Anti
2006
As If We Existed
About This Album
The problem with believing that you know the answer to everything is that you can come across as pretty assuming and arrogant, even if your intentions, like they are in the Sol.illaquists of Sound's Anti debut, As If We Existed, are good. The two vocalists in the group, Swamburger, who raps, and Alexandrah, who sings, are both talented, intelligent, and interesting, and both have a lot to say, not only about music but also about societally constructed stereotypes, oppression, and life in general. Some of it, like in "Black Guy Peace," "Mark It Place," "Ur Turn," and "Property & Malt Liquor," question American culture and problems, and do so quite insightfully and provocatively (in the latter, Swamburger deconstructs, literally, St. Ides beer: "Rearrange Ides to get dies/Take abbreviated St., I say Saint stands for Satan/Rearrange again to get side out of Ides/Now you're on Satan's side," which, yes, is obviously stretching, but he's making a point, and he does it well), but some of it also treads that thin, thin line between pretension and knowledge. This stems from the fact that everything the band does reflects its message, which seems to be, very generally, love: love for yourself (which means abstaining from cigarettes, alcohol, stereotyping, and animal products), your fellow man, and your community.
Track List (try tracks 2,3,4,6,9,10,11 and 12)

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