Instrumental
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12/1 – 12/15: 15 Albums and some thoughts
WHAT IS MAVY? Table of contents: Sam Cooke – Mr. Soul (1963) Genre: Soul Recommended for: All Sam Cooke is perhaps the most important soul artist in history, some deem to be the genre’s creator. Mr. Soul is a perfect illustration of his talent, the soul genre, and the foundation for what was to come Continue reading
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11/1 – 11/15: 15 Albums and some thoughts
Here we go again. Table of contents: Third Eye Blind – Self-Titled (1997) Genre: Alternative Rock Recommended for: Lovers of emo-ish alt rock shit I wish you would step back from that leeeedge my friend. Third Eye Blind’s self titled 97 album has picked up a lot of steam recently as being an underrated 90’s Continue reading
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New Listens 10/13 – 10/15: Moby, Cosmo Pyke, Stereolab
Some loopers and a brit. Use these links to jump to reviews from Moby (Instrumental?), Cosmo Pyke (Melancholic British Indie Rock, again), Stereolab (Alternative) Moby – Play and Play (Instrumental) One of the more legendary instrumental albums out there, Moby’s Play and Play is a fucking 2 hour beast that I powered my way through. Continue reading
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Metaphorical Music – Nujabes
Metaphorical Music is another very smooth and jazzy hip-hop & instrumental release from the Japanese DJ. This one compares to Modal Soul, which I recently reviewed, fairly 1:1; they both are very mellowed, about half instrumental tracks and half 90s/00s hip-hop songs. I do prefer the sonic profile on Modal Soul to this one – Continue reading
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Louie – Kenny Beats
Kenny Beats first solo LP Louie flows beautifully. There are honestly not many words that an articulate the quality of this album. It’s undeniably and objectively great. The vibe of the album is mostly flowing through smooth instrumentals, with a spare feature here and there (loved JPEGMAFIA’s on Still), along with many vocal chops that Continue reading
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