Foreign Correspondence Rich, Damaj and Tutall of rascally rap group 8th Element stumbled into Joel and Dj Log at a Birmingham open mic night in October '98. Within a week they were writing new material together. Michaelis Constant was born. Six months later they released 'Foreign Correspondence'. This oddball, dark album proved that UK indy hip-hop could be both spiritually charged and jocular. Ryan Proctor, hip-hop editor for Blues & Soul announced that this album was 'proof that lyrical creativity and ingenuity are still alive and well in hip-hop'.