now for something completely different then and it's the newest track from the looptroop rockers. i was aware that they were recording new material and it's been said that there are two albums in the making. one in english and the other one, for the first time, in swedish. "fuel" probably marks the start of the promotion work for the new albums or just something to hold on to, eitherway it's a cracking track.
it is much like when they kicked off previous album "professional dreamers" with "on repeat", a song about far right party sweden democrats entry into the parliament of sweden following the 2009 election. this one is all about oil and fires critisim against carl bildt and lundin oil, carl-henric svanberg and bp and a whole lot of targets.
"fuel" lyrically is on point and is something to expect from promoe, cosm.i.c. and supreme, especially since promoe recorded "folkmordsmiljonären" ("the genocide millionaire") last year. it was about carl bildt, lundin oil and the issues in the ogaden province and southern sudan and the capture of journalists martin schibbye & johan persson and the jailing of dawit isaak.
it was also a play on words on another single by swedish hiphop duo mohammed ali and their "postkodsmiljonär" ("area code millionaire"). which itself took the term from a lottery ordeal, but term "folkmordsmiljonär" was coined by swedish journalist leo lagercrantz but was popularised after journalist & columnist åsa linderborg quoted it. i liked "folkmordsmiljonär" but i got sick of it after a while, dj larges stripped down production is really good but promoes delivery is a bit too dreary.
"fuel" delivers in both those points with sharp delivery from the looptroop rockers and a great production from embee. the lyrics are filled with references to public enemy productions and it's no secret that they've been an influence to the fellas. embee's production is nice and dark with cracking jazz drums and eerie & dark atonal pads and sounds that emphasise the lyrics well.
great music from one of sweden's most longlasting hiphop acts and an act that hasn't compromised in their visions or music.
listen here (youtube)
download here (ltr website)
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