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GADABIT ~ DRZEWA FOR TUNE 0075 (Barcode: 5902768701845) ~ POLAND ~ Pop & Rock Recorded: 2012 - 2015 Released: 2015 This is the second album by Polish mega-ensemble GadabitFind albums by this artist comprising of twenty two vocalists and musicians. It presents twenty relatively short Rap songs, most of which were composed by Przemek KawaFind albums by this artist and have lyrics mostly written by Lukasz IndykFind albums by this artist. Pianist Kuba PluzekFind albums by this artist appears on three tracks probably drafted after his participation on the excellent EskaubeiFind albums by this artist album "Bedzie DobrzeFind albums with this title" and the Classical mezzo-soprano singer Magda NiedbalaFind albums by this artist sings on three others. The tracks were recorded over a period of several years. The themes that serve as the background to the Rap lyrics cover a diverse ground of musical genres, from Alternative Rock, Pop, Blues, Jazz and Electronic Ambient, all quite solid and some of them even excellent. The Rap is overall very well done, using even multi-layered vocals parts. The lyrics are, as usual in Rap´s case mostly "against" everything, highly critical of the everyday reality of our life. Some of Rap music today serves the function of "protest songs" of the 1960s, which tried (in vain) to change the reality. Sadly it probably will be even less successful as a tool of social or political change. Personally I´m not a great fan of Rap, to put it very mildly, but this album has its intrinsic values, both musically and textually. The music is much more diverse and most albums in that genre, certainly those recorded across the Atlantic. The lyrics are intelligent and expressive, well written and using actual vocabulary rather than a string of vulgar swear and curse words. Overall this album deserves to be heard by people beyond the die-hard Rap sphere and many listeners who would never come near a Rap record might find it quite fascinating.

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