1989, another summer, the sound of the funky drummer – this was the year when four young b-boys from a small town near Cologne joined forces to form their own crew: L.S.D. – short for Legally Spread Dope. The group consisted of Producer Future Rock, V.O.C. Ko Lute and DJs Rick Ski aka Black Vinyl Master and Defcon.
In 1991 they released their first and only album on the local independent label Rhythm Attack Productions (R.A.P.): “Watch Out For the Third Rail” is arguably one of the most complete and classic albums in the history of German rap. A true hip-hop masterpiece that is still unmatched in it’s intensity, raw power and sample madness.
Influenced by the Bomb Squad, Ced Gee and tons of underground records that are today labeled as “random rap”, L.S.D. were on a mission to define their own sound and their own vision of what hip-hop meant to them. Armed with a prehistoric set-up (a Commodore 64 and a Yamaha TX16W Sampler) L.S.D. dedicated a whole year of their lifes to record “Watch Out For The Third Rail” and parted ways soon after it’s release. 17 years later the album still sounds fresh as hell and is ready to be discovered by rap’s new generation. So watch your step and get down to the sound of L-S-D.
The album LSD “Watch Out For The Third Rail” has been re-released April 11, 2008 on Melting Pot Music.
