Their blend of classic golden age rap and r&b feels perfectly tailored for my taste so maybe I’m not super objective about it but to me this sounds genuinely incredible. Their previous collaborations were already good but this is more refined. The production is elegant and expansive and Paak lets it shine by picking his spots perfectly.
This record is definitely too cool for me. A series of detailed and rich jazz covers of very interesting tracks. It feels like a lot of thought went into this work, from the players involved to the mixing to the sequencing of the tracks. The beginning is very atmospheric and deep and then slowly the tempo picks up until we get to the cover of Roni Size's Brown Paper Bag and then the Flying Lotus track Do The Astral Plane which are pure dancefloor bangers.
was reminded of this because the song "Street Fighter Mas" is used in the opening credits of the apple tv show "Sugar".
An excellent album that expertly weaves strong solo performances from Kamasi and a lot of other strong players into a tapestry of expansive orchestral tones. Really high level stuff.
"Street Fighter Mas" is probably one of the most millenial-coded artistic achievements. A song that blends Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop and a cinematic theme which seems lifted straight out of Morricone dedicated to a beloved early nineties capcom fighting game. There's probably some parallels in the finger dexterity and improvisation skills needed to play high level Street Fighter that Jazz musicians can appreciate and respect. Textbook case of Game… More
Some of my favorite sounding tracks ever committed to tape. Production wise this is probably my personal best sounding album of the last few years, definitely one to reference when recording and mixing. Vintage warm tones to die for, bass, drums, guitars and keys, all expertly played and recorded.
A record so good that made me go and check out all the music of the featured artists as well, Parthenope, Enny, Rosie Lowe, all great stuff.
Opening track Summer Breeze is a personal standout.
I've been bumping into John Tejada's music since forever. The first time was maybe 20 years ago when I visited the local dj only record store in my hometown, I was buying IDM, illbient and weird beats cds, everybody else was tracking the latest club music, and Tejada had been suggested to me by the owner, something about his synth sounds was resonating with me, it felt like elegant stuff compared to other stuff they were blasting.
But now it's the time I finally and properly get into his music, and this collaboration with Reggie Watts out on Brainfeeder is the perfect jumping point for me.
The grooves are extremely cool, the bass synth deep and punchy, the songs catchy… More
Probably my favorite record by Khruangbin, feels slightly more intimate and stripped back. There's loads of different elements and influences, blended together really well. I really love the production, the vintage warm tone of the bass, the crispy drums, the guitar, everything is to die for.
great little piece of italian library music by Giuliano Sorgini. Heavy funk stylings with brass, guitar and woodwinds over a tight rhythm section. Drums sound deep and heavy, everything else sounds pristine. Perfect collection of old school sampling material.