DJ Absolute Madman makes beautifully defiant hip-hop.  Soaked in a wide range of influence and affinities, these songs show a command of rhythm and melody reminiscent of the best Def Jux spinners. 

, a down tempo brooder, evokes a delirious Kung Fu meditation filled with chop scratches and swift kick snare hits.   is a classic anthem. About the song, Madmen commented: “What more can I say about this track except I did it after getting out of the King County Jail.”   starts softly enough, sonorous bits of music-box melody floating over the spare melancholy of the bass, but soon enough becomes a cavalcade of sonic ecstasy. This requiem has more in common with an Irish Wake than a somber graveside muttering. The party must go on, it seems to say, and yet the fervor eventually gives way to the final movement, soft enough, again, as tears.