Summary from 6 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Beans's catalog across 8 albums from 6 opinions, with an overall average of 6.7/10. The top-rated Beans album is End It All (2011) with a 7.3/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Tomorrow Right Now and Boots n Cats. The discography on Wavelength spans 2001 to 2024.
End It All
“Anti-Pop Consortium auteur makes his anticon. debut with an LP that features TVOTR's Tunde Adebimpe, Four Tet, Interpol's Sam Fogarino, and Tobacco.”
Tomorrow Right Now
“When Beans' new press photos started making the rounds, depicting him decked out in pro-skier Terminator sunglasses against a hot pink background, a sharp fear plagued me, and some tough questions burned in my mind. Had the former Antipop Consortium rapper/genius gone... electroclash?! And, like, what's going on with the fauxhawk? I refused to believe the future poet had fallen prey to the inflate”
Boots n Cats
“Music forged in the flames of the COVID-19 pandemic can sit in an awkward place. As some musicians surrendered to the standstill, others took to filling the void — often with one too many songs about masks and lockdowns and extremist political opinions that only aggravated us further. Art of this period runs the risk of feeling dated in a world that simply wants to move on, yet on their first of t”
Shock City Maverick
“A technomancer of deranged fancy, former Antipop Consortium emcee Beans' cyberpunk-inspired flow tussles with hyper-futuristic production flourishes. The result is one of the most unique-- and occasionally off-putting-- combinations in hip-hop.”
Crane Wars
“The words "Crane Wars" conjure images of urban destruction for me. The cover art for the Beans' second album features a photograph of a dilapidated high-rise. It's unclear whether the frame is being built up, torn down, or refurbished. The back cover contrasts two photographs: one of a diesel-powered truck in a hazardous waste zone; the other of a verdant rainforest. As I open the jewel case, I'm ”
Only
“Thirsty Ear's Blue Series-- which forcibly boggles the vocabularies of modern jazz, electronics, and hip-hop-- offers a cross-textual platform for the former Antipop Consortium iconoclast.”
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