CULTCHA Clash Outer National Record Review:

Kool Keith, Scorn & Submerged - Distortion

(released April 16, 2021 Ohm Resistance)

Kool Keith, Scorn & Submerged - Distortion (Ohm Resistance)

Since his early days as an Ultramagnetic MC, Kool Keith has been known for left-field hip-hop and an unmistakable, atypical rhyme style in subject matter and flow. The prolific lyricist has worked with producers as diverse as Dan The Automator, Godfather Don and Kut Masta Kurt as well as Psycho Les of The Beatnuts.

This time around, he's come together with Scorn (Mick Harris, former Napalm Death drummer) and Submerged for an impressive Ohm Resistance 12" single (also available digitally).

The A side features a radio edit and the Scorn Remix; hypnotic drones, unrelenting bass and industrial-strength, crushing snares drive the mega-low tempo over which Keith delivers his poetry at it's abstract best. The influential rapper is clearly still peaking, artistically, with no signs of decline. "Relieve your mind from exhaustion distortion..." - Kool Keith.

Side B has another radio edit and the Submerged Remix, which brings another layer of live bass, and a d'n'b break doubling up over the beat. Both sides are bangers, I would have liked to hear a dub mix in place of one of the radio mixes, but still highly recommend this one!