A very positive review of our album Next Level was posted by Justin Hall over at Monster Closet. In addition to the amazing graphic (left), he had these great things to say about our album:
for two dudes that self-produce all their material, int 80 (vocals) and c64 (beats) have always avoided the fuzzy, cheap, amateur sound that plagues most basement hip-hop. Next Level keeps that tradition alive with production that’s just as professional, clean, and perfectly mixed as anything from the recording industry. the duo’s more in-your-face, confident and brazen than ever – c64’s tracks are all over the map, from the thoughtful (Forever) to the head-nodders (Kick Back), and 80’s rhymes bounce between smirking (Here To Help) and serious (Letter to C64).
there’s a ton to offer all species of nerd – gamers of the tabletop scene will dig Natural 20’s, while Gears fans rejoice in The Hollow as 80 tells the game’s story better than CliffyB did. nerdcore hip hop fans will recognize genre superstars in I Remember and Magnificent Seven. and leet hax0rs will appreciate Kick Back and Life’s Work (which name-drops a couple prominent script kiddies).
Now that any of your previous uncertainty has been discarded, you can feel care-free as you purchase Next Level.
I just happened to find this post by Lars where he shares some really kind words about us:
I did a collab with int eight of Dual Core and 17,000 nerdcore rappers. Basically, it’s a Twitter song where we all rap back and forth like we’re on Twitter. Cool concept, but when I sent him my vocals, he wrote me back like, “Lars, you sent me silent tracks.” I don’t know how it happened – maybe ProTools is haunted or something. So I sent him my ProTools session for him and his British producer to have fun with. It’s going to be cool. I really love Dual Core because David (int) is a really talented rapper and their production is always catchy and fun to listen to. He transcends nerdcore because he came up in the Scribble Jam / indie hip-hop seen of the mid-west late 90s community. He’s a rapper who just happens to be a computer guy, not the other way around.
Lars is such a cool guy. Can’t wait to hang out with him again :]
Thank you everyone for voting us into the Top Ten on WestSideWill Radio. Should you feel inclined, please vote for us again to get Dual Core into the ears of more people :]
The new HCNC release from GM4A is now available: Here Comes A New Challenger II Turbo. Some of the artist match-ups look really promising. Be sure to check out The Flow (track 6 on disc 2) which pairs Dual Core against DJ Snyder. Enough said :]
A very positive review of our album Next Level was posted by Justin Hall over at Monster Closet. In addition to the amazing graphic (left), he had these great things to say about our album:
