Ty - Closer
artist: Ty
title: Closer
label: Big Dada Recordings
type: Album
genre: Hip-Hop
source: CDDA
grabber: EAC
encoder: Lame-3.90.3
year: 2006
tracks: 12
time: 55:47
size: 67,4 MB
bitrate: VBRkbps
mode: Joint-Stereo
url: www.myspace.com/tyandupwards www.bigdada.com
rip date: 13-Oct-2006
street date: 16-Oct-2006
location: UK, London
01. Don't Watch That (Knickers, Y-Front And Jockstraps) 03:46
02. Everybody 04:33
03. This Here Music (Ft. Speech (Of Arrested Development)) 05:14
04. The Idea (Ft. De La Soul) 03:55
05. What You Want (Taylormade) (Ft. Taylor Mcferrin, Jason, The Angry 05:32
06. Closer (Ft. Maceo) 04:43
07. Oh! (Ft. Bahamadia, Zion I) 04:24
08. Aim For Your Goals (Ft. Eska) 05:01
09. Sweating For Your Salary (Ft. Wunmi, Dele, Sosimi) 05:10
10. Sophisticated And Coarse (Ft. Eska) 04:36
11. L.O.V.E. (No Matter What) (Ft. Vula) 04:04
12. Hustle (That's Why We) (Ft. Rich Medina) 04:49
FREE SET-YEEN & AH-YIEN!!!- KNVT-
british hip-hop titan and mercury nominee ty returns with his finest album to date.
features guests de la soul and speech of arrested development.
After the critical and commercial success of 2003's Mercury-nominated ôUpwardsö, MC/producer TY returns with ôCloserö û his strongest, most-
focussed, most rewarding work to date.
Lauded by everyone from Lily Allen to Robert Wyatt, Ty is an artist who likes to take giant steps with every record he makes. With ôCloserö he
has reached a career pinnacle, a record packed with sharp hooks, killer basslines and clever wordplay, a humorous, funky and thoughtful stroll
through the mind of the man himself and the life he leads.
From the opening bars of ôDonÆt Watch Thatö you know youÆre in for something special. Lazy guitar stabs and the snap of the break lead you into
TyÆs dissection of the rumours that swirl around him: ôApparently I walk with a thousand grand/And love fat girls dipped in marzipan.ö
ôEverybodyö utilises the sharpest proto-dancehall to get you moving, while ôThis Here Musicö is pure pop delight. ôThe Ideaö sees Ty joined by
long-term friends and collaborators De La Soul, and ôWhat You Wantö is the next level of the kind of broken/hip hop he pioneered on ôUpwardsö.
Title track ôCloserö wouldnÆt sound out of place on a Kanye record û a big, emotional tune over which Ty drops beautiful lyrics. ôSweating For
Your Salaryö sees him revisit his Nigerian roots, ôOh!ö pairs machine funk with incisive words, while ôHustleö finishes the album on an emotional
high, a remarkable exposition of TyÆs philosophy.
Ty has spent the time since the release of ôUpwardö building a formidable live rep and has toured all over the world. In particular, his time in
the USA has allowed him to build such a reputation that he could call in guest slots from De La Soul, Speech of Arrested Development, Bahamadia,
Rich Medina and Zion I. Throw in vocal contributions from UK-based singers such as Eska and Vula (best known for her work with Basement Jaxx) and
you have a reputation for one of the best, most soulful, funkiest, thoughtful Black Music albums youÆll hear this year. Come Closerà