alias the other side of the looking glass cd

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11. Pill Hiding

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the other side of the looking glass, alias' debut solo full length, is hiphop's response to a Stevie Wonder record; virtually all writing, composition and production being attributed to the artist. This collection of introspective raps over ethereal minor chord drones, dark samples and aggressive dubbed out drum beats was recorded in home studios between December 1998 and October 2001. His words are self-aware, down to earth and to the point, the production is rainy day contemplative and rhythmically menacing, the mixes sound simultaneously calculated and spontaneous. As a complete record, the other side of the looking glass is serious and consistent, leaving the listener on the see-through side of a two-way-mirror with a clear sense of what it is to be alias.
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