Little People, Big Sounds

I must admit, I have heard a ton of great new music in my time. My first foray into new edgy music came in early 2006, when a little album called Madvillany bursts into my ears. The flowing lryics, the superb beats; anything and everything sounded just perfect with the album. Little did I know, this album came from an artist I have never heard of. It sparked my interest into his many albums both past and present, and I began to familiarize myself with him (MF Doom, Viktor Vaughn, The Supervillan, King Geedorah, etc). Underground music is to me a special place I go to when I want to hear things I have never heard of. Let me clarify; say for instance you are listening to a person playing a piano and you have absolutly no clue what piece he is playing or if its an original piece, but you love the hell out of it. That's how I feel about Underground or Indie types of music.

Amazing with a metal face

Then came a long sting of hits from other great indie groups and artists that I love but have since went mainstream (Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi, Deadmau5) but in a big way. I still listen to these artists but now that I know there styles, moods and craziness, I feel that they become as natural as the air I breathe. My friend and former co-worker brought bliss to my ears last year with the group named Faunts. Let me tell you this, there are few songs I listen on repeat for hours on end, and M4 Part II is that damn good. The instrumentals for that song and the moody lyrics just mend together into a nearly 7 minute long opus. It was then he brought to my attention to even more of their fantastic albums ranging from their own unique style. My personal favorite track of mine from their entire collection would have to be Out On A Limb. The opening guitar and bass rifts are too good for words, its my favorite rock song and I am a man who just doesn't dig rock all that much.

Little known legends

It wasn't until a couple nights ago when I gave another unique group a listen as I was browsing a collection of cheap albums from Amazon MP3. The cover just looked creepy; a little boy with a spoiled ice cream cone and a very (HUH?) look on his face as if someone just yelled a dirty word or something. The album was called Mickey Mouse Operation by the group Little People and it's now one of my personal favorite albums ever. This was one of those risk/reward type of impulse buys for $5 and it payed off in full. From beginning to end the album just oozes surreal. It's what i'd like to call a crossover between ambiance and hip-hop, but eastern hip-hop. Think if Enya had a child with Pete Rock and this is what you'd get; a soulful beat-dropping Antichrist. This is the album I will always go to for when I want a pretty chill head or want to write. As a matter of a fact I am listening to a few tracks as I am writing this post now (Above The Clouds "Track 5"). I highly recommended this album for the soul-minded or as a soundtrack to some kind of hip coffee shop, you will not be disappointed.

Seriously, give this album a listen

What saddens me the most, is that there is ZERO information on this group from any perspective. I have checked Wikipedia, Google, Bing, Ask.com and several other search engines; no dice on all fronts. This is one group I would love to promote as they really do put a lot of effort into their tracks. This is one of the many reasons why music is an extension to my unique soul; we were made for each other.

Happy Reading

Recommend first listens
Breathe Again by Little People
Rhinestone Cowboy by Madvillain
Not Exactly by Deadmau5
M4 Part II by Faunts
Feel.Love.Thinking.Of. by Faunts