23. Guy Albino, Eldon

23. Guy Albino, Eldon

Author: Extraordinary Rap February 14, 2023 Duration: 2:03:34

This episode is a motherlode, featuring interviews with ELDON (Ruby Yacht) & Guy Albino (Hawd Gankstuh Rappuhs), plus a slew of music recommendations, a rant about melodramatic rap, & the continued Adventures Of Kounterclockwise.

Wet Jet Seymour - Broken Balancer
https://crossingdoubleyellows.bandcamp.com/album/broken-balancer

Ghais Guevara - There Will Be No Super Slave
https://ghais.bandcamp.com/album/there-will-be-no-super-slave

Rural Internet - Saint Anger
https://ruralinternet.bandcamp.com/album/saint-anger

Teether & Kuya Neil - Stressor
https://teetherkuyaneil.bandcamp.com/album/stressor

Superego - Nautilus
https://superegoaus.bandcamp.com/album/nautilus

Death Insurance - I'm In Your Walls
https://deathinsurance.bandcamp.com/album/im-in-your-walls

Abbatia - Fugazi!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l8fseIcP0VEsi0iqzMw28EGHuwhs3SUqM

ORA77K - C0DESW1TCH 2
https://ora77k.bandcamp.com/album/c0desw1tch-2-night-owls-only-2

Skech185 - He Left Nothing For The Swim Back
https://skech185.bandcamp.com/album/he-left-nothing-for-the-swim-back

Marrow - Fission Two
https://marrowraps.bandcamp.com/album/fission-two

Sampa The Great - As Above So Below
https://sampathegreat.bandcamp.com/album/as-above-so-below

Carmen Xía - La Herida
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBTXrY2N5jI

Haez One - Can't Find The Remote
https://haez1.bandcamp.com/album/cant-find-the-remote

Noob Saibot - 1
https://illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/album/1-4

ケケケッ - Monsta
https://illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/album/monsta-ep

New Cocoon (V/A) - Apotheosis
https://newcocoon1.bandcamp.com/album/apotheosis

Onoe Caponoe - Concrete Fantasia
https://onoecaponoe.bandcamp.com/album/concrete-fantasia

DeathIRL - Fresh Flowers For Ill Fruit II
https://deathirl.bandcamp.com/album/fresh-flowers-for-ill-fruit-ii 

King Vision Ultra - Shoo World (Hosted by Algiers)
https://algierstheband.bandcamp.com/album/shook-world-hosted-by-algiers

Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy
https://youngfathersofficial.bandcamp.com/album/heavy-heavy

ELDON - Do't Be No Hero (And You Will Live Long)
https://eldonsound.bandcamp.com/album/dont-be-no-hero-and-you-will-live-long

Hawd Gankstuh Rappuhs MC's Wid Ghatz - 2 Hype 2 Wype
https://wordsoundrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/hawd-gankstuh-rappuh-mcs-2-hype-2-wype

Rapper/producer/DJ ELDON (AKA Eldon Somers) is a member of Ruby Yacht
& Cold Light.  https://linktr.ee/eldonsomers

Devin Flynn, AKA Guy Albino, founded The Shape Shifters and Hawd
Gankstuh Rappuhs MC's Wid Ghatz, & is an animator (best known for the
Super Deluxe series Y'all So Stupid) & visual artist.  We're joined by
guest correspondent Pedestrian to explore Devin's history, spanning
from the Los Angeles graffiti world to NYC's Wordsound Recordings to
gallery exhibits in Japan.  His story includes Loud Records,
Sensational, Bud Bundy, & much more.  https://linktr.ee/pixeltan

Kounterclockwise makes beats, rhymes and cartoons.
https://linktr.ee/kounterclockwise

Our 50-minute bonus episode includes more talk with Eldon & Albino, plus even more music recommendations (Andrew Mbaruk & Rhys Langston, Decuma, AFK, Freestyle Fellowship, DJ Crabhat, Digital Deejays, Negashi Armada, black, Rich Jones & Iceberg Theory, Cold Light, Birthmark, Xay Cole, Robert Price, Babyfang, KFC Murder Chicks, Ash Vestal, DJ Rozwell, Cake!, creepysusie, doin' fine, sulffffffur, & AOL).  This & all past bonus material for $3 at patreon.com/weirdrap.

Get Rammellzee vinyl, Kool Keith shirts, and more at weirdrap.com!

And check out the Weird Rap playlists on Soundcloud, Youtube and Spotify!!


Dive into the depths of hip-hop with Extraordinary Rap Podcast, where host Th' Mole applies his veteran perspective as a rapper, producer, and performer to map the genre's most uncharted territories. This isn't a surface-level review of hits; it's a dedicated exploration of rap's avant-garde, the sonic experiments that push boundaries, and the enigmatic figures who operate outside the mainstream. Each episode functions as an audio documentary, investigating both contemporary innovators and overlooked pioneers to uncover the profound beauty and intricate complexities within their work. You'll hear detailed analysis of artistic choices, the stories behind unconventional sounds, and conversations that get to the heart of what makes this music so compellingly unique. The Extraordinary Rap Podcast serves as a central hub for this ongoing investigation, extending from the audio itself into an independent label and media presence, all committed to celebrating hip-hop's endless capacity for surprise. Tune in for a thoughtful, insider's journey into the corners of the culture where creativity knows no rules, documenting the mysterious manifestations that keep the genre perpetually evolving.
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