Beats

Electronic · 2016 · 14 tracks · 32m

Beats

Thirty minutes of dusty, loop-driven sketches. A collection of raw instrumental vignettes that capture the solitary, noir-inflected spirit of French abstract hip-hop.

It's like the soundtrack to a 1940s detective movie if the detective had a sampler and a drum machine.

A quiet, rhythmic solitude that feels both nostalgic and deeply focused.

Beats · vs · DJ Cam

Contemplative+0.9σ

Contemplative saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 32m

01

Jdilla

2:25

02

Wilson

2:59

03

Come Get Me

3:04

04

Diamond on My Neck

2:32

05

Tebé

1:32

06

Digital Thugz

2:41

07

808 Beat

1:29

08

Back in a Day

2:27

09

Club Life

2:19

10

Suave Key

2:25

11

Dream

2:13

12

Bounce

2:03

13

Come On

2:19

14

Life Skillz Trip

1:50

Moments Worth Waiting For

The heavy, swinging kick drum on 'Jdilla' that serves as a direct homage to the late producer's signature rhythmic wobble.

The sudden shift into a more aggressive, synthetic bassline on 'Digital Thugz' that breaks the album's jazzier flow.

The way 'Dream' uses a hazy, melodic loop that feels like it's dissolving into tape hiss as it repeats.

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