a collection of 50+ essential releases from 2021
Tag: Madlib
Beat Kondukta – Vol. 1: Movie Scenes / Vol. 2: Movie Scenes, the Sequel
Style: Instrumental Hip-Hop
Vibe: Soulful, Warm, Sunny, Groovy, Cinematic
Musical Qualities: Sampling, Beats, Vignettes, Sound Collage, Instrumental, Rhythmic
Jahari Massamba Unit – Pardon My French
Style: Black Classical Music, Spiritual Jazz, Organic Beat Music
Vibe: Kinetic, Spiritual, Playful, Groovy, Exploratory, Elegant, Intertwined, Retro, Loose
Musical Qualities: Improvisation, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Percussive, Acoustic, Rhythmic, Dubbed Out
Madlib – Sound Ancestors
Style: Organic Beat Music, Instrumental Hip-Hop
Vibe: Hypnotic, Lush, Spiritual, Mellow, Nocturnal, Warm, Eclectic
Musical Qualities: Beats, Sampling, Suite, Percussive, Rhythmic, Vignettes
Solar Fever [Mix for Bed Crumb Show ep025]
My introductory mix for Bed Crumb Show. A playlist for sunny days featuring Black Moth Super Rainbow, Arthur Verocai, Botany, Albert Ayler, and more.
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah: Part One (4th World War)
Style: Psychedelic Funk, Conscious Hip-Hop, Soul
Vibe: Conscious, Groovy, Retro-Futuristic, Passionate, Philosophical, Political, Psychedelic, Uplifting, Urban, Eclectic
Musical Attributes: Groovy, Rhythmic, Lush, Melodic, Complex, Sampling, Lyrical
Deep Rotations: 2019 — 40+ Essential Records + Mixtape
40+ album released in 2019 worthy of some deep listening, plus an accompanying mixtape recorded straight from these records
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Bandana
Released in 2019 on RCA Records Format: LP
Yesterday’s New Quintet presents Yesterday’s Universe: Prepare for a New Yesterday (Vol. 1)
Style: Organic Beat Music, Psychedelic Funk-Jazz, Instrumental Hip-Hop
Vibe: Groovy, Stoned, Retro, Eclectic, Raw, Psychedelic
Musical Attributes: Sampling, Studio-as-an-Instrument, Beats, Rhythmic
Quasimoto – The Unseen
Released in 2000 on Stones Throw Records Format: LPx2
Madvillain – Madvillainy
Released on Stones Throw in 2004 2006 repress Format: LPx2
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib – Piñata
Released in 2014 on Stones Throw Format: LPx2