Anybody who is familiar with Beck's early catalog knows that it was extremely diverse and experimental, seeing the artist rap, sing, growl and make other noises over guitars, drums and various other noises.
WC Tank seems to be cut from the same cloth of an early Beck Hansen. He goes in and out of singing and rapping and plays with his voice, acknowledging it as an instrument and not just a vehicle with which to say words.
Tank's latest project, an album called "Painghosty Dreamlaughs," is often a frantic and engaging album, mostly because of the intrigue to see where Tank will go with the next song.
"Painghosty Dreamlaughs" also comes off as psychedelic electro-rap in a way that conjures up thoughts of Syd Barrett and psychosis while also playing in the land of De Facto on occasion.
I'm close to calling the album brilliant, but I need another week or two with it to really see if it holds its level of majesty with me.
If your musical appreciation isn't dictated by Top 40 radio – or radio in general – and you enjoy music that takes you on a ride, "Painghosty Dreamlaughs" could be for you.
The album can be streamed and downloaded from WC Tank's Bandcamp page.
Born in Milwaukee and raised in the Milwaukee suburb of Brown Deer, Concordia University Wisconsin alumnus Poppe has spent the majority of his life in or around the city and county of Milwaukee.
As an advocate of Milwaukee's hip-hop community Poppe began popular local music blog Milwaukee UP in March 2010. Check out the archived entries here.
Though heavy on the hip-hop, Poppe writes about other genres of music and occasionally about food, culture or sports, and is always ready to show his pride in Milwaukee and Wisconsin.
