Wintertijd

Hipperdehop II

A group that I've been a fan of since they first had a hit in the Netherlands with "Zu geil für diese Welt" is Die Fantastischen Vier. German is normally not the first language people think of when they think of Hip-Hop, but Die Fantastischen Vier, and their man Schwudio in particular, always had fantastic flow in their native tongue. Furthermore, the fact that they collaborated with Bootsy on one of the few good tracks from "Fresh outta P University" does well in my eyes.

For a long time, the only had of them is the trip-hoppish and very esoteric "Die 4. Dimension" which does include some very good tracks. When a friend of mine alerted me to the fact that Die Vier had done an unplugged album, I payed extra attention though. So I went out and got it. It's a fine album all in all. Frankly, there aren't many Hip-Hop albums I can listen to back-to-back, and this one is no exception. But it does have a couple of stand-out tracks that I keep coming back to, and which are bigger favorites than the superb "Tag am Meer" on "Die 4. Dimension".

The track I want to put in this compilation is surely one of the very best break-up songs ever penned on this planet. The lyrics, for those who understand them, are fantastic. Not just insightful, but also downright funny and sarcastic. Musically the whole thing really works well too. Again, this is from a Live and Unplugged performance, there are no studio tricks going on here. And yet everything is tight, atmospheric and the flow is great. It really showcases why I'm a fan of "Die Fantastischen Vier" to begin with.

So without further ado, from their Unplugged album, I herewith give you the second entry in the Hipperdehop compilation: Die Fantastischen Vier with Raus.

Woher kommt die Kraft die es schafft,
daß man am Rausch des Lebens zieht und nicht pafft?
Und überhaupt, wer sich nichts erlaubt
sich nichts traut, der verstaubt ~
beraubt sich aller Dinge die er glaubt,
und vertraut sich nicht.

Posted by Chris at September 21, 2007 02:00 AM