From jamie tetlow Sent Wed, Oct 27th 1999, 13:35
From jamie tetlow Sent Wed, Oct 27th 1999, 13:35
Vadim left the Ukraine when he was three, brought to the uk by his
mother. He grew up and still resides in the leafy london suburb of
surbiton. I spent my university days living in surbiton and it's not quite
a mecca for underground abstract hip-hop, although the clear air and lack
of city bustle might explain the space between Vadims beats.
There was a really good article in the november issue of ID. It followed
Vadim as he went to moscow to see their growing hip-hop scene.
(it's the ID with Naomi on the front)
I love both the Vadim albums and the isolationist project. Some of the
raps are a bit harsh but i find the intros and short soundbites between
tracks worth the price themselves. (i only wish they were longer)
>Vadim is from Ukraine? Could you please elaborate. Do you know where he's
>from? I mean at least city so that maybe I had a chance to track him down
>since I live here.
>Alien
>
> >anyway, basically if you like raw, oldschool hip hop beats that don't
> >sound aged, this is for you. the raps are quite decent (although i'm
> >still baffled at the 'how many djs do you know that's from russia'
> >chorus ~ i mean, vadim has to have more creds than just 'being from
> >russia' :)
>
> Especially since he's Ukrainian, right? That having been said, _Life
> from the Other Side_ isn't as abstract and hallucinating and gassed as
> his first full length. As a taste of the cream of international
> underground (whew! too many adjectives) hip-hop it's stellar, if
> unspectacular. Very little happens in the tracks, as Vadim lets the mcs
> take center stage. It's a nice extrapolation from the Isolationist
> project.
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