Madlib thread is ____ for _____
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:09 pm
Just picked up a couple of Madlib-related records today:
1) The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble, "Miles Away"
sounds like a slightly spaced out lounge jazz record with bigger bass lines and a lot of emphasis on atmosphere. lounge-like may be a little misleading as nothing about it sounds wonky or cheap. totally not what i was expecting, but enjoying it a ton. reminds me of the Brazilian "jazz" records he did awhile back as Jackson Conti, but less smooth and more psychedelic.
2) Madlib Medicine Show, No. 1: Before the Verdict with Guilty Simpson
labelled a hip-hop record. have only listened to portions of it, but sounds more like what i was expecting from Madlib. '
My only real exposure to him prior to these two records have been mp3s on mix-tapes and the Madvilliany record. i've read up on him a little, but he's so all over the place that i can't keep up: Jaylib, Beat Konducta, Yesterday's New Quintet, Quasimoto (heard a little of this), tons of remixes and mix tapes, and production credits out the ass.
Anyone want to suggest a good place to go with him? He makes Bob Dylan look lazy and soon he'll be giving Jandek a run for his money.
Feel free to talk about related artists, too, because I seem to like a lot of the guys Madlib works with: MF Doom, J Dilla, etc.
1) The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble, "Miles Away"
sounds like a slightly spaced out lounge jazz record with bigger bass lines and a lot of emphasis on atmosphere. lounge-like may be a little misleading as nothing about it sounds wonky or cheap. totally not what i was expecting, but enjoying it a ton. reminds me of the Brazilian "jazz" records he did awhile back as Jackson Conti, but less smooth and more psychedelic.
2) Madlib Medicine Show, No. 1: Before the Verdict with Guilty Simpson
labelled a hip-hop record. have only listened to portions of it, but sounds more like what i was expecting from Madlib. '
My only real exposure to him prior to these two records have been mp3s on mix-tapes and the Madvilliany record. i've read up on him a little, but he's so all over the place that i can't keep up: Jaylib, Beat Konducta, Yesterday's New Quintet, Quasimoto (heard a little of this), tons of remixes and mix tapes, and production credits out the ass.
Anyone want to suggest a good place to go with him? He makes Bob Dylan look lazy and soon he'll be giving Jandek a run for his money.
Feel free to talk about related artists, too, because I seem to like a lot of the guys Madlib works with: MF Doom, J Dilla, etc.