artist : Samiyam
title : Return EP
label : Hyperdub
cat# : HDB012
genre : Electronic
street date : 2008-07-00
tracks : 4
bitrate : 320 kbps avg. 44.1/Joint Stereo
size : 26.76 mb
source : WEB (MP3)
type : Retail
url : http://www.boomkat.com
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Hiphop pressure beats this week from Hyperdub's first US signing and
Flying Lotus collaborator Samiyam. With only a small handful of releases
to his name for everyone from Fat City recs to Ninja Tune the styles sit
very closely to his production brother Flylo with a superbly squashed
selection of downtempo hiphop all carrying that distinctive synthline
sound and post-bump rhythms drawing from the legacy of Dilla mixed with
the recent 8-bit sounds displayed on Hyperdub from Quarta 330, Darkstar,
Rustie and the rest. Samiyam obviously shares Flylo's knack for unravelled
slo-beats on 'Cheesecake backslap', but it's the first three cuts, and
especially 'trick platform' that place Samiyam out on his own with a
deftly melancholy melodic touch that will beg many repeated listens. Yet
again, another reason to keep a very close eye on the ever evolving
Hyperdub imprint, and a wonky killer.
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01 Return 3:07
02 Trick Platform 3:27
03 Moon Shoes 3:00
04 Cheesecake Backslap 2:05
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