Shark Dentures - Pre-Released & Unreleased Tracks (2012)

Artist: Shark Dentures
Album: Pre-Released & Unreleased Tracks
Location: Seattle, USA
Genres: New Cocoon
Year Released: 2012-xx-xx
Format(s) Released: Bandcamp, CD-R

Explanation:

Shark Dentures is a strange emcee and former(?) member of the New Cocoon collective, one of the strangest rap groups to ever exist. Aside from an album with Summon as Dead Seagull Medicine and an EP with the Sorcery Orchestra he hasn't done much. Featured heavily on various New Cocoon releases he vanished around 2018 or so along with the rest of New Cocoon.

New Cocoon's notable for their occult subject matter, rapid-fire bars, strange and unusual flows and use of dark samples, cybernetic beats and occult imagery. I've enjoyed their work though I have to admit I haven't listened to enough of their stuff. I would say 2014's Fated Empire album is probably the best thing I've heard from them, Dead Seagull Medicine in 2nd place.

He also has this album, which was deleted at some point. It was an okay release. Being that it is just a compilation of random tracks it's a mixed bag. I love Shark Denture's style of rapping but a lot of these beats don't compliment it well. My first impression was that it went on for too long though upon re-listening to it, it has grown on me. The best song is ‘Shackled to the Window’. A piano-laden beat and Shark Denture showcases depressive lyricism interwoven with intricate bars. This is a good example of Shark Denture's style.

I have to say though it is a lot to go through. Definitely not for everyone.

Reasons for Disappearance:

I don't know the full story but several members of New Cocoon started beefing. With a lot of this information already obscure I don't know what started it, what exactly happened and who was affected. I've only ever been able to find hushed mentions of the beef and that several members of the group were no longer working together. I'm not even sure when it happened, to my knowledge it occurred somewhere between 2013 and 2018. Anyways, I'm just gonna spitball and guess that the tape was deleted as a result of this beef.

With this album gone Shark Denture's solo discography is just a single EP. I'm sure he's got enough material around for a full album though if we ever see it only time can tell.

Many thanks to Trylemma of UGFossils fame for sending this to me. (hope you're doing better these days!).

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