OK as people get to know me better you will understand I have a true passion for Soul, Funk, Downtempo & Hip-Hop (the intelligent stuff) Katalyst is one of those artists that manages to combine them all the way a chef turns ingredients into a tasty meal. Here’s what the Herald Morning had to say about his new album;
This album will cement his place as a king of the hip hop underground and he’ll stand tall beside Madlib, The Procussions, Mark Rae, Ohmega Watts and The Roots. There’s none better.
Okay, so we know Katalyst’s first album Manipulating Agent was amazing. It’s a fact.Lots of artists get it right the first time around, there’s no pressure, no expectations, you can work at your own pace. And alot of them manage to balls the second album up, the attention does it to them, they’re not sure of who they are now that they’re in the spotlight. Did this faze Katalyst? No, thank God. He took it all in his stride, spent roughly three years getting it right and his new effort, the probingly titled What’s Happening, is just so many light years ahead of anything else on the table it’s just not funny.
Let’s consider exactly what exactly is on the table: the US is pushing monocultural cheese around the globe, yeah Kanye is pretty dope but predictable; the UK;s a grimey place right now but no one’s scaling the Roots Manuva heights are they; we’ve got the Hoods and Elefant Traks mob making big waves down under but I’m sorry, their stuff still significantly trails the stunning productions of Sydney’s very own beat maestro, on a soulful level they just can’t compete. Katalyst’s tunes simply transcend the competition, he’s a composer rather than a mere beat writer.
Heres a track called “Say What You Feel” so check-it-out!
Rating – 2 Icecreams , 1 Star & 1 Chili
