One night after having dinner with the one of the creators of the famous Camp Bisco, an upstate music festival centered around the Disco Biscuits, here I am reviewing Marc Brownstein’s newest project. Brownstein, the Biscuits bassist produced and wrote the entirety of McKenzie Eddy’s newest album “A Prelude to My Next Excursion.”
Combining such rappers as Wiz Khalida, Curren$y, and Stalley, and vocals from platinum selling R&B singer Nicole Wray, Brownsteins background and influences as a biscuit gives this CD a unique electronic and soulful hip/hop sound. I dig it.
This is slated as one of four initial releases on the BiscoRoc Label, a joint venture between the Disco Biscuits and Roc-A-Fella founder and current BluRoc Recirds owner, Damon Dashm who has worked with Eddy in the past.
Starting with a Hendrix sample, “Bangers & Cash” is an uptempo song, with a good balance of electro sounds, huitar riffs, and Eddy’s beautiful voice.
“Silence”, featuring Wiz And Curren$y was one of my faves, a slittle slower, darker and less electronic: a perfect exaple of the rage and balance on this album.
Brownstein is currently on a six-week tour of the nation with his electronic side-project, Conspirator, which will make stops at the House of Blues in LA, the Congress Theater in Chicago, the Gramercy Theater in NYC, and the world famous Ultra Music Festival in Miami.
Other BiscoRoc projects expected to be released this year on the label include the Disco Biscuits’ mixtape, “SkiBeatz vs. The Disco Biscuits,” which will also feature Wiz Khalifa, Curren$y, and Stalley, in addition to Jay Electronica, Mos Def, the Cool Kids, and Jim Jones of the Diplomats rapping over remixes of TDB’s “Planet Anthem” and Ski’s “24 Hour Karate School,” as well an all original, full length, hip-hop album entitled “BiscoRoc.”
The album a avail for free all over the internet.