Feek In Flux
GENERAL By Patrick M. on June 29, 2009 at 3:11 pm
We haven’t been shy about declaring our support and love for all things Wafeek, but giving him the benefit of the doubt on an Auto-Tune project centered around a girlfriend break up…well let’s just say if Mr. West can’t get full support, no one can. Doubts can be put aside however. The confusing yet intoxicating Feekee & the Flux Capacitor is one of the few projects to use the sounds created by Auto-Tune to widen the range of emotions within the music. Oh and there’s plenty of the tongue-twisting, cackle-inducing rhymes from Wafeek we’ve come to expect.
As Back to the Future viewers should know, the Flux Capacitor is a method of time travel, and Feek and backing band the Flux takes us on a journey throughout his life and his relationship. There’s plenty of dirty laundry to be aired, and Wafeek pulls no punches. The best tracks bristle with anger and bitterness. On “Committed,” Feek comes clean about past infidelities that may have started the downward spiral he finds himself in, while brutally detailing his girlfriend cheating on him. The rage seethes through the speakers as he takes his revenge: “Some carpe diem/Got me to creepin with my ex-girl/Yes is all she said/She’ll pick a nigga up and she’ll give a nigga head /Right there in the whip no questions asked/ But you, a brother must finesse your ass.”
Wafeek – “My Friends” Video (Directed By Marc Kharrat)
Feek saves the worst criticisms for himself. On the ridiculous “Amazin,” Feek flips Kanye’s self-flagellation into an uncomfortable personal hatchet job. Very few MCs would be willing to commit the line “…And then I came to quick, cause I’m a bitch.” to wax, let alone share it with other people. Even on the sublime “Paranoid,” where Rockwell Knuckles attempts to console Wafeek on losing his “poonanny provider,” and get back on the horse, Feek’s having none of it, instead caught in the funk of his own loss: “Really the problem is/I’m a serial monogamist/I need a woman to argue with/And agree/A partner to bring out the best in me.”
Many of the songs sample 808’s & Heartbreaks beats, appropriate for an album dedicated to Auto-Tune. There’s also a weird mix of The Beatles and Marvin Gaye samples, to go with a splash of DJ Shadow. The lack of new tracks will limit the originality of the project for some because you have to work extra hard to give the songs a chance by breaking your own familiarity with the melodies and beats.
But even the use of customary tracks can’t stop Wafeek from seizing control of the songs and making them his own. He turns Auto-Tune into a strength, as an instrument that accentuates rather than dominates. “War of the Roses,” exemplifies this, a word here a syllable there is altered, but the melody never loses its inherent musicality. And the personal dimension of the songs helps them come to life on their own.
Auto-Tune may only have a few months to live before Hova finishes killing it. But if we are at the end of an unfortunate era, Feekee & the Flux Capacitor will remind us that it wasn’t all bad. And if Wafeek can continue to innovate while maintaining his lyrical ferocity, we’ll be hearing from him for a while.
Download — Wafeek – Feekee & The Flux Capacitor
Previously Posted — Wafeek In ‘85…
Posted in GENERAL, MUSIC, Mixtapes, STRAY SHOTS — Tags: Feekee & The Flux Capacitor, Rockwell Knuckles, Wafeek
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Feeky!
links fucked up
One Day Feek’ll Matter!!!! Today!!!!
I Love the Flux….give it a chance folks, it sounds off kilter but it’s bananas…and its all true.<–rare
Serial monogamy…hmmm…so that’s what it’s called.
Man, thank yall for putting this up…folks need to know. Period.
-Majorz
Any chance of pinging up with a link that works, Im curious as hell. Thanks as ever for all your combustible crucialness.
wafeek.com/flux/
^—— Alternative link hollllleerrrrr
Thx for the kind words everyone… and TSS as well :0
Not only do yall sing bout things we can relate to but its to beat we can move to…ive been lovin the music since i first heard it n will forever show support…..
I’m LOVIN this album!!! Wish I could see him/them perform! I’m sure they kill it live!
DOPE!!!
my favorite track so far is bad check
love this mixtape. want wafeek on the east coast!
i’m telling you these guys are off the hook….that’s a great review and that is nothing ’til you see them live or in studio. Their charisma and energy as a band – not to mention marketability and innate instinct of showmanship – is a level above. No wonder so many people around Southern Cal are viciously awaiting for them to break the airwaves and a major tour.
Holla at a new concept, a new sound, and some damn good entertainment along the way!
sooooooooooo sick. good job feek
this album is great, and i’m a hater.
auto-tune isn’t all bad. as with and tool, it’s how it’s been used. feekee does great things with it… aside from the fact he’s generally a beast.
“auto-tune isn’t all bad. as with and tool, it’s how it’s been used.”
damn right.
(The Eulogy coming soon)
This is the truth, and the instrumentation that’s been added to the tracks really make sh^t pop.
this is the worst thing i have ever heard.
<3
WHOA, i was starting to get frustrated with the way music was going… i stopped listening to the radio, wouldnt buy a CD, or download music. forget it jazz was my new staple.. until feekee and the flux appeared in my life, i thought music had died. thanks wafeek for saving music