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.
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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…