| Gangsta Rabbi DiKtatoR17 | MP3 $8.99 |
A legend in his own right, the Gangsta Rabbi is a one man machine: playing flute, bass (backwards and upside down) and a myriad of percussion machines and pedals. He has recorded and self-released 16 records to date, and with JDub behind his 17th release, Lieberman's self-styled “pit-bash revolt” has finally come to fruition.
The 22-track record, filed under Lieberman's preferred “obscuro” genre, begins with a pogo-worthy ode to our President, “Obama-Rama Yeah.” The Gangsta Rabbi's aural assault is unrelenting, but not without a wink and a nod (“Crank That Kosher Boy” and a feverish cover of “Sunrise Sunset”) to his background in backseat theology. Still, he delivers all of his lyrics, regardless of their subject matter, at an unsettling volume, and with a maddening urgency.
