There's a tab up the top when you're making a post that says insert BEA link, search for what album you want in there and it should work, I think... _________________
Pure bliss. Not sure there's been a better album released this decade - I come back to this on a weekly basis, only to find myself entranced every time by Thundercat's breezy falsetto, his spidery basslines, his deft, unpredictable composition, FlyLo's subtly psychedelic, starry-eyed synths, the driving percussive ticks, and the open-ended lyrical ruminations on life and death and friendship and making the most of the good times. It's an envy-inducingly easy mixture of funk, jazz, electronica, prog rock and R'n'B which - even after countless listens - still reveals something new every time, and an album that relaxes and excites me in equal measure. This record could only possibly have been made in this decade, and yet it sounds completely out of time, straddling multiple trends across multiple eras whilst defiantly refusing to be pinned to any of them. Absolutely gorgeous, and one of my favourite albums of all-time. I believe that in years to come it will obtain cult classic status, a record bizarrely underappreciated in its own time that will only continue to grow in stature. If you've ignored this record, or perhaps only listened once or twice before dismissing it as lightweight and lacking focus (as I did), I implore you to go back and visit it. If it clicks for you like it has for me, you'll have a favourite for life. _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
RockyRaccoonIs it solipsistic in here or is it just me?ModeratorProfile Maryland
First listen. Always liked Lee Bannon. His early hip-hop stuff was really cool, and his attempt at skittering, old-school drum'n'bass on last year's Alternate/Endings was reassuringly confident. He seems to have gone for something more abstract and sketchy this time around, judging from the first half of this record. Has a similar tone to his hip-hop beats, but has freed itself of hip-hop's stricter structure. Would prefer it if some of these songs (if I can even call them that) were fleshed out further, but he's aiming for that unsettling ambient vibe that has become de rigueur in a lot of post-Burial electronic music, and he's largely succeeding to hit all the right notes. Imagine a more human, less glitchy Co La, or a more spacious early Baths minus the pop nous. Cool stuff, if lacking in immediately arresting moments. Also, one drawback is that this is pretty all over the place, although I guess that's what happens when you put out a sketchbook. _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
Was gonna wait until it arrived through my letterbox, but who the fuck am I kidding? Funk Jesus blessed us again.
EDIT: Holy fuck, that Q-Tip feature. Wow.
EDIT 2: I've had a few beers, a smoke, and I'm currently ascending to Funk Heaven.
EDIT 3: I'M THERE. I FUCKING MADE IT. "FLOATING ON AIR..."
EDIT 4: That's it, I'm gonna quit my job, buy a keytar, and hitchhike across Europe spreading the Funk-word.
EDIT 5: Bernie Worrell is my spirit animal. Funk is my guide. My eyes are closed and yet they've never been more open. _________________ 2021 in full effect. Come drop me some recs. Y'all know what I like.
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