12/6/16

Diabolic - Lost Tracks From Kavork's Crates

If you're unfamiliar with the Bandcamp page of Conceptual Elements member Sargon, get familiar because it's a treasure trove of Big Trouble in Little China-type "where'd you get that?" tapes ... like this collection of undated Diabolic tracks, some of which sound like they're even older than the Triple Optix EP. From unrelenting, multi-packed punches to lo-fi tape hiss, there's plenty here for the nostalgia-minded hip-hop purist to enjoy: demos, collabos, "Beats for Bolic," even a "Cipher Example" over a DJ Krush beat, and a super-duper old off-top freestyle over a Company Flow beat (track 13). It's this cut that hints Kavork may be from Bay Shore (also Sargon's neck of the woods), so let's go with that for now...

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