Slum Village, Vol. 0

It's like finding a lost tape of Dilla's best basement sketches.

A hazy, soulful reverie that feels both like a private memory and a masterclass in groove.

Slum Village, Vol. 0 · vs · Slum Village

Storytelling+0.8σ

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

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 23m

2U 4U

1:58

And I Go

2:56

Fly Girl 1

1:35

Fly Girl 2

1:33

Jay Dee (freestyle)

2:27

My Loot (freestyle)

4:24

Ooo Wee

3:08

Sensation

0:24

Moments Worth Waiting For

The hypnotic, slightly off-kilter drum loop on 2U 4U that feels like a heartbeat skipping.

Jay Dee's freestyle where the raw, unpolished vocal captures a private moment of pure creation.

The way the bassline on My Loot seems to lag just behind the beat, creating a heavy, dragging groove.

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EPHCY Sessions

Slum Village

1994

Shares midwest hip hop, boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); soulful, nostalgic, playful (moods)

Fantastic, Volume 2

Slum Village

2000

Shares soulful, nostalgic, playful (moods); sample_based, analog_warmth, lo_fi (production style)

Vintage

Slum Village

2014

Shares midwest hip hop, boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); soulful, nostalgic, playful (moods)

The Lost Scrolls, Vol. 2 (Slum Village Edition)

Slum Village

2018

Shares midwest hip hop, boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); sample_based, analog_warmth, lo_fi (production style)

Fan-Tas-Tic, Volume 1

Slum Village

1997

Shares midwest hip hop, boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); soulful, nostalgic, playful (moods)

Smell the Da.I.S.Y. (Da Inner Soul of Yancy)

De La Soul

2014

Shares boom bap, abstract hip-hop, jazz fusion (subgenres); sample_based, analog_warmth, tape_saturation (production style)

YES!

Slum Village

2015

Shares midwest hip hop, boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); sample_based, analog_warmth, lo_fi (production style)

Villa Manifesto EP

Slum Village

2009

Shares midwest hip hop, boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); sample_based, analog_warmth, lo_fi (production style)

Dirty Slums 2

Slum Village

2013

Shares midwest hip hop, boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); sample_based, analog_warmth, lo_fi (production style)

Trinity (Past, Present and Future)

Slum Village

2002

Shares midwest hip hop, boom bap, abstract hip-hop (subgenres); soulful, nostalgic, contemplative (moods)

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