Astronomy Class consists of MC Ozi Batla from The Herd and producers Sir Robbo and Chasm (whose album Beyond The Beat Tape impressed). That’s a line-up that suggests quality and it doesn’t mislead. If you were expecting that an album featuring one of the guys from The Herd wouldn’t involve any politics you would be mistaken – awesomely mistaken. War Of The Worlds, one of several tracks featuring smart-alec The Tongue, combines sci-fi references with anti-war sentiment. There’s also a lot of cynicism about the music industry on display in tracks like Dishing Dirt and Blood Transfusion as well as the excellent Award Show, which narrates the dull awfulness of the ARIAs and associated afterparties with hilarious venom (also, they were totally robbed). Another highlight is the fanfuckingtastic Pull The Track Up, which shines the bright, unblinking spotlight of arseholery on the guys who ruin hip hop gigs by being poster-boys for testosterone poisoning. Batla’s self-deprecating enough to admit that he made some wack shit in his early days right off the bat in track one, but he’s come a long way since then and wack shit this certainly isn’t.

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JODY MACGREGOR

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