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The Slow Roll Tape

by Marble Mummy

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"Hi there again, and welcome on in. This is the Slow Roll Tape, sit back and eat a crêpe."


“There is no Erik Gustafson” becomes an underlying theme this time around, being sampled numerous times throughout. The Slow Roll Tape is the 4th effort of the year by Marble Mummy, which makes it clear that Erik Gustafson cannot possibly be a real human being with a real life. I mean, I haven’t met him. Have you? I rest my case…

In all seriousness though, the unofficial sequel to “The Fast Bounce Tape” [review here] is yet another left turn in style and direction. However, I feel like I say that every time. Either he’s going to take enough left turns to make a complete square or left turns will simply become the norm. I suppose I should be more shocked when he makes an album that sounds like another. The genre this time around? Murder Rap!

Although only a few songs can be defined by this turn, their visceral power takes over the entire arc of the album. The first genre track, … introducing Shanksta Shank and Banksta Bank, obviously does just that. Shanksta Shank is Matt G’s alter-ego, who basically tries to be as graphic with his words as possible. Whether he be talking about smoking weed with corpses or shooting nuns in the vagina, he doesn’t fail to offend. There was a short period of time in which I was not able to listen to this album, because it would put me in a foul mood. It’s like when you first listen to Ween’s “Chocolate & Cheese”, you’re either going to listen to “Spinal Meningitis” a million times, or skip it every time. I was one of those cats that skipped it. But, of course, one day … Introducing got stuck in my head and now it’s one of my favorite Matt G songs. Who would’ve figured? To all of our misfortune, “the richest thrifty gangster you know”, Banksta Bank doesn’t make it past the introduction. He gets to introduce himself and then he disappears for the rest of the duration.

The next Shanksta Shank joint is Slice You, Dice You & Eat Rice With You, which is basically more of him explicating about how he drinks blood, eats bugs and will probably kill you. The beat is very mellow and bent, as if it were a serial killer on a morphine binge. This works well, as Matt G doesn’t do intense very easily. So, it’s just him casually being insane. The last track of the Murder Rap trifecta is Scarface Laugh, which features Baja Blash [Micah VanVoorst/Slappy Slim/M-Select] and Malik Phillipe Martin [Donnie Destro]. While Shanksta Shank is a coked-out mutant, Baja Blash is the overweight Momma’s Boy possessed by a demon [presumably wearing stained denim overalls and has something bulging out of his neck]. As horrific as it sounds, I can’t help but laugh my ass off when Baja says “Slice a bitches neck, hold her by the hair and get more brain than Bobby Heenan”. It’s graphic and disgusting, but it works. I would say Erik Gustafson & Co’s experiment with Murder Rap was a success. Or, they at least had some fun with it. The one thing that I do know is that it’s definitely not for everybody, which comes with the territory.

The album also features some of Matt G’s spacier tracks. Sometimes I feel like he gets spacier and spacier, which is good that he’s honed a style, but bad if you…well…aren’t into spaced rappers. There’s also a couple of tracks with newcomer Gigi Allyn [Which is a great name. GG Allin needs to be referenced more often.], who lays down some now-classic ’90s chick rap verses. She definitely has the voice and the flow for it, which is more than I can say about any other female rappers on the scene right now. But then again, maybe it’s all about preference. The best beat on the album has to be Talkin Shit, which I can only describe as a manatee humming to himself on the beach. It’s a relaxing reprieve from this intense offering, especially when it’s Matt G, Y.P. Louis [as Yung Such n Such] and Fresh serenading you.

Like I said before, this album isn’t for everybody, which is something I probably say about everything made by Marble Mummy. However, if you’re able to laugh with them, you’re going to have a good time. If not, well, I’m sure Erik Gustafson will have something new to offer any day now. That is…if he exists…

Coze’s Rating: 8.8/10

These albums are free to listen to here and here. However, if you want to download them to your Zune or other mp3 machines, you’re going to have to pay. But you can name your own price! So, you know, it’s win-lose-win, which wins the series at 2-1. Give it a shot, give it two shots and show some love for Hip-Hop in The Mitt!

-TeeCoZee

One Response to Y.P. Louis – “The Great Lakes Gorilla” & Marble Mummy – “The Slow Roll Tape”: Double Downm-select on November 7, 2011 at 4:45 pm

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released October 8, 2011

Marble Mummy, Matt G, Donnie Destro, Slappy Slim, Gigi Allyn, Vanity, Justin Wargo, Shanksta Shank, Banksta Bank, Baja Blash, Malik Felipe Martin, Yung Such 'n Such, Fresh, Vegtible Bros., C-Plus, DJ M-Select, Erik Gustafson

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Marble Mummy Ypsilanti Charter Township, Michigan

Raised by Wolf
Ate Tuna Dolphin
Salamander Friend
I'm just a Squirrel
Living in the Pearl
Sold my Soul
To an old Troll
Eighties Baby's
& Lots of Ladies
With time to spend
until The End

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