Fantastic, Volume 2

Hip-Hop · 2000 · 19 tracks

Fantastic, Volume 2

A masterwork of unquantized soul. Dusty MPC beats and liquid basslines create a warm, late-night atmosphere that redefined the Detroit hip-hop sound.

The album that taught hip-hop how to swing without a metronome.

A hazy, soulful, and deeply relaxed exploration of rhythm that feels like a warm embrace from a Detroit basement.

Fantastic, Volume 2 · vs · Slum Village

Nostalgia+0.9σ

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

Tracklist · 19 Tracks

01

Intro

1:26

02

Conant Gardens

3:03

03

I Don’t Know

2:27

04

Jealousy

4:05

05

Climax (Girl Shit)

3:08

06

Hold Tight

3:15

07

Tell Me

4:38

08

What It's All About

3:36

09

Forth and Back

4:26

10

Untitled/Fantastic

3:49

11

Fall in Love

3:47

12

Get Dis Money

3:31

13

Raise It Up

4:28

14

CB4

3:28

15

Once Upon a Time

4:11

16

Players

2:27

17

Eyes Up

4:23

18

2U4U

3:09

19

Go Ladies

4:39

Moments Worth Waiting For

The iconic James Brown vocal chop on 'I Don't Know' that feels like a rhythmic instrument.

The way the bassline on 'Fall in Love' seems to breathe and sigh under the melodic loop.

The sudden, sharp transition into the Herbie Hancock-sampling groove of 'Get Dis Money'.

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