Soulshine

Electronic · 2001 · 14 tracks · 58m

Soulshine

Sun-drenched flutes and polished boom-bap rhythms. A sophisticated departure from smoky basements into the bright, breezy air of a Parisian summer afternoon.

It's like a hip-hop record that grew up and moved to a penthouse in Paris.

A sophisticated, sun-drenched serenity that balances hard hip-hop rhythms with elegant jazz melodies.

Soulshine · vs · DJ Cam

Golden Hour+4.0σ

Golden Hour saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 58m

01

Welcome to Soulshine

1:21

01

To Be Continued

1:04

02

Bounce

7:30

02

Love Junkee

6:00

03

Soulshine

3:54

03

Summer in Paris

6:00

04

3/4 Interlude

0:47

04

The Show

0:48

05

Condor (Espionage)

4:26

05

He's Gone

7:57

06

Elevation

8:47

06

For Aaliyah

1:34

07

Child's Play

3:48

08

Afu Ra Interlude

1:14

Moments Worth Waiting For

The way the flute melody on Summer in Paris dances over the heavy kick drum, creating a perfect tension between light and weight.

The transition from the Afu Ra Interlude into the deeper, more rhythmic grooves that anchor the second half of the record.

The lush, almost cinematic string swells that elevate the track Elevation into a nine-minute ambient jazz odyssey.

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