{"product_id":"skepta-ignorance-is-bliss-vinyl-2lp","title":"Skepta: Ignorance Is Bliss Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=skepta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSkepta\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is responsible for the commercial boom in Grime music, the streetwise hip-hop \/ electronic music crossover genre that perpetually tops the charts across the pond.\u003c\/i\u003e Originating on UK pirate radio, the genre has remained relatively underground since its origins in the early 2000s. Skepta's 2016 album \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=konnichiwa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKonnichiwa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e was delayed several times (over several years) but received unilateral acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, going on to win the 2016 Mercury Prize (beating \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=david+bowie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bowie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e!) among other accolades. \u003cem\u003eIgnorance Is Bliss\u003c\/em\u003e is his fifth LP, and is primarily self-produced, but his vocals remain the main event here. “Throughout it all is Skepta's flow, honed by years spent in clashes, raves and booths into a formidable instrument… The chief pleasure of this album is how much it allows Skepta to be Skepta: an MC who always looks, waits, then darts between the traffic of his beats.” says The Guardian, but this record is more than mere braggadocio. The record shows a more restrained side of Skepta than on previous efforts, his work governed by years of discipline and authority. The disc starts with the 16-bit beats of “Bullet From A Gun”, solid sub-bass and rapid-fire drums demonstrating the influence that Trap has had on Grime in recent years. “Greaze Mode” features panned electronic tones and an auto-tuned guest vocal by \u003cstrong\u003eNafe Smallz\u003c\/strong\u003e. “What Do You Mean?” is monophonic keys and looped strings, fiercely spat rhymes contrasted with \u003cstrong\u003eJ Hus\u003c\/strong\u003e’ emotive drawl. This double LP arrives in a special heat-reactive LP jacket and includes printed inners. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edouble black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eheat reactive gatefold jacket w\/ printed inner sleeves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eback cover is heat sensitive, changes colors when touched\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Boy Better Know 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by PATENTED SKINNER BURGERS 07\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Skepta","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":17503958073434,"sku":"hh-5058","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/skepta-ignoranceisbliss.jpg?v=1762277198","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/skepta-ignorance-is-bliss-vinyl-2lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}