Following in the tradition of bands like POD, EDL, etc., Project 86 comes to the rap-core table with its very own brand of the style. Instead of just ripping off its contemporaries, the band takes the passion and intensity to a unique level, while it would still be tough, in my opinion, to match that of either of those other bands. Beats are usually relaxed, heavy, plodding grooves, and the cryptic, downtuned guitar tones fit the mood. Vocal stylings are of the typical rap variety, although there are some beautiful moments where some spoken word, not unlike Mark Salomon, comes along. Given these facts, the mound of passion on this disc will be no surprise.
Other coverage for this album
Art for the Ears 1999Reviewed by Marco PovervestSince Bryan Carlstrom produced the first Stavesacre album, he did quite some jobs for both BEC Recordings as for Tooth & Nail. He did this new fruit from the Seattle-tree too. And not without merit. Project 86 is a young band that was started in 1996 with members who had some experience with bands like Innermeans and Focused. From the first song on this debut-disc the music is thick with…7ball #19Reviewed by Dan MacIntoshAlthough it borrows its rhyming cadences from hip-hop, Project 86 bellows its lyrics over incessantly eerie guitar riffs with all the raw power of a hungry young punk band, which leaves its eponymous debut sounding closer to the hardcore end of the emerging musical style known as rap-core. Besides its musical inclinations, though, there is also far too much turbulence in these soapbox rants to…Similar sounding releases
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