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Beatz & Pieces, Volume 1
Electronic · 2011 · 17 tracks · 1h 14m

Beatz & Pieces, Volume 1

Gramatik

Seventy minutes of dusty soul samples and crisp boom-bap percussion. A definitive document of the 2010s instrumental hip-hop and trip-hop revival.

July 12, 2011

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A sophisticated blend of late-night urban cool and dusty, heart-on-sleeve nostalgia.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks · 1h 14m
01
DreamBIG
5:04
02
On the Boardwalk
5:02
03
While I Was Playin’ Fair
4:05
04
So Much for Love
5:34
05
Good Evening Mr. Hitchcock
4:20
06
Skylight
3:46
07
Like You Do
4:34
08
Portorose in July
4:31
09
Somebody
5:00
10
Break Loose
3:27
11
The Drink Is Called Rakija
4:59
12
Make You Better
4:12
13
Is It Over
4:20
14
Happiness on a Leash
5:18
15
Moar Jive
3:39
16
Friday
3:22
17
The Monolith
3:42
Moments Worth Listening For
The cinematic tension of the Hitchcock dialogue sample giving way to a massive, swinging beat on track 5
The way the melancholic piano loop on Portorose in July perfectly captures the feeling of a fading summer
The sudden injection of high-energy swing and brass that shifts the album's momentum during Moar Jive
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 Beatz & Pieces, Volume 1 sound next to the rest of Gramatik's catalogue?

Nostalgia+1.2σ

The writing leans notably further into nostalgia than the rest of the catalogue.

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