When I heard that the Souls of Mischief were hooking up with Prince Paul, I couldn’t wait to hear the result. You’ve got one of the most criminally underrated producers around linking up with one of the hip-hop’s most fluid groups, and you’re guaranteed some good listening. ... »»
I think I'm now officially a fan of Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton.
I mean the guy has always interested me ever since he popped onto my radar with The Grey Album. I dug how his remixing of The Black Album wasn't just a mash-up, in that he layered different pieces of various songs when he made his compositions.
And I enjoyed The Mouse and the Mask, but that came at a time when "one mc/one producer" projects had me open. I think when I really started to give the guy his due was when he took over for The Automator as producer of the Gorillaz.
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