The influence of Madlib and MF DOOM is in full effect. You can hear their lo-fi, loop-heavy, and blunted sounds all over this new EP from Super Helpful, the drugged-out trio of producer Lee Bannon and rappers Chuck Strangers and Kwame. Their five-track release, The Help, is like the sonic equivalent of hot-boxing a room full of vinyl, which actually doesn’t sound so bad now that I think about it. But I digress. This project serves as a precursor of a full-length coming later this year that will hopefully retain the same grit and off-the-cuff approach.
