Mo Love's Basement Tapes: 1984-1990

Performer: Ultramagnetic MC's
Distributor: Allegro Corporation (Dist

Notes: Mo Love's Basement Tapes: 1984-1990 compiles a selection of Ultramagnetic MC's outtakes, rarities, and demos. Considerably rougher than their official studio records, Basement Tapes has a raw street vibe, and although it's clear why some of these tracks were never widely released, it's an exciting record, proving that the Ultramagnetic MC's were sorely neglected while they were active. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Melody Maker (4/20/96, p.46) - "...it's a timely rediscovery. Audio archaeology for those who'll sacrifice high fidelity sound for the subliminal..."

The Bronx-based Ultramagnetic MC's were hip-hop's original weirdos. Formed in the mid 1980s, the UMC's best-known member remains to this day the infamous MC Kool Keith. The group's 1988 full-length debut, CRITICAL BEATDOWN, is a hip-hop classic, and while it wasn't a commercial success, the album's frenetic, heavily layered, sample-heavy production style and off-beat lyrical sensibilities have been lauded as key influences by the likes of MF Doom, Public Enemy, De La Soul, and British techno act Prodigy. Kool Keith has also had a remarkable run as a solo artist, using various aliases to create music that ranges from utterly brilliant to flat-out deranged.

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