997) e per il completo Sad Clown Bad Dub II (2000) sono abbastanza prevedibili, ma le canzoni introspettive di Slug nell’album Lucy Ford (2001), che contiene tre EP dedicati a una ragazza di quel nome, God Loves Ugly (2002), con l’accattivante brano Modern Man’s Hustle, e Sevens Travels (2003), in coppia con la nuova enfasi, coniarono l’hip-hop, equivalente a "emo-core" , "emo-rap" (Always Coming Back to You).
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