Tag: sach

  During the “file sharing era” I came across many hard to find or never officially released albums. For me that was the purpose of those days, to not simply pilfer off of rapper’s works but to find those gems that might have been lost but now found and digitized, to last forever. The Nonce was a west coast group who in my opinion never got the attention they deserved. Even with a cultural hit song called ‘Mixtapes” and an incredible debut album that song was attached to with ‘World Ultimate,’ Sach & Yusef Afloat were still limited to an “underground” fanbase. This meant if you were not in the general vicinity of the group, one might have missed releases they had. In 1998 Sach put out an EP ‘Seven Days To Engineer’ which by my own account seems to have been a slight “testing of the waters” on how he would a approach a solo release. This EP is about twenty minutes long and has a “demo tape” feel to it as songs don’t sound properly mixed with vocals often not matching the volume level of the music. What is enjoyable about this release is the obscure and often improvisational jazz style of beats that Sach really gets to display here. It would be another 4 years and an unfortunate passing of Yusef Afloat for audiences to get a proper presentation of the sound of Sach but for those who might have got this street tape or took advantage of the “file sharing era,” we were prepared to hear the continuation and genesis of a sound that took seven days to engineer. What did you think of the album? Listen to QUANTUM LEAP RADIO every Saturday from 4-6p.m. CST & Thursday from 1-3a.m. CST on 90.1 FM KPFT Houston in HD2 Worldwide @kpft.org/listen (under “kpft in HD2”) Catch past episodes by searching and following @https://linktr.ee/QLEAPRADIO

  Continuing in the tradition of his former group The Nonce, Sach carried out an abstract composition of words and thoughts that even twenty years later is still being deciphered. ‘Sach 5th Ave.’ is the third release from Sach as a solo artist and was produced entirely by Omid. On this album the listener hears Sach exclusively as there are no features from other rappers, but are witness to a unique listening experience. Sach has always had a simple means to his delivery but on this release he utilizes a more spoken word style which to the untrained ear may seem as though he isn’t rhyming. Instead he uses his lyrics as parables with off-kilter execution to which Omid’s ominous yet often upbeat production compliments well. With all that being said ‘Sach 5th Ave.’ still feels a bit more straightforward than its predecessor ‘Suckas Hate Me’ from 2002. Cool out one time and take in one of the West Coast unsung heroes and veteran staples in that area’s underground scene. What did you think of the album? Singles include: ‘Joy’ Listen to QUANTUM LEAP RADIO every Saturday from 4-6p.m. CST & Thursday from 3-5a.m. CST on 90.1 FM KPFT Houston in HD2 Worldwide @kpft.org/listen (under “kpft in HD2”) Catch past episodes by searching and following @https://linktr.ee/QLEAPRADIO