Jigmastas – Infectious (Limited Edition) (2xCD) (2001) (FLAC + 320 kbps)

After marking time in the underground for a decade, Brooklyn hip-hop duo Jigmastas finally released their long-awaited debut album in 2001. And Infectious was worth the wait, primarily because of the platform it provides for DJ Spinna — one of the most creative producers in the game. A passionate advocate of finding and sampling rare beats and breaks, Spinna builds his intriguing soundscapes the old-fashioned way: around a snippet of drums or a snatch of vocal, out of which he coaxes hidden possibilities. “Don’t Get It Twisted” is the best example here, getting over on little more than a tap-danced rhythm and a woman’s disembodied voice, while the spacey “C.S.S.” has a sped-up vocal sample as its disorienting hook. Of course, there are plenty of more conventional grooves, too, most notably on the bass-popping first single, “Till the Day.” But Spinna’s skills are so dominant that they often overshadow his partner, Kriminul, a solid MC who rises to the challenge occasionally (check the rapid-fire rhyming of “Vent”) but also wastes time on run-of-the-mill beefs like the police brutality complaint “Hollar” (which also squanders a guitar cameo from Vernon Reid). Still, the music’s so consistently captivating that Infectious more than lives up to its title.

CD1:

01 – Introduction
02 – Till The Day
03 – Vent
04 – Don’t Get It Twisted (feat. Sadat X of Brand Nubian)
05 – Elevate (feat. Angela Johnson)
06 – 8 Million Stories ( feat. Joc Max)
07 – Lyrical Mastery
08 – C.S.S.
09. Apology Not Accepted (feat. Apani B. Fly)
10. Cliche (feat. Akil of Jurassic 5)
11. Hollar (feat. James Ramsey With Guitar by Vernon Reid)
12. Nocturnal Jam (feat. Lorenda Robinson)
13. Reality Check (feat. Shadowman, Akil, Truth E.N.O.L.A. & Jet Black Ha)
14. Outro

CD2:

01 – Beyond Real
02 – Vibrate
03 – 3ree6ix5ive (feat. Eminem)
04 – How Emcee’s Do It
05 – Take A Look (feat. Grap Luva)
06 – Spade Music
07 – Lyrical Fluctuation (Remix) (feat. Mos Def, Mr. Complex, Pharoahe Monch, Shabaam Sahdeeq, Talib Kweli)

Download:

FLAC – Wayshare

320 kbps – Wayshare