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Beat Konducta, Volume 0: Earth Sounds
Hip-Hop · 2001 · 13 tracks · 14m

Beat Konducta, Volume 0: Earth Sounds

Madlib

Thirteen vignettes of dusty, unquantized hip-hop miniatures. A masterclass in the beauty of the loop, heavy with vinyl crackle and late-night focus.

2001

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A focused, insular curiosity that finds beauty in the crackle and hiss of forgotten records.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 14m
01
Earth Sounds
0:32
01
Pike's Strike
0:31
02
Conducted Rhythms
1:49
02
Chops & Thangs
1:01
03
Collie & Beer
1:06
03
Lost Lust
1:21
04
Breaks of Meditate, Part 1
0:28
04
Drama Scene #4
0:59
05
Elements for Mr. Crabfeather
1:23
05
Ashby Road
2:07
06
Blades
1:28
06
Soul Sonata
0:55
07
Mindtouch
0:49
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden, jarring transition from the ethereal Earth Sounds into the sharp, percussive snap of Pike's Strike.
The way the bassline in Ashby Road feels like it is physically dragging behind the beat, creating a heavy, hypnotic lean.
The brief, haunting vocal snippet that surfaces through the murky texture of Soul Sonata before dissolving into static.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Beat Konducta, Volume 0: Earth Sounds sound next to the rest of Madlib's catalogue?

Low Energy-1.3σ

It runs notably cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

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