Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Chris Joss - You've Been Spiked


Year : 2004
Label :
Eighteenth Street Lounge Music
Genre :
Electronic
Style :
Acid Jazz, Downtempo, Future Jazz, Funk/Soul

Chris Joss is a french self-taught multi-instrumentalist and studio producer. In 1999, Chris Joss released his first album "The Man With A Suitcase", an imaginary soundtrack of fictional 60's TV series, whose the title-track was used in the movie trailer of Ocean's 13. "You've Been Spiked" recreates the typical sound of the seventies, served by Wah-Wah guitars and groovy sound from Hammond Organ & Fender Rhodes. This is translates by an Acid Jazz style including Soul Jazz (Drink Me Hot), Disco beats (A Part In That Show), Heavy Funk (Wrong Alley Street Part 3), mixed with Breakbeat (Early Morning Wanderings) & cinematic atmosphere (Riviera 69, Waves Of Love). All tracks composed, performed & produced by Chris Joss, all vocals by Cosmika.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Specifics - Lonely City


Year : 2004
Label : P-Vine
Genre : Hip Hop
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo, Conscious

"Specifics" is a Canadian Hip-Hop band based in Montréal, formed by producer and sound engineer Phil Kennedy aka "Think Twice" featuring rapper Golden Boy & DJ Goser (cuts, scratches, adlibs). Out from the Think Twice's mind, "Lonely City" is a pure downtempo album with a soulful atmosphere including the finest cuts made by DJ Goser, while Golden Boy shines on the mic with poetic and conscious lyrics. Kennedy mostly uses various Jazz & Soul samples ("Bumpy's Lament" from Shaft by Isaac Hayes on "Patience") with some strings and bass materials (Craig's House), collaborated with japanese beatmaker Nujabes (Hyde Out Recordings) on "Under The Hood" production. All lyrics by Golden Boy, produced, recorded, mixed by Phil Kennedy except "Dreams", "Interlude" produced by DJ Goser. All lyrics by Golden Boy.


Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Nujabes, Various - Hyde Out Productions (2nd Collection)


Year : 2007
Label : Hyde Out Recordings
Genre : Electronic, Hip-Hop, Jazz
Style : Jazzy Hip-Hop, Downtempo

The second and last volume of "Hyde Out Productions" compilation series, following the First Collection released four years ago, including jazzy hip-hop/downtempo recordings directed by Nujabes, and released for his own label "Hyde Out Recordings". The 2nd Collection compilation brings together various original compositions recorded by Nujabes, including featurings with rappers CL Smooth, SubstantialFive Deez, instrumental tracks composed by Uyama HirotoDSK, and some remixes by Nujabes, based on songs performed by Pase RockEmancipator & Shing02. All tracks produced & mixed by Nujabes for Hyde Out Recordings.

TRACKLIST : Nujabes - Voice Of Autumn / Nujabes Feat. CL Smooth - Sky Is Falling  / Uyama Hiroto - Walz For Life Will Born / Clammbon By Nujabes - Imaginary Folklore / Nujabes Feat. Substantial - Hikari / Nujabes - Counting Stars - Another Reflection / Nujabes Feat. Five Deez - Fly By Night / Pase Rock - Old Light (Voices From 93 Million Miles Away Remix) / Emancipator - With Rainy Eyes / Shing02 Feat. DJ Top Bill - Luv (Sic.) Modal Soul Remix / Uyama Hiroto - Windspeaks / DSK - Winter Lane (Nujabes Remix) / Nujabes - After Hanabi (Listen To My Beats)
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