Phil Wang & Eurosceptic hip-hop

James Acaster's Perfect Sounds

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4.8 • 798 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Phil Wang gets to grips with the 2016 Eurosceptic experimental hip-hop album United Diktatürs of Europe, by Anarchist Republic of BZZZ. Plus why instruments are like tacos.

Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:04.8	If you love strong language and adult content, good news.
0:09.9	I aim to cram as much of that into this episode as possible.
0:14.2	If there's not much and you're disappointed, sorry, I tried my best.
0:21.6	Hello, James Acaster here. In 2017, I had a breakdown.
0:25.6	And in order to get through that breakdown, I listened to as much music from 2016 as I possibly could.
0:30.6	As a result, I now own over 600 albums from 2016, and I believe 2016 is the greatest year for music of all time.
0:39.4	I'm convinced, but that's not enough.
0:43.1	I want to convince you, I want to convince a different guest every single week.
0:45.6	This week, I've called in Phil Wang. I'm going to play him the Anarchist Republic of Buzz album, United Dictators of Europe.
0:51.4	Jello pudding pops.
0:53.5	Welcome to Candyland.
0:56.0	The third extremist.
0:57.5	The third extremist.
0:58.6	See the S extremist.
1:00.0	This album is an experimental hip-hop album that's critical of the EU.
1:05.3	It's quite a politically charged record, unusual for yours truly.
1:08.9	But I absolutely love all the unpredictable rhythms and instrumentation throughout this album.
1:19.5	There's a lot of Turkish instrumentation in this album.
1:27.7	Because it's EU critical in Turkey have rubbed up against the EU in many wrong ways over the years.
1:40.2	Phil Wang, for those of you who don't know, which where have you been?
1:44.3	Phil Wang is an excellent comedian.
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