On Mar 21, 2006, at 3:49 PM, Thomas D. Cox, Jr. wrote:
On 3/21/06, Greg Earle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sorry, but this album did nothing for me. It just sounds like one
long drawn-out sample CD, with longer samples. It's a backdrop in
severe search of a tune. I'm not saying he's not talented, mind
you - and I can see why Hip-Hop producers would want to work with
him - this type of material could certainly provide great bedrock
stock to put a real tune over the top of. But it doesn't work at
all for me as a standalone thing, as far as I'm concerned. It
definitely sounds like the work of someone who works better as a
collaborator than as an artist in his own right.
i just think youve missed the entire point of its existance. none of
it is "backdrop", as you put it, he structures all the individual
beats to have movement within them. they arent basic beats for someone
to rhyme over, they have narrative more like a dj shadow production,
even if its over a very short period of time.
I think you both make good points. The short-attention-span factor
throws "speed bumps" into the listening experience, but I hear this
as a statement made by a master producer, for producers. It's a
teaching tool, and a pallette that I imagine J Dilla knew would be
picked up and re-contextualized.
I expect many of these tracks will be torn apart, re-created, and
cast again as full length material. If not, they will at least serve
to inspire a whole new batch of creators with access to tons of
obscure 70s vinyl.
--
Ian
