Tracklisting/Press release - Press/Reviews/Comments - Purchase - Album credits
Yoshi - 'From a western box' was released independantly on Tuesday 02 March 2004.
NOTE: Extremely limited edition copies still available online... See below
SOLD OUT at: Borders (Churchill Square Shopping Centre, Brighton) Rounders Records (Brighton Square, South Lanes,
Brighton) University of Sussex Bookshop (Falmer, Brighton) Essential Music (Brighton Square, South Lanes, Brighton- closed down) 52 Records (Church Street, Brighton- closed down) Bionic Records (North Street, Brighton- closed
down)
"all killer, no filler..."
01
- Tears from a box- Intro
02 - The Sickness (digital living)
03 - A'Salaam Alaikum, how do u do?
04 - Idol Smash
05 - Karzai Splits
06 - My View
07 - Sunline
08 - From a Western Box
09 - Guantanamo Convo
10 - Misty
11 - Nightmare on terror
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reviews
"The eclectic mixes and laid-back flow of British-born Pakistani [she means Afghan..!] Y. Misdaq (aka Yoshi) are worthy successors to Dizzee's [Dizzee Rascal] bizarre beats and staccato flow... Yoshi's music is exciting, buoyed by a frankness bordering on naiveté as he unabashedly proclaims, "I got a mindful of music, I love it a lot." Indeed, his love of hip-hop, and of music in general, comes through in both his willingness to experiment and in his lyrics... Yoshi's genuine enthusiasm can't help but seep into your consciousness, its example encouraging you to pursue the things that you love." - Splendid Magazine
"An efforletless combination of electronica, hip-hop & the stylised mood of ambient. Yoshi lays down tight tracks with smart vocal infusions and political narratives." - Punk Planet Magazine (sep/oct issue #63)
"Reflecting the darker and bleaker sides of British society this LP stands somewhere between the Streets, grimey electronic music and the sounds of the Wu and DJ Shadow fairly effortlessly and manages to make you think about those aspects of life which are sometimes too easily overlooked...Dark, grimey and at times hypnotic, his beats clash together in a sound that is definitely Yoshi’s own, and which while not easy to get used to is well worth the time and effort. It’s what hip-hop always was about, appropriating and re-interpreting the heritage of the old school..." - UKHH
"Yoshi comes from a world where Sergio Leone, the RZA, anti-establishment politics, Middle Eastern strife, ambient Hip Hop, Akira Kurosawa and potent skunk exist in harmony...Managing to sound both ominous and chilled at the same time, this is obviously a deeply personal record about skewed perspectives, about looking at the UK from it’s marginal areas and wondering whether you’re a part of it." - Stylus Magazine
"the
album is one of my favorites of 2004, after my first listen
through it got me.
the production is beautiful, and the themes ranging from
spirituality to politics fit right.
simply great hip hop." - Enooze.com
comments
"i have listened to it a number of times - why, it's on right now
- and each time I find more to listen to within it. Congratulations
on your work, which is both politically engaged and musically
interesting, especially some of the drum rhythms. Your command of
the rap idiom is admirable and the variety of textures remarkable."
john baily, professor of music @ goldsmiths college, london, uk
"i loved most of the instrumental work on the album, you’re a dope beat-maker mate..truly, one of the most interesting I’ve heard from these shores... the slower more spoken word approach on 'Nightmare On Terror' worked to a tee (plus the track is dope..)..." kal from leeds, uk
"man ur lyrics are soo fresh, they just have that fresh quality to them, fresh as in different, unique... its like they just pull you to pay attention, the way you arrange the words too." ana from california, usa
"After listening to it all the way through the first time, I asked myself – whoa-hooo Nadiaaa, what is hip-hop to you? Cuz Im actually a big fan of hip hop, but Ive always attached it to a certain ‘type.’ And in this album it challenged those conceived notions, but in it I see hip-hop evolving into something brighter, something more grounded, something more real." nadia from new jersey, usa
"love the album, sounds like a cross bettween earlier 1980s hip hop beats, Afix Twin breaks and trip hop. My favourate tracks are the ones where you rap, your MC skills are great. I hope to see your stuff on vinyl one day so I can scratch over it." john aka DJ Jackass from brighton, uk
"it sounds great! i really like the track you did with diamondscepter ['my view'] and that track right after it 'sunline' is very very nice. i also really like your use of sampling, like taking sound clips and using them in context." - steve from seattle, usa
"puts together a bunch of atmospheres, very pleasant...the album is an album if you know what I mean: consistent, it doesn't sound like a mere 'compilation of tracks'...may not appeal to everybody's taste, but it's perfectly mastered." - pierre from paris, france
"I love
the mesh of analog samples with the digital production,
it works really well. Definitely keep on with that there. The
end of 'Sunline', when the sample kicks in (T.S Eliot?) is just a
beautiful moment. I think my personal favourite is 'Idol Smash',
though 'My View' is
dope also. The album is really good." -
owen from glamorgan, uk
I like your album. A lot. Especially that ---- ---- sample [in 'A'Salaam Alaikum'...]. It's pretty different to what I was expecting (hah, I was expecting it to be rubbish), but, man, you've got skills!" - dom from bedfordshire, uk
"it's hypnotic, actually it's like a drug...especially when you get on that Korg [keyboards]...it's great music to fall asleep to." - haroon from maryland, usa