00-handsome_boy_modeling_school-so____hows_your_girl-1999-iro.nfo
album: So... How's Your Girl?
genre: Hip-Hop
rip date: 04/18/2004
rel date: 11/19/1999
# tracks: 16
size: 83,9 MB
time: 60:39 min
ripper: DbleDong
encoder: Lame 3.90.3
quality: --alt-preset standard (VBR)
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Ajnp1z83a2yvo
The concept behind Handsome Boy Modeling School -- if
you separate it from its origins in a Chris Elliott
sitcom -- can be taken as a subtle parody of hip-hop's
player affectations: two geeky producers masquerading
as jetset male models. Given that framework, and the
fact that those two producers are eccentric geniuses
Prince Paul and Dan the Automator, you might expect
So...How's Your Girl? to be a goof from top to bottom.
And that isn't the case. The album ends up as more of
a showcase for their eclecticism, tailoring
productions to their collaborators and creating a
colorful universe where classicist rap, turntablism,
trip-hop, and electronica all get along comfortably.
Parts of the album are surprisingly atmospheric, and
rely more on the texture of the sound than the star
power of the guest -- which makes sense for a
producer's album. The finished product does lack some
of the sheer craziness one might have anticipated, but
the meatiness of the best music also keeps the
Elliott-centered comedic interludes from turning the
project into a mere novelty. The DJ cuts -- the duo's
own "Rock n' Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This" and
the DJ Shadow/DJ Quest team-up "Holy Calamity (Bear
Witness II)" -- are some of the most exciting tracks
on the album, and of the rappers, Del Tha Funkee
Homosapien and Brand Nubian's Grand Puba and Sadat X
turn in the most memorable performances. The
electronic collaborations range the farthest afield,
and provide some of the most intriguing highlights --
especially the bluesy trip-hop of "The Truth,"
featuring Moloko crooner Roisin Murphy. Meanwhile,
Alec Empire and El-P -- each arguably the most
abrasive experimentalist in their field -- live up to
their billing on the massively distorted "Megaton B-
Boy 2000." It's true that a few of the quirkier
experiments never quite get off the ground, but by and
large, So...How's Your Girl? is packed with
imaginative, intriguing music. -- Steve Huey
01 Rock N' Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like This) 04:33
02 Magnetizing (feat. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien) 05:58
03 Metaphysical 03:27
(feat. Miho Hatori Of Cibo Matto & Mike D Of
The Beastie Boys)
04 Look At This Face 02:00
(Oh My God They're Gorgeous)
05 Waterworld (feat. Encore) 05:22
06 Once Again (Here To Kick One For You) 04:01
(feat. Grand Puba & Sadat X Of Brand Nubian)
07 The Truth (feat. Roisin Of Moloko And J-Live) 05:37
08 Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II) 04:02
(feat. DJ Shadow & DJ Quest)
09 Calling The Biz 00:50
10 The Projects (P Jays) 04:29
(feat. Dave Of De La Soul And Del Tha Funkee
Homosapien)
11 Sunshine 04:09
(feat. Sean Lennon, Money Mark, Father Guido
Sarducci, Josh Hayden Of Spain And Paula
Frazer Of Tarnation)
12 Modeling Sucks 01:02
13 Torch Song Trilogy (feat. Sensational) 03:54
14 The Runway Song (feat. DJ Kid Koala) 04:49
15 Megaton B-Boy 2000 04:58
(feat. Alec Empire And EL-P Of Company Flow)
16 Father Speaks 01:28
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