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Liberator 5.3
AfroPunk
Volume 1

Filmmaker, scene instigator and director of the Afro-Punk documentary, James Spooner has now compiled the first Afro-Punk record: "Afro-Punk Vol. 1 - Fuck Rockstars!" The Afro-Punk film inspired a global community of musicians to get up, get out and do something. The bands represented in this compilation are defining their new musical voice, with a wide-ranging and diverse collection from the nu metal of Cipher and D-Fe to Minneapolis' Building Better Bombs' "winter" drawing from Fugazi. Ricky Fitts, Yaphet Kotto and Tamar-Kali bring the energetic conviction that inspired the film, while the hip-hop inspired hardcore of NYC's GAME Rebellion "Maria" pays tribute to the ghosts of Bodycount and Bad Brains. The indie spirit is also represented here with Atlanta's The Slack Republic's quirky hit "Not Ready," McRad's lo-fi strummer "Hesitation" and Cutlery's emo/shoegazer "A Murder in the Shadow Cabinet." Other high points come courtesy of dubbed-out excursions from indie vets The Eternals and Jai Alai-Savant as well as Toronto's rabble-rousers The Carps with the soulful emo of "Drone2." Phil Moore Browne's howling "Watch the Eggs" manages to merge the mysticism of Screaming Jay Hawkins and the passion of Fishbone. The record closes with Kimya Dawson folksy protest "Loose Lips." The crew at AfroPunk.com has arrived in true punk/D.I.Y. fashion--creating, celebrating, archiving and encouraging an emerging disparate scene in the making. The sixteen artists here represent a glorious snapshot of a post hip-hop nation and its many voices.
(Shahid)