Boldy James "Fair Exchange No Robbery" LP

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Boldy James can rap on anything. More than any production style or scene marker, Boldy’s sound has always just been himself: coldblooded intensity transmitted through a drawling, monochromatic baritone. With the exception of a few songs off 2017’s House of Blues, Boldy’s tone rarely rises above a stoned murmur, making him an ideal canvas for a producer’s experiments. Working with Boldy is an exercise in learning how to shape tension around a rapper. When he raps about his tumultuous upbringing, someone like Sterling Toles can place him in the middle of a blooming spiritual jazz odyssey. The Alchemist takes a different tack, stripping away any superfluous elements, matching Boldy’s steely menace with synth drones and tape echo.