The young - in a blistering blunder befitting bespeckled bipeds - choose only rebel; often times without so much as a cause.
So send a postcard or drop a line. With maturity comes plenty of opportunities to sit back and drink wine. Just try not to get caught working too long, especially during the hours that comes before five and much after nine Instead, enjoy the riches of passing time! Being young is difficult, after all. The world as a whole must be experienced first hand. Heads are far from hardened and each reckless opportunity is nothing more than a lesson, one error removed. All of the world is the teacher. Each member mankind nothing more than a pupil. Even the Buddha said that one who is young "Illumines the world like the moon freed from clouds."
The luxury of knowing better dissipates over time.
Fortunately for reader and author alike, Dj Wk (dub-l-yooh-ka-pa) as not yet reached such a point. The seventeen year old Lisbon beatmaker - not to be confused with the recently featured Dj Jeff/Wonder Music - has a new release. Titled "[12]," the track a slow tempo kizomba with a backloaded beat. Chains and a ride cymbal on accent the 4th beat. But what is initially as kick/djembe begins mimics a theme of change. Slowly the rhythm morphs into a standard hi-hat/snare. Djembe shifts into a supporting triplet role. Still, no single feature immediately sets the song apart. Once the first minute is eclipsed, however, such a statement is irrelevant. An L.A. style, funk synth (similar to StressMuzik) carries the melody. Meanwhile, second, string synth rounds out a plush harmony. The sedate sound of a guitar is brought into the mix as well. A melodica is also heard while the bass enjoys the free-range 16-beat bars.
The Introduction-A-B-A-C-B-bridge-C-Outro is an interesting sequence that favors those whom are patient. Download recommended.
Notable Mention: Frank Leone - "River Beat"
Old age is fascinating as well.
For all the benefits provided by the most golden of years, a certain fixation overcomes a adults of all backgrounds
Commercials are devoted to age rejuvenation. Drugstore aisles have been dedicated to products that do away with the passage of time. But, while a bizarre industry, the concept is not without its own, quaint positivity. After all, Ponce de Leon died from an arrow wound seeking out the Fountain of Youth.
Alas, the follow-up selection, concerns a different type of Leone. The body of water is, likewise much more mobile. Frank Leone even says so much in the hook with the line "Cause when the water fall, I leap go the puddle of youth / Cause some drop before they end of dead and I never be one to end up like you."
Released earlier today "River Beat" is a reflection/slice-of-life song. From a first person point of view, Leone pleads with listeners, to rely on their instincts. The first line after the flip is, "When fiends come hissin' don't listen, my youth." Companionship is only beneficial if it elevates the overall experience of like. Enunciation is clear and the flow is reminiscent of the lilt alternative Chicago MCs like to employ at the end of a bar. Far from static, however, a double time portion is heard as well as the singing in the hooks.
For whatever it might be worth, the self-produced what churned out in the span of twenty-four hours; no small feat considering the over-all quality. The mastering is resplendent, the bass terrifyingly large. Two different percussion patterns are rotated where rhythm in concerned. What begins as a kick/clap turns into a kick/rimshot in the verse, before returning to the original with the addition of solid snares. Other than a whistle in the chorus reprise, the run, made up of keyboard and piano work from King Supertramp, is equal parts indebted to jazz/R&B and film scoring.
A quite respectable effort just a month after the release of the EnterWILD mixtape; a pair of talents to keep tabs on.
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