This book celebrates Madvillainy as a representation of two genius musical minds melding to form one revered supervillain. A product of circumstance, the album came together soon after MF DOOM's resurgence and Madlib's reluctant return from avant-garde jazz to hip-hop.
Written from the alternating perspectives of three fake music journalist superheroes-featuring interviews with Wildchild, M.E.D., Walasia, Daedelus, Stones Throw execs, and many other real individuals involved with the album's creation-this book blends fiction and non-fiction to celebrate Madvillainy not just as an album, but as a folkloric artifact. It is one specific retelling of a story which, like Madvillain's music, continues to spawn infinite legends.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
Hagle's Madvillainy is one of the best of the series because it jettisons the stale rules of music writing (no forced canonization needed here!) in favor of a narrative structure that echoes the album's aesthetics. * Southwest Review *
Reihe
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Maße
Höhe: 161 mm
Breite: 118 mm
Dicke: 11 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-5013-8923-8 (9781501389238)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Will Hagle is a writer from Champaign who lives in Los Angeles.
Autor*in
Freelance journalist, USA
1. The Daily Daily vs. Music Journalism
2. Preface
3. MF DOOM
4. Madlib
5. Like a Folklore Legend
6. Madvillain
7. The Next Decade(s)
Acknowledgments
Notes
