Today's first music pick comes in the form of Hip Hop, Chill, Brokenbeat form. Beats are reminiscent of the style, which Dilla will forever be associated with and credited for birthing, also a tint of Jazzanova.
1. It's You (Intro)
2. Dance With Me
3. The Return
4. Sleeping Pills ft. Peter Hadar
5. Word Up
6. Blue Berry Weed ft. Isis
7. Mr. Suave
8. Love ft. Neco Redd
9. Carribean Vibes ft. Julien Marc
10. Blush ft. Isis
11. Cosmic Take Off
12. Words From The Wise (Outro)
13. The World ft. Dal-Gren (Bonus Track)
1. Changes Of Atmosphere (Intro) Featuring Liza Garza
2. I Say Peace Featuring J-Live
3. Live The Life Featuring J.Sands
4. The City Featuring J-Live & Surreal
5. Won't Do Featuring Miles Bonny
6. Stress Featuring Queens Connex & Termanology
7. Long Life Featuring Talib Kweli
8. Veuiller Veiller Sur Vos Reves Featuring Les Nubian & John Banzai
9. Vibrate Featuring Blu
10. How To Fish Featuring Reach
11. The Plan Featuring Dynas
12. It Is What It Is Featuring Naledge
13. Chill Featuring Large Professor & Meemee Nelzy
14. Changes Of Atmosphere Featuring Supastition
15. Live The Life (Original Mix) Featuring J.Sands
16. Chill (Lark Chillout Mix) Featuring Large Professor
Is Dela Japanese? Most of his records are only available as Japanese imports if you’re trying to buy them in the U.S. But that French song title …It doesn’t matter (although, for full disclosure, Dela hails from Paris). What’s important is that "Changes of Atmosphere" is yet another sign that French hip-hop producers are not far behind their American counterparts when it comes to crafting jazzy, soulful beats.Fellow Parisians the Jazz Liberatorz released the excellent "Clin d’Oeil" in early ’08, mixing funked-out jazz licks with verses from some of indy hip-hop’s brightest stars. Ditto for Dela, who pairs up with J-Live, Large Professor, Talib Kweli and more to bring mellow, Rhodes-piano bliss and bouncy, slightly-scuffed drums.After a spoken-word intro, “I Say Peace” kicks things off with a loping, swooping flute and J-Live nimble rhymes. Pittsburgh MC J. Sands, of the Lone Catalysts, drops in for a few verses amid the gently-washing square-wave keyboards of “Live the Life,” and a syncopated drum loop injects an extra bit of soul into the lite-jazz melody of Talib Kweli’s “Long Life.”If you’re in the mood for a little high-speed French rap – and really, who isn’t? – Les Nubians guest on “Veuillez Veiller Sur Vos Reves,” and Large Professor’s “Chill” is better than just about every track on his newest album, "Main Source.""Changes of Atmosphere" is definitely not for bumping in the club, although there are several danceable tracks. The majority of the album is an excellent blend of jazz, soul and hip-hop, perfect for throwing on during a relaxing evening at home.
Byron & Onra - The Big Payback
1. It's You (Intro)
2. Dance With Me
3. The Return
4. Sleeping Pills ft. Peter Hadar
5. Word Up
6. Blue Berry Weed ft. Isis
7. Mr. Suave
8. Love ft. Neco Redd
9. Carribean Vibes ft. Julien Marc
10. Blush ft. Isis
11. Cosmic Take Off
12. Words From The Wise (Outro)
13. The World ft. Dal-Gren (Bonus Track)
BYRON & ONRA - The Big Payback (Circulations Japan) Comentários: hip hop; broken beat; Byron, 19 years old, is coming from Alabama, and plays piano since the age of 6. He discovered Onra, 26, French beatmaker from Paris, on Myspace at the end of 2005. They exchanged music files for months and start this prolific collaboration, completing over 30 songs in just 4 months. Onra is taking care of the drums patterns and Byron is handling the melodic part of the project, playing vintage electric keyboard Fender Rhodes and different synthesizers. You can tell there is a perfect alchemy between their two styles, and their first demos instantly grabbed the attention of several influent Internet DJ’s. Half instrumental, The Big Payback invited numerous vocal guests, giving a much more accessible aspect to the music, at the same time for specialists and open to the mainstream crowd. The guests are Isis, an MC/singer from Toronto, whose group Thunderheist will surely blow worldwide real soon, New Yorker Peter Hadar, Detroit Diva Neco Redd, flutist Julien Marc, and the beatmaker/MC Dal-Gren from Paris, the other revelation from this album. The Big Payback has also a track called “Cosmic Travelling” on the "Beat Dimensions" compilation, selected by Spacek’s own DJ Jay Scarlett and Cinnaman, released on Dutch label Rush Hour.
Dela's 'Changes of Atmosphere' is crafts an excellent, effortless blend of soul, jazz and hip-hop, with some of the best underground MCs around making guest appearances.
Dela - Changes of Atmosphere
1. Changes Of Atmosphere (Intro) Featuring Liza Garza
2. I Say Peace Featuring J-Live
3. Live The Life Featuring J.Sands
4. The City Featuring J-Live & Surreal
5. Won't Do Featuring Miles Bonny
6. Stress Featuring Queens Connex & Termanology
7. Long Life Featuring Talib Kweli
8. Veuiller Veiller Sur Vos Reves Featuring Les Nubian & John Banzai
9. Vibrate Featuring Blu
10. How To Fish Featuring Reach
11. The Plan Featuring Dynas
12. It Is What It Is Featuring Naledge
13. Chill Featuring Large Professor & Meemee Nelzy
14. Changes Of Atmosphere Featuring Supastition
15. Live The Life (Original Mix) Featuring J.Sands
16. Chill (Lark Chillout Mix) Featuring Large Professor
Is Dela Japanese? Most of his records are only available as Japanese imports if you’re trying to buy them in the U.S. But that French song title …It doesn’t matter (although, for full disclosure, Dela hails from Paris). What’s important is that "Changes of Atmosphere" is yet another sign that French hip-hop producers are not far behind their American counterparts when it comes to crafting jazzy, soulful beats.Fellow Parisians the Jazz Liberatorz released the excellent "Clin d’Oeil" in early ’08, mixing funked-out jazz licks with verses from some of indy hip-hop’s brightest stars. Ditto for Dela, who pairs up with J-Live, Large Professor, Talib Kweli and more to bring mellow, Rhodes-piano bliss and bouncy, slightly-scuffed drums.After a spoken-word intro, “I Say Peace” kicks things off with a loping, swooping flute and J-Live nimble rhymes. Pittsburgh MC J. Sands, of the Lone Catalysts, drops in for a few verses amid the gently-washing square-wave keyboards of “Live the Life,” and a syncopated drum loop injects an extra bit of soul into the lite-jazz melody of Talib Kweli’s “Long Life.”If you’re in the mood for a little high-speed French rap – and really, who isn’t? – Les Nubians guest on “Veuillez Veiller Sur Vos Reves,” and Large Professor’s “Chill” is better than just about every track on his newest album, "Main Source.""Changes of Atmosphere" is definitely not for bumping in the club, although there are several danceable tracks. The majority of the album is an excellent blend of jazz, soul and hip-hop, perfect for throwing on during a relaxing evening at home.
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