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'Dealing with sexism's many layers is hardly virgin territory in the Twin Cities spoken-word scene, for which Desdamona has become an icon, taking that category's prize four years in a row at the Minnesota Music Awards. But the Mount Pleasant, Iowa, native has a directness and eloquence that feels distinctly pop. And her funky forcefulness has made her a hero in the local hip-hop world, where she organizes events such as this summer's B-Girl Be festival (named for one of her lyrics), plays diplomat on the DUNation.com message board, and regularly joins Carnage, Mazta I, and other respected talents onstage. (She's now performing Thursdays at Bunker's backed by the funk band New Congress.)
'~ Pete Scholtes, City Pages 'It might seem a little odd hearing steel drums and other Jamaican flavor on tracks like Don't Listen 2 the Lyrics, which assails the music-video babes in hip-hop videos. But the truth is Desdamona's lyrics are what grab your ears the most. Her spoken-word background -- which actually could've been a hindrance -- only adds to the self-confident, burning delivery of the title track and other diary-like cuts. Other standouts include the jazzy, old-school romp The Planetarium and We Will Always Be, a weird, trippy gem that sounds like something off OutKast's Aquemini.
'~ Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune '...she's taken reign as the spoken word princessof hip hop and poem. She captures the attention of her audience with a sultry whiskey -and-cigarette filled voice and holds it with razor-sharp lyrics.'~ Christine Mlodzik, Rift Magazine |
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