when it comes to hip hop, i have always been a listener that follows the production as opposed to the microphone fiend.
this has meant in recent times with the rise of personality lead albums which are produced by a variety of folks do little for me.
not only that, but when the gangsta crap and dr dre styled loops kicked in all those years ago, i kicked out.
yeah, i’m a back packing indie hip hop old-kid, and proud of it.
well i should perhaps qualify that statement.
i used to be an indie back packer fan, but such tags are no longer valid given that i have not listened to a hip hop album all the way through in over 12 months.
all of which leads me to paul white.
i got tipped off a couple of weeks ago about paul, but due to the chaos that is my life, let it sleep and thought no more about it.
that is until a few days ago when i received an mail out pointing me to the mans website.
i was caught off guard with a break in the flow, so hit the button.
whoa.
funk filled twisted head bumping beats and sample overload.
so, a quick dispatch of the cd-r from the connected people, and i’m bumping the fun and loving it.
i’ll be the first to admin, its nothing new, just a revised update on dj shadows early experiments [though with an added dash of humour], matched up with some snippets of melodic joy that reference the history of music.
clearly this is a brief 21 track showcase release that paul is hoping to
– either attract lawyers and get lots of press attention
– bounce off this fine set of instrumental loops into a proper production joint.
either way, its going to be fun.
go check out the album for yourself, and should you be so inclined buy it.
more detail : here