Which is to say: setting sleep aside until death is nothing more than a fool's errand.
In the event of an unnecessary all nighter, consider the images that will never been seen. Films debuting to empty theaters. Thanks to insomnia the moon may never be sliced open by an endless array of clouds. After all, the active mind may be the best part of heads laying down to rest. Beds are comfortable. A resurgence of energy is ever-welcome. But, still, it was the Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel that said, “Give me two hours a day of activity, and I'll take the other 22 in dreams."
Not so much a debaser, Squadda B appears to share just such a sentiment. Why, however, should dreaming be relegated strictly to the realm of sleep? Such is the question asked on "Dream Pleasant," released earlier today. If dreams are a nice space - a time and place where anything and everything is possible - those privileges should extend to real life. If for no other reason, then, the state of Bambino's life in 2015 blurs the line dividing what it means to be awake as opposed to asleep; "Everytime I gotta sleep / This is where I gotta be." Depending on the drums, the Green Ova switches between two flows: a based bounce and the floating Main Attrakionz couplets; a switch best heard on the line, ""So much happened, a long, long dream / All of a sudden everything's exactly how it seems, chillin / Open up your eyes and don't conceal 'em, the feeling."
Squadda B, alongside, Mondre M.A.N., is considered a LFK...lo-fi king. With any luck, the loosie is a teaser for project soon to come.
Notable Mention: Soul Jazz - "Agora é Pra Valer" (Prod. by Dj Ary)
In contrast, the second selections sounds, at first, as though it could have only been put together in a dream.
The name Soul Jazz is an intriguing name on its own. A vocalist of the kizomba variety, only a handful of tracks are credited to the artist in question. By and large, though, the man appears to favor the ghetto zouk end of the spectrum. But problematically, each of the release features a new producer. Results are often spotty. The singer's performance is correlated to the quality of the beat.
Which is largely what sets the song below apart from the field; but more on the singing in a moment.
The production is entrusted Dj Ary and, as a result, the track ventures into rough waters Rather than commit to a straight hip-hop/trap beat or a straight kizomba beat, the producer combines the most identifiable of both elements. Most evident is the run. Relying heavily on a trembling theremin, an organ and a squeaky high-pitched synth harmonize. Meanwhile, the drums remain close to the zouk shore with a kick/hi-hat/snare combination. Digital snares, it appears, is charged with syncopating. Some strings and a tom are used for transitions; inadvertently bringing the song's simultaneous strength and weakness. The bass is outrageously boosted. On top of that, horns, guitar, piano, and chimes are heard as well. What results is a bizarre overlap of elements elbowing each other for space.
Even more bizarre is that this mess on the surface is really quite captivating. Escaping relatively unscathed, the trip was inadvisable at best.
Vocals are coated in auto-tune. Delivery is primarily singing; particularly of an R&B variety. Nonetheless, Soul Jazz makes passing attempts at a new Atlanta flow. Not nearly as clumsy as the accompanying music, the vocalist puts in more work with consistent adlibs that mostly accent a line; but with the lengthy array of sounds will occasionally pass off as just another instrument. And not to be overlooked is the bridge, in which the performance takes a turn towards Gregorian chanting.
After about five listens the author is unable to make a good-faith judgement about the song at hand. Be that as it may, it is nice if not tart at times. Hesitantly, then, the download will be recommended.
(h/t Mais Kizomba)
- J.N.
A Noggle Brain Trust, LLP. website
Notable Mention: Soul Jazz - "Agora é Pra Valer" (Prod. by Dj Ary)
In contrast, the second selections sounds, at first, as though it could have only been put together in a dream.
The name Soul Jazz is an intriguing name on its own. A vocalist of the kizomba variety, only a handful of tracks are credited to the artist in question. By and large, though, the man appears to favor the ghetto zouk end of the spectrum. But problematically, each of the release features a new producer. Results are often spotty. The singer's performance is correlated to the quality of the beat.
Which is largely what sets the song below apart from the field; but more on the singing in a moment.
The production is entrusted Dj Ary and, as a result, the track ventures into rough waters Rather than commit to a straight hip-hop/trap beat or a straight kizomba beat, the producer combines the most identifiable of both elements. Most evident is the run. Relying heavily on a trembling theremin, an organ and a squeaky high-pitched synth harmonize. Meanwhile, the drums remain close to the zouk shore with a kick/hi-hat/snare combination. Digital snares, it appears, is charged with syncopating. Some strings and a tom are used for transitions; inadvertently bringing the song's simultaneous strength and weakness. The bass is outrageously boosted. On top of that, horns, guitar, piano, and chimes are heard as well. What results is a bizarre overlap of elements elbowing each other for space.
Even more bizarre is that this mess on the surface is really quite captivating. Escaping relatively unscathed, the trip was inadvisable at best.
Vocals are coated in auto-tune. Delivery is primarily singing; particularly of an R&B variety. Nonetheless, Soul Jazz makes passing attempts at a new Atlanta flow. Not nearly as clumsy as the accompanying music, the vocalist puts in more work with consistent adlibs that mostly accent a line; but with the lengthy array of sounds will occasionally pass off as just another instrument. And not to be overlooked is the bridge, in which the performance takes a turn towards Gregorian chanting.
After about five listens the author is unable to make a good-faith judgement about the song at hand. Be that as it may, it is nice if not tart at times. Hesitantly, then, the download will be recommended.
(h/t Mais Kizomba)
- J.N.
A Noggle Brain Trust, LLP. website
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