Maloscantores
Musica Sarda

LA RECENSIONE

Let me start by saying that "Musica Sarda" is a good album.

It incorporates various moods. It ranges from serious and engaged pieces to the boisterous single, all always tackled with passion and great skill at the microphone. It's immediately clear that the duo is in great shape, expressing it right from the first track: "Musica Sarda", which gives the album its name.

Quilo and micho are in continuous evolution, and it shows. Gritty lyrics like never before, combined with style and the desire to proudly showcase their origins. "Fueddus" is also beautiful. Here, the duo tries to evolve the flow, demonstrating microphone skills like few. Furthermore, Ganga leaves us with great scratches at the track's end, enhancing it with style. "No ses’ ommini" instead presents strong ragga influences. However, the track doesn’t shine for originality; what stands out is the lyrics, a critique of today's world, those who control and manipulate, relating it all to the new generation of young people, often influenced by trashy programs and false trends. Besides the lyrics, I point out the good refrain that sticks with you after the first listen.
"Peppucciu" instead tells us the story of one of the many characters from the island villages (small, sparsely populated urban clusters, n.d.e.). From a street kid to a dealer, to political intrigues and a premature death by vendetta assassination. The featuring of the Balentes brings a breath of pop to the album, making me reminisce about the old work of Sa Razza with nike. The track has great radio appeal. If the radios allow, it might even become a hit. Moreover, the base has a South American feel, thanks to the refrain of the Balentes and the brass of the instrumental.

Then we find "Espisi", interspersed with two good skits, one even signed by Quilo!! "Derettu e schiettu" is a song about those who often criticize indiscriminately. The rap as always is very good. Here too there is a great desire to evolve lyrically. Unfortunately, the rap is supported by a rather anonymous base. Moreover, its drumset seems very approximate and sparse to me. "The pantomime of rap" is one of the best tracks on the album.
It talks about kids who often appear to be the (ugly) spitting image (see clothes, poses, etc.) of famous American rappers, in addition to a critique of major record labels and industry magazines. In conclusion, the weak point of the album remains the instrumentals. They often don’t make a track enjoyable, making it boring or, to a superficial listen, uninteresting. I know the Malos wanted to release the album in May anyway. Personally, I would have waited a bit longer to release it in stores, perhaps trying to review some pieces.

The evaluation of the album doesn’t change, however. It remains a good album of "Musica Sarda", light-years away from the recent music history of Sa Razza. The purchase is highly recommended for those who listen to rap but not only. It’s an album for everyone, Sardinians and not (the multimedia part also includes translations of the lyrics into Italian).