Will Samuels wrote:
quoted 3 lines Several people have mentioned this, I was planning on doing a review
>>Several people have mentioned this, I was planning on doing a review
>> but I have been lazy. This is a great lp. Carl Craig and Anthony
>> Shakir and Kenny Dixon Jr contribute to the album.
quoted 7 lines Anything with Carl Craig and Shake has to be excellent!!!
>>Anything with Carl Craig and Shake has to be excellent!!!
>>It 's a very interesting and intense release. It's not Detroit
>>techno,
>>instead it a pretty unique sounding trip hop release. Trip hop isn't
>>really a good word to describe it. It's pretty chilled out and
>>mental.
>>Definitely check this out!!
Word. The more I listen to the Urban Tribe album, the better it gets.
I've been working on a review, and it's one of those records that's
really, really hard to sum up. Very subtle, very *deep*, for lack of a
better adjective. Will's right--trip hop isn't the right word at all,
but it does capture some of the moodiness of the record. I think my
favorite thing about it is the subtle blending of methods: it combines
the synth washes of carl craig with really muted breakbeats (so
filtered, i can't quite tell if they're sampled breaks or drum machine),
and ever so sparingly drops in the odd sample of jazz horns. really
gorgeous. Look for a full review on the upcoming Urban Sounds update.
Phil
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