Will the Weathermen’s eagerly awaited The New Left LP, see the light of day in 2010? This years free download Reports of a Possible Kidnapping follows teasers such Left It To Us off Cage’s Hell’s Winter album, 5 Left in the Clip and The Conspiracy mix, that have left fans in a Pavlov dog states of saliva and excitement. N.B. The Conspiracy has aged like a highly sought aged wine and stands firm as a pure example of NYC self myth-making. Highly recommended and surprisingly available on i-Tunes.

Named after the 60s and 70s American political left-wing group that railed against the incumbent political power structures, the Weathermen have a similar militant and un-comprimising outlook. Consisting of Def Jux affiliated talent – El-P, Aesop Rock, Cage, Tame One, Yak Ballz and Breeze Brewin – this, quite simply, is a hip-hop supergroup prepared to blow a cold wind over what passes for hip-hop. The passing of member Camu Tao has re-focused the crew’s efforts and we can only hope that the release lives up to expectations; the gestation period for The New Left has been (too) long and the growing cult is hungry.

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