Rob The Viking - Beats to Pillage and Conquer By - [Battleaxe Records]

2003-07-02

The Viking spent so much time making everyone
else sound great that he never got a chance for a
moment of his own until now. His work as part of
Canada’s Battle Axe crew put him in charge of the
production of many of the discs on their roster,
so label-head Madchild’s Swollen Members
prudently drafted the man in 2002 for their
subsequent albums, but he needed to take a step
back for a moment. Beats to Pillage and
Conquer By percolates his individual style --
jazzy flutes, strings, and crackling pianos, over
crisp beats -- and it pays to simply lie down and
let the feelings of the songs sink in. Or in
Viking’s words, “Let My Record Rotate”.

Jason Thornberry