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Divine Dissonance :: Tunnel Vision Drops ‘TV1’ On SoundCloud

Posted on August 12, 2021 | Leave a comment

Tunstle, the producer and half of the lyrical powerhouse duo Homeroom, recently hit me up with notification that he and producer Mero were collaborating on Tunnel Vision, a new production-based project. It took me a while to get around to checking TV1 out, as my docket has been solidly packed for a minute now, but I’ll definitely be putting this trippy journey through dusty and distorted head nodders into heavy rotation moving forward. If you find yourself enjoying those YouTube streams where producers pump out nearly identical sounding SP404 beats, then give this one a listen so that you can educate your sensibilities and reward your sonic palette with something that has a bit more edge and adventure to it. If you dig the track, like it and leave a comment, and share it with those folks that love to get lost in-between the headphones as well.

-chief

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly :: Homeroom’s “PANACEA”

Posted on January 15, 2013 | Leave a comment

“PANACEA” by Homeroom

GRADE :: A-
IN A WORD OR TWO :: golden-era, raw, clever, witty

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THE GOOD :: As always, the production is DOPE. This is a great follow-up to “self-titled”… it’s longer, the ideas are executed stronger, and the beats bang just a bit harder. Tunstle and Bern Ichus have always had a great “two sides of the coin” approach, in the sense that they sound great on wax together despite the fact they sound nothing alike. This album is full of bangers front to back : “Patience”, “Vibe Change”, “wayback”, “homecookin'”… there really isn’t a boring track on this album. Great for fans of that 1994-1995 shit… Black Moon, Smif N’ Wessun and so on.

THE BAD :: There are a couple of slight production (in the engineering sense) missteps. They are slight, but spots like the gap of silence behind “W.P.E.” break the momentum at the golden moment. A minor mistake, and a minor complaint.

THE UGLY :: This album is not for people who are sensitive or easily offended. Tunstle, Bern, and their guests talk more shit than a little bit. It’s all funny, but if you don’t share that sense of humor, your feeling may easily be hurt.

THE FINAL WORD :: This is a great first step to the year. It sets the bar nice and high for Homeroom’s 2013 expectations, and provides no reason to believe they won’t take advantage of their moment. Look forward to more goodness from these cats.

-chief