Weirdo Magnet
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| Weirdo Magnet | ||
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| Studio album by Buck 65 | ||
| Released | 1996 | |
| Recorded | ? | |
| Genre | Alternative Hip Hop | |
| Label | Independent/Metaforensics | |
| Producer(s) | Buck 65 | |
| Buck 65 chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sebutonedef (1996) |
Weirdo Magnet (1996) |
Language Arts (1996) |
[edit] Weirdo Magnet (1988 - 1996)
Language Arts Parts -1 and 1 Terfry’s eccentricities in terms of the way he produces a body of work make it difficult to judge what came before the other, as it were. However, in the Language Arts series, the albums Weirdo Magnet and Language Arts make up parts –1 and 1 respectively, so we can assume their content is typically representative of Terfry’s early work. Each has an unconventional structure that reflects Terfry’s early approaches to musical expression: Weirdo Magnet has no track listing, and thus all 23 tracks remain unnamed, and while the tracks in Language Arts have names, they conclude with the seemingly eccentric ‘Diesel Treatment’ – a mostly instrumental 24 minute mix showcasing Terfry’s DJ skills. Both albums represent a fledgling talent in the making. The content is sketchy and varied but buried within the albums are moments of quality and sensitivity. Many would argue that these are Terfry’s two freshest albums, specialising in original beats and (at times) immensely humorous samples matched with witty MCing from the man himself, often boasting interesting rhyming schemes:
Everywhere all around me, people, they be just be talkin’
All about the campus if the bike is gonna rust
If they don’t begin to peddle, ‘cos when rain hits the metal,
The parts that are wet’ll corrode if the drops settle.
In the fifteenth untitled track of the album, Terfry teams up with his Sebutones compadre Sixtoo in an affecting song making intelligent use of samples to produce a sensitive piece that deals with drug addiction (amongst other things). Though it is important to consider that much of Terfry’s music should be taken further than just face value, so this may be attributing too much literal thought to a relatively figurative song.
Language Arts sees Terfry become a little more independent as he starts to produce work that works towards the standards of Vertex and Man Overboard. It also sees him produce work of a more aggressively sexual nature (a theme that crops up again in Vertex’s The Centaur), such as the explicit yet humorous Pubic’s Tube, which could be taken literally or as a protest against the crudity of the more mainstream hip hop themes of the day – this theme of contesting convention also crops up again in Loose Teeth where Terfry inserts a sample of a man expressing his consternation over his friends who label him a lightweight because he can’t handle his pot or booze. Terfry also initiates an interest in film (another theme dealt with later) as he successfully samples the theme tune from Rosemary’s Baby in Eye Make-Up Excuses.
The climax, ‘Diesel Treatment’ is an exceptional mix track, which samples a whole manner of ancient songs and films, and culminates in a full orchestra string section accompanied by frenetic scratching. It’s a bizarre but brilliant ending to an album that would pave the way for Vertex.
[edit] External links
- Weirdo Magnet album as listed by All Music Guide
