Strike The Head - Disturbi del Sonno EP

E' fuori il nuovo EP di Strike The Head (BM Records): "Disturbi del sonno" raccoglie 5 pezzi prodotti in maniera eccelsa da Bustaphort e con ospiti di prim'ordine: Fofofox, Fede Peiretti e P.M.D. del collettivo Bideew Bou Bess.

Rime profonde e produzioni di alto livello: scaricate l'album facendo una donazione direttamente da questo link!

Dj Shinezz - Tidy Chaos

Vi segnalo questo bellissimo ed originale Concept Album di Dj Shinezz, producer-artista anglobolognese. Download super consigliato e gratuito da questo link.

Riporto il testo originale in inglese che spiega e racconta la lavorazione e il concetto del lavoro:

Since there has been life on earth, air always necessarily surrounded us, but in spite of all the only moments we are aware of its presence is when the wind blows violently or when there is none in our lungs and our body drastically feels the effects.
Only in a relatively early past men started studying the air scientifically, obtaining precise and demonstrable results: we discovered that there is a film of air protecting our planet, called the atmosphere, and that it could be catalogued into 6 strata based on temperature and density of the gases.
Starting from the ground they are
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Ionosphere
Exosphere

Being the last three a more rare mixture with more dominant light gasses.

The tracks of this concept album are ordered like these atmosphere strata and suggest a progressive ascension.
An always less intricate tangle of sounds highlights the progression of gases mixture within the distance from the surface, following these criteria atmosphere strata are divided into two bigger groups:

1. Omosphere includes the strata with a higher density of gases and phenomena, constantly blending; the first three tracks in fact have many different cuts tied together and an unusual dissonant harmony as a result of the clash of many elements playing at the same time. Rhythm is predominant, as a symbol of proximity to the earth, reminding of tribal roots.
2. Heterosphere includes the more diffuse strata, with a lower density of gases and reactions. The last three tracks are then more airy and floating, with a bigger use of audio effect suggesting dilatation and a more defined sense of harmony as an elevation towards the space.

The atmosphere exists regardless of our awareness of it, and so does music.
Composing music is picking up certain elements from a whole sphere of sensations, like sculpturing is carrying a figure to light from a block of marble, as Michelangelo thought.
Art is a representation of the essence of the human nature, and being just a representation can only describe it partially, leaving a gap to be filled by the users’ interpretation.

I associated the tracks of “Tidy Chaos” to the atmospheric layers to illustrate:
1) The compositional process.
This has been layered in a similar way: every track has been built up at the same time of the others, adding an instrument per session.

2) The parallelism between Science and Music and their aims, beyond the techniques.
The organization of improvisations into different tracks shares interesting similarities with the division of the air enveloping the planet into strata.
They are both composed by reactions between distinct elements.
They both catalogue already existing phenomena into understandable data through a specific method. One tries to describe reality by its physical characteristics and the other aims to represent interpretations of the metaphysical aspects.

Science doesn’t invent nature; it reveals it in all its details and organizes it in a logical way, understandable by human reason.
Scientists try to understand connections between elements, explain procedures and link hypotheses, investigating the physical world and contributing to the eternal research of truth by the human genre.

On the same level, composition doesn’t create music; it develops an idea, caught by our brain, until it’s ready to be shared with other people, shaped on common criteria depending on culture, musical style and the purpose of the piece.
Composers deal with an ideal musical line, looking for the realization of their starting inspiration, which is usually aroused from a specific personal state of mind that will be isolated and evolved into an objective representation.
This work of sculpturing an immaterial high-relief recounting non-physical reality, called composition, is a science too.
There are rules to be followed in order to make the oeuvre appreciable by outsiders (outside the composer’s head) and just like science needs an empirical demonstration of the discovery, music needs an adequate structure to be recognized as valid.

This project “TIDY CHAOS” is called so because it tries to transform unorganized musical ideas into coherent compositions.
It collects completely independent musical lines and plays them together, re-organized along with a complex stratification of rhythm and sounds.
I picked different tempos and on each I played the drums improvising, then I chopped the recordings and I built a structure for every track.
The second step was recording individually guitars and bass improvising on a given key, without listening other instruments apart from the drums.
In this way every musician could be free to play with his own independent approach, not influencing (or being influenced by) the others, so that each recording maintained originality and spontaneity and not tried to tie with the other elements.
Once everything had been recorded I cut and selected this “original samples” following the structure of the drums. Then, using the same technique, I recorded the synthesizer parts and some scratches.
To complete the pieces I added some extra drums loops with my drum machine and effects with a Kaos-Pad.

Musicians improvising are simply following the flow of the moment without consciously thinking, they represent/play the music that describes the sensations floating in the room at that very minute, under the point of view of that precise musician. There is no premeditation and therefore no critical human influence on the original message: musicians become portals allowing the metaphysical world of the ideas to enter ours; the more advanced the skills of the musician, the easier musical ideas can flow through him, almost unaltered, and therefore unorganized in a coherent structure. In other words: not translated in a universally understandable language like a structured song can be.
The role of the composer in this kind of process is brought to its original etymologic meaning: some one who puts together (from the Latin: componere, formed by cum: “with” and ponere: “to put”) different musical parts, giving a sense of whole to fragments otherwise sounding random, even though they are based on the same harmony and rhythm.

Music stands as a description of sensations, emotions and feelings that rule behaviours and situations, just as science stands as a description of the physical and chemical laws that rule life on earth.
They both are a human try to interpret reality and translate into a comprehensible code.

Dokter Whu - Skytronik

6 tracce astratte, polverose ed oniriche compongono questo EP di Dokter Whu, producer facente parte del collettivo Sol Precision Crew.

Un gran bell'EP da scaricare gratuitamente da questo link.

Saint Outpatient - Martyrdom EP

Dalla Svezia ecco Saint Outpatient, artista dal nome decisamente originale che ha prodotto questo EP di 5 tracce che strizzano l'occhio all'hip hop un po' più mainstream ma sempre di buona qualità. Coinvolgente soprattutto il primo pezzo, "Nobody Here".

Download gratuito o con donazione da questo link.

Chill Bump - Starting From Scratch

Bankal ai beats e Miscellaneous al microfono sono i Chill Bump, e arrivano da Tours (Francia). "Starting from Scratch" è il loro primo EP, ed è sorprendente!

Produzioni superdope e un flow contagioso...sarei curioso però di sentire Miscellaneous rappare in francese anzichè in inglese!

Download gratuito da questo link!

Ufmo - Soulful Joint

16 brevi composizioni strumentali con influenze jazz-abstract e sorrette da boom bap solidi e potenti: ecco il nuovo lavoro del producer sovietico Ufmo, da ascoltare sprofondati in poltrona.

Download gratuito da questo link.

Shottie - Delorean

Prodotto da TeV95, ecco il nuovo album di Shottie, ottimo MC di Brooklyn.

13 tracce incisive e potenti, da segnalare anche l'apparizione al microfono di Ras Kass.

Download gratuito da questo link; in più c'è la possibilità di ordinare l'album in copia fisica. Maggiori info cliccando qui!

Weight Of Thought - Weight Of Thought

Snafu 76 ai beats e Weight of Thought alle rime: 11 tracce dichiaratamente old school con rime conscious, quasi un concept album.

Un lavoro decisamente al di fuori degli schemi mainstream, che si può scaricare gratuitamente da questo link. Iniziate bene la settimana ascoltando questo album!

Experimenting with the old-school structure and feel of nineties hip-hop while infusing it with a new-school mentality and approach Weight of Thought have crafted something truly unique. Two artists have come together with a goal to pull and stretch the genre in new directions while remaining faithful to its core principles. Snafu 76's intricate and complex productions pave a path for the compellingly honest lyricism put on display by emcee Weight Of Thought. He relates his personal observations about the human condition effortlessly while remaining weaved within the fabric of Snafu 76's production creating a fusion of styles that wholly compliment each other. Their first LP self-titled Weight Of Thought is a testament to their uncompromising vision as artists as they bring us into their world of hip-hop.

Brandon* - Anime Buffet EP

Questo è un EP da scaricare e da ascoltare a ripetizione. Brandon produce beats con chiarissime influenze "Dilliane" e le 7 tracce (di cui 6 strumentali e 1 con un featuring di M.E.R.C.) sono una gioia per le orecchie e per il cuore.

Un lavoro splendido da scaricare gratuitamente da questo link!

The Anime Buffet EP was an attempt to bridge the spontaneous antics of Cartoon Network's [adult swim] with the musical style of the late great hip-hop musician, J Dilla. By melodically merging the two entities while adding a unique & jazzy style of chord progressions, brandon* has composed a smooth, dreamy soundscape for his listeners to lose themselves in. With tunes such as ("Anime Buffet"), ("Gummi Bear Scare") and ("Eye Of Tomorrow"), this EP is sure to not only provide listeners with lovely sounds, but create a mental playground that listeners minds can go wild in. "The message is simple," brandon* adds. "Build your own world from within your imagination."

Lute - West 1996

Lute è un giovanissimo MC/Producer che proviene dallo stato di Charlotte (Usa); "West 1996" è un album che già dalla copertina cita l'Hip Hop con la H maiuscola e ascoltando le tracce si rimane colpiti dall'atmosfera golden age che pervade tutto il lavoro.

Produzioni potentissime e grande stile al microfono.

Scaricate questo album gratuitamente da questo link. Consigliato!

Dj FunkPrez - Set me free EP

Ancora El Prez!!! Esa produce a ritmi impressionanti: ecco il suo nuovo EP strumentale "Set me free", sette tracce di qualità altissima come al solito; download gratuito da questo link!

Froneli - The Grey Area

Froneli è un MC americano che ha appena fatto uscire "The Grey Area": 14 pezzi di puro rap con venature soul-funk che fanno star bene. Non è specificato se le produzioni sono di Froneli o di altri produttori, in ogni caso il disco è da scaricare e da godere più volte.

Download gratuito o con donazione da questo link!

SE1DavidE - SunSet

6 tracce strumentali da ascoltare la mattina presto, 6 tracce in cui jazz e lo-fi creano atmosfere originali e gradevoli: ecco il nuovo EP di David Elson aka SE1DavidE, giovane produttore inglese dal gusto musicale raffinatissimo.

Un EP da scaricare gratuitamente o con donazione da questo link e da assaporare più volte.

Funk Prez & Maax Freekowski - Hey Dude EP

Esa è super prolifico e insieme a Maax Freekowski, di cui abbiamo parlato qualche giorno fa, ha prodotto questo mini EP super funk di due tracce belle sapide.

Download gratuito da questo link!

Fine Herbal Headphone Musical Themes by yours truly. Enjoy while skating!! :D

Damani Van Dumen - Statu Quo

Oggi vi segnalo un album uscito alla fine del 2011 che arriva dall'Angola. L'Mc è Damani Van Dumen, si avvale di diversi produttori e il suo ultimo album mischia sapientemente rap e ritornelli soul cantati su beats ben confezionati.

Un buon lavoro per la Label Swahili. Download gratuito da questo link!

HiFadility - Where The Soul Lies

10 tracce strumentali prodotte con un approccio quasi "jazz", all'insegna dell'improvvisazione. HiFadility è un produttore di Boston con un grande talento per i beats strumentali con samples e sonorità soul-jazz con un pizzico di funk.

Un ottimo lavoro da scaricare gratuitamente da questo link!

The Talented Mr.Lindsey - Dirty Roots

Il talentuoso Mr.Lindsey è un producer/dj con gli attributi e con un gusto musicale eccellente. "Dirty Roots" è il suo nuovo album in cui sulle sue produzioni scorrono le rime di diversi Mc's emergenti americani. Difficile scegliere il pezzo migliore, la qualità è molto alta e i 13 pezzi del lavoro spaccano.

Download gratuito da questo link!

Maax Freekowski - Imperfect Harmonies

Per chiudere la settimana come si deve vi consiglio di scaricare questo EP del producer milanese Maax Freekowski. "Imperfect Harmonies" contiene 6 tracce nelle quali regna il lo-fi e l'imperfezione nel significato più positivo del termine: i pezzi sembrano suonati e registrati dal vivo in un'unica sessione (e non mi stupirei fosse così) e il flavour che trasuda questo EP è difficile da spiegare a parole.

Storto e affascinante come un disco jazz d'improvvisazione. Da scaricare assolutamente, e gratuitamente, da questo link.

Turtle Birth - Otherworld EP

Turtle Birth è un produttore olandese dal gusto originale e particolarmente sperimentale. "Otherworld" è un EP di 7 pezzi originali e ben suonati, una piacevole sorpresa, scaricabile gratuitamente da questo link.