Ming & FS - The Human Condition

Artist:

Ming + FS

UPC:

600353018822

Description:

Ming & FS: FS (vocals, various instruments); Ming (various instruments).
Additional personnel includes: Ada Dyer, Omray, Todd Simon, Hero Ric.
Personnel: FS (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizer, electric bass, programming, turntables); Ada Dyer (vocals); Todd M. Simon (trumpet).
Audio Mixer: FS.
Arranger: FS.
Comfortably straddling the tenuous line dividing hip-hop and experimental electronic music, Ming & FS have seen the future, and The Human Condition is the sound of their distinctive vision. Take "Freak," for instance. An infectious slice of rump-shaker silliness, the song sounds like a collaboration between Yello, Chic, and the Chemical Brothers, with up-tempo electro-funk and furious scratching topped off with a strip-club-ready vocal hook ("Bad girl/Such a pretty little girl/Look what you done did!") that hacks like DJ Assault would kill for. "Some Die" is a 21st century G-funk anthem, with an R&B-influenced vocal line that gives way to a razor-sharp drum`n`bass rhythm halfway through, while "Captain Omray`s Mumble Box" finds guest Omri kicking some seriously futuristic beatbox that must be heard to be believed. From the 2-step garage flavors of "Uncle Bubble" to the back-to-the-future hip-hop vibe of "Simple Mathematics," Ming & FS represent the vast realms of promise 21st century hip-hop and techno have to offer. ~ Bret Love

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Shalom
2. Intro to Life
3. Interlude-Etcha Scratch
4. Freak
5. Some Die (Some Come Up) - (featuring Ada Dyer)
6. Captain Omray`s Mumble Box - (featuring Omray/Todd M. Simon)
7. Uncle Bubble - (featuring Ada Dyer)
8. Interlude-Like a White Girl
9. Simple Mathematics
10. Human Condition, The
11. Hero Case
12. High Pursuit - (featuring Hero Ric)
13. Interlude-I Told You
14. Proof Positive
15. Momer
16. Is There Honey

Album Information

Release Date:

09/04/2001

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Electronic

Subgenre:

Drum `N` Bass/Jungle

Label:

OM

Producer:

FS; Ming; FS

Catalog Number:

OM 088

Original Release Year:

2001

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

67 : 30

Guest Artist:

Ada Dyer; Omray; Todd Simon; Hero Ric

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