Obnox: Savage Raygun 12″

Description

Just when you thought that the density of his discography couldnt possibly accrue any more weight, Ever/Never Records drops the latest Obnox magnum opus on your dome like a two-ton wrecking ball. A sprawling double LP, Savage Raygun distills everything Obnox excels at into a potent potable and even adds some new spirits to the concoction. As always, Obnox (aka Lamont Thomas) supplies a heavy brew smoky with an intense flavor and bright with a zest you cant forget.

Obnoxs fourth full-length for Ever/Never, Savage Raygun is twenty songs thick, and each one is primed for maximum damage. This double-shot is a veritable Whitmans Sampler of multiple methods to slay the discerning listener. Soulful cuts such as Supernatural and Blessed Black Soldier are like 90s R&B turned on its head and spun til it cant tell down from up. How To Build A Bum is a hip-hop slammer, a golden age throwback, a basketball jersey that gives you confidence when you sport it. Return Fire utilizes scratchy funk to approximate the aftermath to a shoot-out, blazing towards the state line. Misery continues with the 70s vibe, sounding like the lull between disco bangers. Hawkwindian Summer is more than yet another award-winning pun by Thomas as it cruises by like a Ford Escort blasting psych rock from in-the-red and shredded speakers. She (Was About That Life) adds a vintage sheen to Obnoxs trademark lo-fi scorch and throws an extra dollop of swing on top. Cut Me A Switch is another hip-hop cut that dumps a mess of noise in Run DMCs lap and updates both genres for circa nows paranoid style. Party Starter lives up to its title, coming correct with a case of malt liquor and strafing suckas left and right like EPMD. On

Scenicide, Thomas channels his rage with electric eels-level guitar damage and still manages to float a lovely melody on the chorus — Kids, try this at home!