One of the ‘hot’ topics this summer was whether the new (Dutch) hip hop acts lacked an important aspect of our culture: soul. Judging by the majority of releases and live-shows it seemed the emphasis nowadays lies more on electronic harshness, taking the shuffle-factor to the extreme and rhymes about representing this-and-that neighbourhood. Nothing wrong with that ofcourse, but artists that would keep the balance were hard to find… at least that’s what we thought.
While we were out there checking the headliners, a group consisting of 3 young Amsterdam natives almost managed to slip past us. Luckily a friend from Amsterdam slipped us an EP containing 7 sweet and soulful tracks by Nation Of Elzi.
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I honestly have to apologize for posting this a couple of months late, because this is that summer barbeque shit right here! Jazzy rhodes, soul guitars and a lot of head-nodding beats are the ground on which some joyful and positive are laid-down. The EP can be easily filed between old Common and Slum Village albums, but without calling it a copycat-effort.
You can get this groovy release in 256kbps MP3 at the Nation Of Elzi website, and I also found a 320kbps version on ZShare for all you Serato/Traktor people out there.
Also, next saturday they’ll be opening for P.O.S. at the Sugar Factory.
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