It’s rare when someone can take a genre of music and give it an
\nentirely new twist that makes it much more exciting than it had
\never been.<\/p>\n
Take alternative and hip-hop, for example. I’ve often bemoaned
\nthe present state of alternative music, and while I like hip-hop,
\nI’ve felt for some time that the genre has been starting to
\nstagnate.<\/p>\n
Enter Pfilbryte and his debut album
\nImperfection<\/i>. The title is a misnomer if I ever heard one;
\nthis album not only creates an amazing amalgam of hip-hop’s
\ntrippiness and alternative’s rock veins, but it restores my faith
\nin both genres.<\/p>\n
Pfilbryte can only be described as a cross between a hip-hop
\ntrickster (a la Digital Underground) and a mad scientist, using all
\nforms of audio and video media to his advantage. (This isn’t
\nsurprising, when you find out he is the grandson of “Woody
\nWoodpecker” creator Walter Lantz – I still miss that cartoon.) His
\ndelivery of his vocals – spoken and sung – is incredibly smooth and
\nlaid back, at times both ridiculing and criticizing the society we
\nlive in today.<\/p>\n
The lead-off single “Merry Go Round” is immediately addictive.
\nPfilbryte walks the line between hip-hop and alternative rock quite
\nwell, easily belnding into both genres before you realize there’s
\nbeen a switch. One subject of his Spike Lee-type wit is aimed at
\nsome of our “overpaid” sports heroes (“Say, man, doesn’t that $123
\nmillion affect your vertical?”), but does so without attacking
\nanyone in general – a refreshing change of pace.<\/p>\n
His more pointed social criticism is saved for “Playtime,” where
\nhe slams our interest in other people’s sex lives, from the clergy
\nto the president. I’m sure some will read his comments as near
\nblasphemy, but in one sense, it is different to hear someone say he
\ndoesn’t care about another person’s sex life.<\/p>\n
A few tracks fall a little short of the mark, like “This And
\nThat” and “Denied,” but the power and energy of songa like “Poor
\nBut Honest,” “Picture Yourself,” “A Little Bit” and “Right Of Way”
\nquickly make up for any shortcomings. As debuts go, this one is
\nsimply incredible. Pfilbryte’s production work on
\nImperfection<\/i> shows yet another talent he has; the sound on
\nthis disc is always crisp.<\/p>\n
\nImperfection<\/i>‘s greatest difficulty, in the end, may be faced
\nin the management offices of the radio stations, as the album is
\noccasionally difficult to classify. However, it also defies
\nclassification; here’s hoping both alternative and “dance-oriented”
\nstations give
\nImperfection<\/i> a fair shake.<\/p>\n
Pfilbryte may be one of the most innovative new artists I’ve
\nheard in a while, and
\nImperfection<\/i> is a wonderful discovery to make. Clear your
\nmind, slap on the headphones, crank up the volume, and let this
\ndisc carry you where it will… oh, and watch out for woodpeckers.
\n(Sorry, couldn’t resist.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24659,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[5916],"rating":[5613],"class_list":["post-35863","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-pfilbryte","rating-rating-a-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/35863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/35863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35863"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=35863"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=35863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}