Take Me To Your Leader

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And when an emcee just won't do, Doom enlists the aid of his crates and the wheels of steel to get his message across. Mark Martelli of Pitchfork wrote that Take Me to Your Leader "will excite you in a way most hip-hop projects just aren't able: It's not straining for credibility nor putting effort into being revelatory; it just is.

King Geedorah / Artist / Ninja Tune King Geedorah / Artist / Ninja Tune

Using the same lo-fi, direct-from-the-VCR dubbing he used to narrate the rise and fall of the iron-faced ruler of Latveria on Doomsday, MF lies out the mythos of King Geedorah over the course of Take Me to Your Leader, drafting an outline of the rubbery behemoth's exploits (it doesn't quite qualify as a concept album), then uses it as a guide to piece together some of the most jaw-droppingly, neck-twistingly, brain-meltingly inspired cuts this side of Q-Bert's Wave Twisters. Beautifully put together package, a DEAD silent record, and the production sounds punchy and precise. King Geedorah, named after the three-headed gold dragons from the Godzilla movies, is MF Doom's alias what he uses as part of the supergroup »Monsta Island Czars«. The sibilance, however, is a bit harsh throughout the end of all sides which makes the vocals sound a bit distorted, and therefore knocks out a star.Shit, of this whole foul, corporate-owned, Republican-approved year of our lord, two thousand and three. Besides "Monster Zero"-- which is more a silly-as-shit audio collage anyway-- Doom applies his cut/paste technique to "One Smart Nigger", exploring racism and linguistic symbolism by letting his wax do the talking. We carry a broad range of CDs and vinyl (7”/12” singles and LPs) and specialise in indie, alternative, rock, punk, metal plus a few other genres. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

King Geedorah Take Me To Your Leader Vinyl LP Red Colour 2016

Hype sticker on the front of shrink wrap reads, "Special Issue Red Vinyl The Masterpiece from MF DOOM BD051X". In 2009, Rhapsody ranked Take Me to Your Leader 17th on its list "Hip-Hop's Best Albums of the Decade". Now with a massively successful US tour opening for sweet soul darlings Thee Sacred Souls behind him, 2023 is sure to be a propitious year for Daptone's newest signee. First published in 2003, King Geedorah’s »Take Me To Your Leader« became an instant classic amongst fans.

The character is based on the three-headed King Ghidorah, a fictional monster who appears as Godzilla's enemy in the Godzilla films. th anniversary edition of MF Doom's 2003 Monster movie concept album on Big Dada with original artwork, 2LP black vinyl and packaged with the original 7” black vinyl of Anti-Matter. Two years later we made the move to our present address, 35 The Headrow, where we have remained ever since. And side A says MPO logo 21 244659, Side B says MPO logo 22255818 and the first disc doesn't mention BEAU but has something else like -lvc-. In 1998, though, he re-emerged on Bobbito Garcia's classic label Fondle 'Em as MF Doom and over the next few years cemented his place as one of the most important names on the underground scene, 'Operation: Doomsday' was hailed as a classic and KMD's 'lost' album, 'Black Bastards' finally saw the light of day.

King Geedorah: Take Me to Your Leader Album Review - Pitchfork King Geedorah: Take Me to Your Leader Album Review - Pitchfork

One of the few records of his career to be entirely self-produced, written, recorded, arranged, mixed and mastered, it occupies a unique place in his catalogue.Anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Jalen perform live knows that he is one of the most captivating performers on today's soul scene. Based on the three-headed King Ghidorah, a fictional monster who appears as Godzilla's enemy in the Godzilla films, Geedorah is coming down from outer space to give us an alien view on our world and our hip hop.