BBF Hosted By DJ Escrow

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AlbumApr 01 / 201623 songs, 50m
Experimental Hip Hop UK Hip Hop
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Blunted rhythms, baroque effects, and a restless mind comprise the off-kilter cornerstones of this 23-track set by UK rap renegade Dean Blunt. Avant-electronic deviant Arca co-produces a few—our host coolly sings about going crazy over soulful drones and crying infants on \"Meditation\"—and DJ Escrow spits otherworldly street wisdom on the string-laden likes of \"The Realness.\" But it\'s Blunt’s deadpan baritone and disorienting tales of drugs and money—laid across tracks so spare and sputtering they seem intentionally underbaked—that ensure this Madlib-gone-Cockney collage satisfies as much as it bewilders.

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Babyfather is the name of the latest project by the elusive British musician Dean Blunt. It is a painfully raw, emotionally generous, politically charged, intensely intelligent, sometimes unlistenable album.

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6 / 10

Elusive London producer and artist Dean Blunt has team up with the little known DJ Escrow to create an eclectic collection of tracks under the Babyfather moniker.

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There are moments on ‘BBF Hosted By DJ Escrow’ that feel like Chris Morris has taken control of the drum machine. Babyfather's debut is,

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