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i used to be an indie back packer fan, but such tags are no longer valid given that i have not listened to a hip hop album all the way through in over 12 months.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