Genius / GZA - Liquid Swords (Vinyl 2LP - 1995 - US - Reissue)
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At the peak of his powers as a producer in the mid-'90s, Wu-Tang mastermind RZA crafted a distinctive soundtrack at his basement studio in Staten Island. This haunting landscape of dusty samples, sharp snares and menacing urban gloom – culled from the Japanese film “Shogun Assassin” as well as wide-ranging R&B and funk sources – would soon become a pillar of hip-hop history. These sounds were to become GZA’s 1995 sophomore classic, Liquid Swords – considered by many to be the ultimate Wu-Tang Clan solo album. 17-years later, it’s impossible to debate or deny the album’s legendary status, still standing up to any release that has come out in the rap pantheon, before or since.
Cerebral and precise with his words like a shaolin swordsman, GZA crystallized a range of influences, from chess to kung-Fu and mob films to Eastern philosophy. The album features appearances by the entire Wu-Tang Clan, including the memorable debut of Killah Priest on “B.I.B.L.E.”
Trackliste
A1 Liquid Swords
A2 Duel Of The Iron Mic
A3 Living In The World Today
B1 Gold
B2 Cold World
B3 Labels
C1 4th Chamber
C2 Shadowboxin'
C3 Hell´s Wind Staff
C4 Killah Hills 10304
D1 Investigate Reports
D2 Swordman
D3 I Gotcha Back
