Öncelikle MUSH ‘tan başlamak istiyorum. Yaklaşık 10 sene önce kurulan bu label, basta Downtempo ağırlıklı enstrumental albümleri çıkartarak alternatif tarzların oluşmasını hedeflemiştir. Büyüdükçe de daha çeşitli türlere yer vererek, su an Underground’ın belki de en farklı ve yetenekli isimleri bünyesinde barındırıyor. Thavius Beck, Busdriver, Radioinactive, Clouddead, Boombip ve Bigg Jus bunlardan sadece bir kaç tanesi. Kısacası popüler olmayan insanlarla kaliteli isler yapan 9/10 müzik şirketten sadece biridir MUSH records.

Antimc albümleri de bu şirketten çıkmıştır hep. Melodi yazmada, kendi enstrumentallerini çalmada, parçayı ayarlamada ve alt yapının davulunu drum machine de yaratıp bilgisayara eklemede nadir bulunan prodüktörlerden biridir. Hele drum programming denen olayda büyük ustalığı vardır.

It’s Free, But It’s Not Cheap albümü, Antimc’nin ilk solosudur. Hip-hop, post-rock ve elektro’yu bir araya getirerek farklı bir abstract kokteyli çıkarmış ortaya. 3 tane rock vokallerine, 3 tane de MC ‘ye yer vermiş. Bunlardan biri de Busdriver. Bazılarınız onu Fuat, Sırtlan ve Azra featlerinden tanıyacaksınız. Çok özel bir isimdir Busdriver. Her beat’e okuyabilen, eksantrik bir tarzı olan, benzersiz, acayip bir MC’dir. Bunu ‘’Bellies Full of Rain'’ isimli parça’da eminim fark edeceksiniz. Bu tür experimental albümler hoşunuza gidiyorsa Anticon, LEX ve özellikle MUSH gibi şirketleri yakin takibe alın.

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Mush Records has a new one from LA producer Antimc on the way called It’s Free But It’s Not Cheap. A wonderfully eclectic affair, this hodgepodge of hip-hop, electro, funk, and punk rock features guest vocalist Anthony Anzalone of the Mean Reds on the ADD-ridden “Cesspool City,” and Busdriver on the playful “Bellies Full of Rain.” Antimc has toured with Boom Bip and worked with Radioinactive in the past, and his experience shines through his varied, although sometimes overly cutesy, production work. This album feels like the effort of someone more at home with experimental electronics than straight hip-hop, but that paradox mostly works well here. - Jonah Flicker

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The beats are strictly electronic-based, without any sort of hip-hop stylings on this solo debut. They take on a somewhat post-rock, dance-party feel. The only scent of hip-hop from this album is the lyricists, with special guest appearances from Busdriver and Cadence Weapon, among others. Making an electronic record with hip-hop weaved into it is difficult to do. Artists are usually more one than the other, but this album is a perfect fit in the middle. - Kizer

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My new record goes up for college adds today. Here’s a preemptive thanks to everyone who is gonna be playing anything off of It’s Free, But It’s Not Cheap in the coming months. Call your local college/independent radio station and request anything from Antimc’s It’s Free, But It’s Not Cheap. Thanks a ton to Terrorbird Media for working this record, too.