Die Freuden der telefonischen Kommunikation

ein paket, an die firma "Dangaard" geschickt...
da hat wohl wer etwas falsch verstanden:

A Blade, 6 Strings and an annoying Kid

for a quirky post-apocalypse idea, it doesnt get any better than a rockabilly, buddy holly lookalike wandering the wastelands, brandshing a katana on his way to Lost Vegas to become elvis' successor as the new king of rock'n'roll...
this is "Six-String Samurai"
as much potential as the concept has, as many flaws has its execution.
our aptly named hero, "Buddy", strolls through the barren lands of what used to be the home of the free, battling cave-men, crazed bowlers and spacesuit wearing mutants along the way.
even though the comedic mixture of rock'n'roll coolness and westernised martial arts seems to blend well at first, the simple fact that not a single drop of blood is shed in the entire movie, leaves us wanting. as overly stylised the fight scenes seem at first, as nauseatingly mtv-like they become after a few seconds (a lot of slo-mo a good scene does not make!)Buddy picks up his (and the plots) biggest burden along the way in the form of "the Kid", a seemingly retarded child that becomes enfatuated with the mysterious, sword-wielding drifter. as they walk the earth, the Kid becomes ever more annoying, yet the plot is written so unfortunately that we are faced with an ultimately essential character. why writers do this i will never understand, but i digress.
as the story progresses, we see the hero square off with all manner of bad guys, always being trailed by none other than Death himself, in the form of a heavy metal guitarist and his band, hell bent (so to speak) on replacing rock'n'roll as the reigning form of guitar music.
as i suspected upon reading the opening credits, this film showcases the (fairly unoriginal) rock'n'roll repertoire of "the Red Elvises". i may be biased in this, as i am far from a rock music fan, but their brand of beach boy-esque riffs just seem so
generic, its hard not to have it fall to the back of ones attention.
all in all, i was looking forward to this flick, simply because the idea of a comedic "Road Warrior" seemed appealing, but alas, poor scriptwriting and amateurish acting slits the throat of this film, much like the victims of Buddy's katana sword.
trailer:

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It's all happenin now!

ive been waiting for this for the better part of a decade, and its finally going to become a reality!
my good friend Beezwax is about to drop his first long-player on the unsuspecting (or are they? check the interviews and reviews!) uk hiphop heads.

i remember the days back in london at B's appartment where i would say things like "hey B, i love that beat man, i can see hearing that shit on the radio or yo, mtv raps!", and lo and behold, a few years later that very beat made it onto wax in the form of the superb "On Guard", being laced with the subtle lyrical talent of Taurus (look out for this emcee, his lyrics hit you a while after the first listen!).

i always knew Beezwax would make it, and after hearing Laba Sens' first finished (and sadly, unreleased) tune, there was no more room left for doubt.

so here we are... july 2007, and "The Sting Operation" is about to be let loose on the rap community.
the road was long and arduous and i wish i could have been more involved than i was.
the day i heard none other than Rodney P say something to the effect of "its quite good, innit" in response to Skitz playing B's first major release "Best of British" by Arms Length, on their online radio show on BBC's 1Xtra, i couldnt help but feel somewhat jealous... i knew then and there that the ball had started to roll and not much was going to stop it.

then the videos started droppin and again i was baffled at the quality of them all...

first came "Metropolitics" featuring "Arms Length", released by Kemet Entertainment

then Beezwax put out the video to "Dead Stranger" featuring Keys (my personal favourite), making sweet love to our audio-visual pussies


he went on to found his own record label "Out in the West", immediately signing up-and-coming emcee Taurus. he proceeded to release the 12'' which included Keys' "Dead Stranger"
his former "Arms Length"-partner, Darkus' What's Poppin Remix with Kyza (Terrafirma) & Triggs
and Keys & Darkus collab record "Westmen"(Buy it here).

he didnt let himself get tied down by his love for hiphop, though. reading the signs of the time, he then launched his first grime missile in the form of Sick Sens Cru's "They should Know", complete with video and all!

but that still wasnt enough. the new single by Soul Nana "My Girl" shows that Beezwax doesnt shy away from catering to the softer side of the musical spectrum.


but i feel like i need to let the music speak for itself, so here are a few tasty samples and tunes to show you what you you can expect from the "Sting Operation"...



after that, i really dont think i can say anything else, but...

buy the album dropping on July 16th!!
distributed by Genepool/Universal and Crownn Records it will be available at HMV, Virgin and all other good records shops in london and soon also worldwide.
for downloads, check iTunes.

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for more info, contact, music, videos etc., visit the following pages:
Beezwax homepage
Beezwax remixes
Beezwax videos
Out in the West Grime Time
reviews & interviews:
Blues & Soul interview
Rago Magazine interview
UKHH.com review of "Black Clouds/On Guard"
Rapnews.co.uk review of "Black Clouds/On Guard"

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like Roots Manuva said... Big Tings Fi Gwan!!