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But where RZA would weave each together into backdrops as bloody and vibrant as a freshly opened vein, here he's content to chop a sample and let it repeat every four bars, if not even more often than that, and it's hard to imagine anyone fighting to get the first crack. We've heard these elements before- Shaolin hand-block snare, steamy funk guitar, bass that hits like a depth charge of The Chronic. Sonically, it's not far from anything he did on Digi Snacks or Birth of a Prince- simultaneously too slick and digital to work towards his strengths, but not plush enough to suggest he could have anything but a Rik Cordero video treatment without Afro's attendant Kill Bill meets Boondocks animation. And really, RZA's too busy chopping it up at Guitar Center tech displays and on set with Russell Crowe to realistically compete with his past. This whole "return of the 90s!" thing could be mashed into a fine paste before it reaches outside of internet writing circles, but the main problem hip-hop isn't sharing with, say, Slumberland and noise-pop redos is that most of the artists trying to revive Clinton-era styles actually recorded during that time. However, if I'm to take the music as face value indicative of its inspiration, the two things I'd figure about Afro is that 1) He derives his power from some sort of headband, and 2) He was a lot better at doing what he does about 15 years ago. Due to RZA never really breaking character when choosing alter-egos/side projects, I expected something similar from Afro Samurai Resurrection, the follow-up to 2007's manga soundtrack Afro Samurai.
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But you didn't need to actually see the Forest Whitaker movie to know the record knocked something serious. For those of you with an unquenchable blood-lust, Afro Samurai will have you screaming with delight.When RZA oversaw the Ghost Dog OST, it had the perfect kind of soundtrack symbiosis- between lyrical themes, helpful bits of dialogue, and the Wu mythology, you could listen to the music and have a good idea what its parent film was about.
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Although the series swiftly resolves itself in a fairly predictable way, there is an immense potential for spin-off projects (there's a movie rumor already doing the rounds in cyberspace) and the show itself is re-watchable many times over, if only to sample the audacious ultra-violence again and again. And while carnage seems to be the whole point of Afro Samurai, five episodes is still remarkably short. This is probably a side-effect of the show's creators attempting to cross anime over to a mainstream Western audience, but, in doing so, seem to have sacrificed content for carnage. Most anime fans are used to more meat on the bones, so for many the narrative will feel underdone and the characters under-developed. The only thing wrong with Afro Samurai is that it's all over too soon. Be-heading, disemboweling and eye-stabbing are just an entrée. Each fight scene is beautifully choreographed and fluidly animated to deliver some truly jaw-dropping, gut-wrenching, wince "oh man, that's gotta hurt"-inducing scenes of unadulterated devastation on the human body. If, however, high-definition animated gore-porn is your thing, Afro Samurai will not disappoint. A word to the squeamish: Afro Samurai is one of the bloodiest, goriest and most anatomically detailed anime series on the market, so if you've got stomach issues with splatter flicks, avoid this one like syphilis. The plot of Afro Samurai is really just an after thought it's the fight scenes that are really the star of the show here. Although the series seems to lack that 'epic' journey feel, episodes are never anti-climactic this is a relief to the casual anime viewer who just wants to get to the carnage. Given only five episodes to work with, structure is pretty tight here, so there are no filler episodes or meandering off-sides or tangents to distract from the narrative's focus. The plot revolves around Afro - nicknamed after his hairstyle - a perpetually silent and bloodthirsty master swordsman, whose quest involves exacting bloody revenge on the man who killed his father, and claiming the title of 'Number One' a warrior whose powers are comparable to those of a god. Jackson lends his talents in the voice department, and is also credited as one of the shows producers. Like most contemporary anime, Afro Samurai is another exercise in culture jamming, straddling genres as diverse as Blaxploitation, kung-fu cinema, splatter flicks, western and, of course, Japanese animation. Afro Samurai started as life as manga before animation studio GONZO adapted the story into a five episode series that premiered online January 1 2007.
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