The Zone Identity-Knight Rider bw 9 Breaks
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label........: Fraternity Music Group / Counterpart
date ripped..: 07.15.2021
date released: 07.00.2021
url..........: fraternitymusicgroup.bigcartel.com
release size.: 11,0 MB
encoder......: Lame 3.100
bitrate......: avg. 250kbps
mode.........: Joint-Stereo
tracks.......: 02
source.......: Vinyl
ripper.......: SMG
n o t e s
fraternitymusicgroup.bigcartel.com/product/knight-
rider-9-break-the-warm-up-7-vinyl
After a two year hiatus, The Zone Identity is back!
But exactly who The Zone Identity is and how they get
down depends on the tune. For 2017's "Funk-I-Tus" b/w
"Let The Music Take Your Mind" and 2018's "Melting
Pot" b/w "Soul Food" 7"s, The Zone Identity sat firmly
in a soul-jazz groove for smokin' covers of classics
by Kool and the Gang, Booker T and the MG's and
lesser-known funk bands like Warm Excursion. But who
is The Zone Identity in 2021?
The only common denominator is drummer Jay Mumford
(aka "J-Zone"), who uses The Zone Identity as a
vehicle to work with his favorite musicians outside
his band, The Du-Rites. For this go round, he teams up
with Pittsburgh's Buscrates, to put a greasy, funk-i-
fied spin on the classic 1980s "Knight Rider" theme
song. A two-man job, Buscrates' infinite knowledge of
synths and keyboard prowess match the authenticity of
the original, while adding an extra heavy unique funk
sheen for the update. Meanwhile, J-Zone's syncopated
kick-snare work, hi-hat polyrhythms and auxiliary
percussion add a funky, human touch and thick layer of
grease not heard on the original. "Knight Rider" pays
a respectful nod to the original without neglecting
the b-boys/b-girls and funk fanatics who need to get
down and dirty.
The flip side, "9 Breaks (The Warm Up)," is credited
to J-Zone as a solo artist because technically... it's
a drum solo! 2020's pandemic lockdown forced musicians
to be more creative and practice harder, often out of
sheer boredom. It was in said isolation that Zone
created his "9 Breaks" routine as a warm-up. The
routine sees him seamlessly move through nine classic
drum breaks we all know and love; it was both a homage
and a warm-up to keep sharp on the set with no shows
or rehearsals to keep the rust off.
From music for talking cars to classic breakbeat
mini-mixtapes, The Zone Identity has you covered for
2021.
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# t r a c k n a m e t i m e
01- The Zone Identity░-░Knight Rider [03:25]
02- J-Zone░-░9 Breaks (the Warm Up) [02:33]
11,0 m e g s t o t a l [05:58]