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The Streets, Original Pirate Material.(Sound Recording Review)
(Vice/Atlantic)
The English class system, as entrenched as any despite nominal democratization, maintains a firm thumbscrew on minorities and the improverished. If one is born to an "underclass," social mechanisms grind relentlessly to ensure one's status. The Streets is English techno/electronica/rapper Mike Skinner, whose mantra envelops the hopelessness of the dole, council flats, and a forced idleness. Original Pirate Material is chock full of bitter resentment, smarmy put-downs, and hell raising, another expression of that ...
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...Awards, and say he has put the city suburb on the map. The 26-year-old (left) recorded his debut album, Original Pirate Material, in his bedroom and is said to be publicity-shy, which might explain his low profile. Andy Harrison, aged...
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...his landmark debut album Original Pirate Material, which is tipped to win...game, innit?" Original Pirate Material, a stunning mixture of...it's exciting." Original Pirate Material teems with vivid images...
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- Newspaper article from: The New York Observer (New York, NY) November 11, 2002 700+ words
...life force that made it exciting. Which makes Original Pirate Material (Vice/Atlantic), the debut album by the...Despite Mr. Skinner's pedigree, however, Original Pirate Material isn't a dance record. It's a hip-hop record...
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- Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England) Millar, Chris December 10, 2002 700+ words
...23-year-old Skinner made his debut album Original Pirate Material in his bedroom in Brixton, using stolen equipment...won him a recording deal with WEA. His album Original Pirate Material was widely tipped to win the Mercury Music Prize...
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- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Wedge, Dave March 19, 2003 700+ words
...as The Streets, said of his moving debut, "Original Pirate Material." "It's quite visual. When you listen to...night. I try and keep it fresh." He recorded "Original Pirate Material" guerilla-style, in his flat on his own equipment...
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- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England) March 2, 2003 700+ words
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