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Hip-Hop · 2011 · 14 tracks · 43m

100% Publishing

A clinical, self-produced masterclass in grime minimalism. Wiley strips back the gloss to deliver sharp, independent-minded bars over icy, skeletal electronic pulses.

June 15, 2011 · Big Dada Recordings

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100% Publishing is a statement of absolute creative autonomy. The sound is dry, immediate, and intentionally devoid of the pop sheen that characterized Wiley's major label flirtations. It feels like a producer's sketchbook brought to life, where every snare hit and synth wobble is intentional, unadorned, and strictly functional. This is Wiley at his most focused, reclaiming the 'eski' sound he pioneered and stripping it down to its most essential, clinical components.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 43m
01
Information Age
1:37
02
100% Publishing
2:59
03
Numbers in Action
3:25
04
Boom Boom Da Na
3:15
05
Your Intuition
2:46
06
I Just Woke Up
2:46
07
Wise Man and His Words
3:00
08
Talk About Life
3:28
09
Yonge Street (1,178 Miles Long)
2:59
10
Pink Lady
3:48
11
Up There
3:30
12
One Hit Wonder
3:36
13
To Be Continued
3:19
14
Music, Not the Money
3:25
Moments Worth Listening For
the mathematical precision of numbers in action where the flow mimics a calculator's logic
the sudden, icy synth drop in the title track that recalls the 2004 eski-beat era
wiley's self-referential humor on boom blast where the beat feels like it is tripping over itself
Reviews

How does 100% Publishing sound next to the rest of Wiley's catalogue?

Minimalist+0.7σ

The production is pushed a touch harder into minimalist than this artist usually allows.

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