The transatlantic collaboration between emcee Pete Flux and producer Parental has taken their music to a new level on their first full EP Traveling Thought. Right from the get go, the twinkling keys and adamantine kick drums on the opening track Science set the tone for a strong 90s boom bap throwback experience.
While the sonic stylings are most reminiscent of hip hop's golden era, the beats and raps never sound remotely dated. Parental's production edges more towards pristine cleanliness than guttural grime, yet he maintains raw 90s flavour through the timbre and layering of jazzy samples. As for the rhymes, Pete Flux flows over the instrumentals like a cloud front over mountains. Flux artfully juggles cadences to match and accentuate the rhythmic patterns of Parental's beats on top of dropping countless quotables that get stuck in your head for days.
Dope from the first listen, the EP only gets better with replay as the cleverness of the lyricism and the depth of the instrumentals sinks in. Warming Up is an infectiously catchy stand out track with Pete Flux on a particularly dextrous verbal attack over sublime drums juxtaposed with a reverberating guitar sample. A real sense of honesty and passion is felt throughout the project, perhaps exemplified most with True To Your Art featuring Kalhex. A direct ode to the art of music, Le Makizar and Lex join Pete Flux to bless the mic en français, reaching deep into their souls to portray their personal perspectives on hip hop.
Closing out the record is Illness, featuring Rob-O of the legendary InI, a cut that wouldn't sound out of place if it was released in '95. Sleeping on this duo is strictly forbidden, so ingest mad stimulants, keep this EP on the turntable, and look out for the next chapter of the lethal connection.
— Kamir Hiam (The Find Magazine)
Written by Pete Flux for Pete Flux Music LLC
Produced, Arranged & Mixed by Parental at Akromégalie Studio, Paris
Mastered by K-Def (K. Handsford)
Venom appears courtesy of Marvel Records.
Kalhex appears courtesy of Akromégalie Records.
Rob-O appears courtesy of Rhyme Pro Publishing.
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releases 18 March 2014
Nod your head to the cinematic sound of Big Noyd, a producer hailing from France who is based in a dark, dramatic style of beats. As you listen, hear Noyd bring a variety of style within his dark approach, from synth-based Boom-Bap and Trap to flipping Rock, Soul and Classical music.
www.urbanbeat.fr/bignoyd
The production duo of Union from France blesses us with a mix of good music for the summer season, sharing their taste for quality Hip Hop bangers, new-wave Soul and R&B grooves. The mix features 2 exclusive instrumentals produced by Union, stay tuned to Fat Beats Records for their upcoming debut album.
The minute I saw this mix over at their soundcloud, I knew I had to check it and I discover the soulful sounds it delivers from beginning to end. After hearing their collaboration with eLZhi on "Wings", it told me that Union have their ears open to some cutting-edge sounds as well as an appreciation for digging into great music of the past.
The spaced-out Jazz fusion sound on "Wings" by Union really blew my mind upon the first listen, it's interesting to hear such a futuristic and melodic interpretation of Hip Hop sound. Elzhi does his thing lyrically on this track, although their is so much going on in the instrumentation that it almost sounds like it's overpowering his vocal performance. That's not necessarily a bad thing though when you have such stunning sounds of production as Union does, to have an MC on a track like this sounds like a redefinition of Hip Hop sound.
Union's debut album Analogtronics unleashed in the Fall of 2011 on Fatbeats Records.
Bio from Fat Beats Records:
"Union consists of two Parisian producers whose otherworldly approach to analog-driven, melodically abstract, sample free hip-hop inspired Fat Beats Records to extend a label invitation immediately. When a mysterious, monolithic, glossy black package arrived at FBHQ with nothing more than a cryptic note and an unlabeled CD inside, the staff wasn’t sure if Stanley Kubrick had risen from the dead to make mixtapes or if their lives were about to be transformed forever. Luckily it was the latter, and today the legendary label is poised to unleash Union’s debut album Analogtronics on an unsuspecting Earth in the Fall of 2011.
Union was born when OJ, a Dilla-obsessed beat junkie with an unhealthy obsession for science fiction, met Gold, a jazzhead whose vast collection of vintage keyboards and synths left little room in his flat for trifling vanities like clothing and kitchen appliances. Though both shared a parallel vision for the music of tomorrow, they each occupied opposite corners of Paris’ electro underground when their worlds collided in 2009. OJ, upon catching a flash of Gold’s keyboard prowess at a Belleville loft party, approached the funky technician immediately in hopes of applying his melodic touch to a nearly finished beat tape. Gold loved what he heard, and thus two unique creative energies become one distinct Union.
In preparation for the Autumn release of Analogtronics, Fat Beats Records is leaving no promotional stone unturned and no marketing avenue unexplored. A series of free downloads, bi-monthly music videos, and micro-press vinyl singles will accompany the launch of a brand new interactive website to herald the unprecedented arrival of Union. Let it be known: the future of hip-hop is here."
This instrumental project by French producer Hazel is available as separate tracks and in a single file mix as heard above. Either way The Lost Tapes is an enjoyable listen and a treat for the ear, Hazel brings out feel-good vibes from beginning to end with a progressive take on Hip Hop production.
www.hazeldizzy.com
This is a very advanced sound to have been created in 1998! Häzeldizzy is a French/Brazilian producer, Beatmaker, Sound Engineer and Singer who currently resides in Paris. His production credits include:
Slakah the beatchild (BBE/Universal)
Drake (ATF)
Ebrahim
(ADAR)Ayah
(Ayahmusic)Swift Guad
(Horizone)Onra
(Bo Bun/Favorite)and more ....
Get your rewind button ready, the replay factor on this beat tape is serious!
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