Seek
Separation
Seek has undoubtedly paid his dues. He (and his parent group RADix) have been a staple of the Boston underground for several years. With Separation, Seek finally has grasped the opportunity to showcase his notoriously skilled tongue in a solo context. The surprisingly rich jazz-inspired production provides a nice organic cushion of sound for Seek to weave his complex word-webs. He shows off his knack for splicing together intricate strings of rhyme with lines like, ‘commit, idol impress/ spark title, invest/ dark cloud crowd around you/ sound you’re bound to express.’
The only problem is- what the hell does that mean? At times it seems as though Seek is more focused on creating sonically pleasing rhyming patterns than actually using them to say something. And when he actually does inject concepts into his lyrics, he suffers from the same sickness that plagues countless other so-called alternative/underground acts: he tends to get preachy. On ‘No Control,’ the just-believe-in-yourself-and-you’ll-make-it message comes off as sounding corny and painfully clich’: ‘things don’t always work out the way you think they’re gonna/ you can’t control your life/ only person you can rely on is yourself/ you can’t control them, right?’
After-School-Special messages aside, Seek manages to forge some charmingly introspective gems. I said it before and I’ll say it again, the production really suits his style well. Crown – who offers up three beats on the album – comes off as a poor man’s DJ Premier, serving up a fantastically simple 2-bar piano loop on ‘Judge Me’ that allows Seek the rhythmic freedom any talented MC needs to truly go off. With a little more time, experience, and some gamble, Seek could one day make a great record. This is just a test.
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