Even in its weirdest, trippiest moments, their full-length
debut, Agrowculture, partakes
of the True Spirit of Hip-Hop--it's a joyous creative exploration
that thumbs its nose at the genre's self-appointed gatekeepers.
- Monica Kendrick, Chicago Reader
Picture a violin wailing as three
MCs spit semi-automatic bursts of rhymes and you'll begin to envision the draw of Abstract Giants, an eight-piece
hip-hop band that draws as much from Tito Puente as it does from The Roots. When the band performs, their origins are evident. They seem like
a post-integration, suburban version of Fat Albert's Junkyard Gang
- David Jakubiak, Chicago Sun Times
Ladies and gentlemen, there's finally a reason for you to take that
copy of The Low End Theory out of your CD player. The golden era of hip hop
may be long gone, but the Giants are truly the next big thing.
- Spencer Lokken, Chicago Innerview magazine |
Plugging out an increasingly eclectic
take on the genre, these Chicago natives blend a dozen music forms into
the traditionally beats-and-drums music, flexing above-average rhyming
skills over the top. …….just know that the act goes leagues beyond
the same old funk-sample hip-hop, blending in pieces and parts of rock, various world musics
and even a kind of free-form acid jazz that's awash with creativity. Completely
worth seeing, especially considering the live element they bring (keyboards,
strings, live percussion, bass) to set them apart from the turntable-microphone
cliché.
- Dave Chamberlain, New City Music Magazine |
