instrumental hip-hop idols...where are they?
ako
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its funny how FEW big names there are with this shit! i'm kind of starting to get sick of hearing everything either compared to shadow or rjd2, you know?more dudes need to blow up. soon.
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Ako,
I think one reason is that there isn't as much interest from folks to go that route. Doing instrumental hip-hop was cool during the era where DJ Shadow was blowing everyone's minds, turntablists were cutting albums every two weeks, and "trip hop" wasn't a term of mockery yet. Not like there aren't still folks out there working in the field, but if it was a subculture of producers before, now it's a sub-subculture. I think most cats getting into production are trying to be the next Scott Storch, not the next RJD2, you know?
yeah, actually. i suppose youre right...
My current fave is BIAS & his album 'Time & Tide. And GIACOMO on the same label...http://www.canteenrecords.com/index.htm
That cover is fresh.
Herm
haha, ok
KANZULU!!!!!!!!!
"me and kankick kickin' it / listening to can i kick it...."
i find myself kind of zoning out halfway through a 4 minute instrumental hiphop song, so i like how kankick gives you the attention deficit disorder version of instrumental shit. 1 minute and the beat moves on!
wasn't diplo supposed to be the next shadow? big cosine to whoever mentioned maker.. his solo stuff is dope as is Glue.
I mean if anything labels like ninja tune seem to be holding on to the instrumental artist thing.
Props to bonobo in that regard.
dj krush (from zen down, not really feeling much after zen)
eliot lipp
express rising
alias
peace
DJ DAY
It's a mashup.
dj day sonns most if not all of dudes already mentioned in here.
What I really want to know is: Should I stop telling ladies I make instrumental hip hop?? Will this get me no butt, dogie?
the new SOUL POSITION is so nice.
"keep it hot for daddy" is pure
Caught Blockhead and Signify with Prefuse 73 last night. Not a big fan but he has some nice breaks going on with signify cutting it up along side him.
Geology and Kev Brown do some nice instrumental stuff.
The Dj Day record is off the hook. on some shit.
ooo. where can i d/l this.
just kidding. how bout some info, day groupies??
or would he rather not sell units and stay
Day's stuff is incredinbly refreshing to me.
A lot of the stuff has sold out.. check some online dealers for the copies left. New mix outnow though