Artist : Paul White
Title : One Eye Open
Genre : Electronic / Instrumental HipHop
Year : 2009
Date : 04/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 05
Label : One Handed Music
Source : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 16:04 min
Size : 23,3 MB
Tracklist:
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01.one eye open (extended version) 03:08
02.alien nature (extended version) 03:11
03.time wars (extended version) 03:16
04.phone pest 03:38
05.hustle (bullion remix) 02:51
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16:04 min
We've had two eyes open, and two ears fully
focussed on Paul White's brilliantly idiomatic
oeuvre over the last 18 months or so.
Sitting cool with the rest of the One-Handed
crew (Bullion and Tranquil), Paul White has
garnered a lot of interest and hyperbole around
his heavyweight instrumental hiphop style with
his previous 7"s held in high regard for their
refreshing fusion of oddly juxtaposed samples
and bass heavy beats with a cosmically abstract
spirit.
You know you're in the presence of a gifted digger
with the title track's opening refrain of "I'm the guy
they spit upon" which gives way to a a raw psyched
beat sketch sounding like DJ Shadow on some dark
juice, before 'Alien Nature' makes the obligatory
sacrifice at the alter of Dilla with a jaunty joint totally
happy to wander off on it's own brilliantly lopsided
tangent at any given moment.
The darkened electro (disco) soul of 'Time Wars' is
a massive highlight of the EP, sitting on the precipice
between John Carpenter soundtrack styles, Danielle
Baldelli-ish cosmic disco and that grey area of hiphop
and proto-house this is just delectably on point.
Following on, 'Phone Pest' screws the styles towards
dub-fired 80's electro soul for another twist in the
story and ever increasing list of influences, while final
track 'Hustle' rolls up a sick instro hiphop edit that's
going to take a few more listens to fully appreciate
- big big track.
There's just so much going on here you'll need at least
20 minutes rest and contemplation after ingesting this,
but once the nourishment has settled in you'll be ready
for another three courses. Highly recommended for
fans of Mike Slott, Floating Points, Bullion or Harmonic
313 - Buy!
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