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Release Date: 2023-02-20Label: Rucksack Records
Lathe-cut 12" record of 'Behind The Mask.'Cut with care by FTL Cuts (the Netherlands).
Matte black sleeve with center labels (A-side: Mask | B-side: Logo).
Micro-run of 12 copies.
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"Swapping his trusted MPC 2000XL for a new weapon of choice is a villainous move. But what else to expect coming from the peculiar mind of Galaktic Rogue. ‘Behind The Mask’ was almost entirely produced on the SP-505, adding a new sonic layer to last year’s debut beat-tape ‘Villainz4Life.’
The essentials remained the same—superhero cartoon skits, soundtrack records, European rare grooves, and distant echoes of Madvillain, Def Jux, and ‘Donuts’-era J Dilla. But the sound diverted to something much grittier. The SP-505 achieves a more “dirty” sound, which Rogue intensified with additional effects and by recording all the beats on a vintage cassette deck.
There’s a punk attitude to that DIY, no-mercy approach to beats, as explained in the album description of 2021’s ‘Villainz4Life.’ In hindsight, when Rogue challenged Rucksack Records label mate Spectacular Diagnostics for a mano-a-mano beatmaking brawl earlier this year (leading to the double cassette ‘The Conqueror’ / ‘Peleks’), was also such a bold action.
The title ‘Behind The Mask’ might suggest that Galaktic Rogue gives a glimpse of the personality behind the super-villain mask. But listening to the beat-tape actually drags you even deeper into the wormhole portal to his strange universe."
Galaktic Rogue
www.instagram.com/galaktic_rogue
galakticrogue.bandcamp.com/album/villainz4life
www.spectacular-diagnostics.bandcamp.com/album/the-conqueror-pel-ks
Artwork by Alexey Gorboot (SLAM Comics)
www.instagram.com/alexeygorboot
12" Lathe cuts by FTL Cuts
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Released by Rucksack Records
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