24 January 2017

The Streets "Cyberspace and Reds" (2011)

Cyberspace and Reds (mixtape)
release date: Jan. 24, 2011
format: digital (13 x File, MP3)
[album rate: 2,5 / 5] [2,42]
producer: Mike Skinner
label: self-released - nationality: England, UK

Track highlights: 1. "Came in Through the Door (feat. Kano)" (2,5 / 5) - 2. "4 O'clock" (3 / 5) - 3. "Don't Hide Away (feat. Wiley, Rinse and Ice Kid)" (2 / 5) - 9. "Breakbat Barz (Scru Fizzer)" (2 / 5)

A mixtape album by The Streets only made available as a download album in 320kbps MP3 format, and it features a different kind of music than what normally is associated with The Streets. The mixtape was released a month before the final album release but contains tracks Mike Skinner mixed after the completion of Computer and Blues, and reflects, according to himself, what he is concentrating on, as he already regards the final album as music of his past. Well, it may be a step into a new area for Skinner but it's not interesting to listen to. I merely find it sketches or unfinished mixes, experiments, more than much else, and not really comparable to his other studio albums.