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LWP006: 'The Gleaner' Part 2

Excerpts From The SP1200 - Vol. 1.5 (2017)
Produced by Dj Rhettmatic for Beat Junkie Sound

1. Intro
2. Dirty Piano Slap
3. Choppin Heads
4. Soul Build
5. Snap N Chop
6. In Search Of
7. Outro

Artwork by Maricel Sison


It's practically 4:08am, Wednesday morning.  It is officially my birthday.  I've been up all night burning the midnight oil to finish this particular project so I can keep the tradition of releasing new or unreleased music for free on my birthday.  I have been doing this for the last few years.  Some of you might know some of the projects I released: My Stevie Wonder mix (Wonderland), the Aloe Blacc/Rhettmatic unreleased album, just to name a few.  One of the other projects I released for free was the Excerpts From The SP1200 Beat Compilation. it's some of my unreleased SP1200 beats that I made between the years of 1994-1998.

Fast forward during towards the last days of April 2017, for whatever reason, I just had the urge to make a beat on the EMU SP1200 Drum Machine Sampler.  It is my first ever Recording Equipment that I ever made beat with.  I purchased the SP1200 for $2500 back in 1991 & made beats for the Kozmonautz album, the first 2 Visionaries album, & a few Underground Indy Hip Hop records during the early & mid 90's. Turning on the machine & hearing old beats, got me inspired to see if I can make beats with it again.  Man…..I forgot how difficult it was use in terms of really sampling and chopping up music & programming.  And here's the real kicker, compare to the MPC 60 & other machines that were out at the time, you only had 10 seconds on the SP1200 to be really creative & make a beat. With only such a real limited time to create a beat, you really had to learn how to be creative & learn how to do techniques.  And man…..I almost had a meltdown because I I totally forgot how to use the SP, shah!  

Once I figure out how to chop, sample, program the machine, it was on & cracking.  To tell you the truth, these beats are probably not my best, but I had so much fun reconnecting with the SP.  It was very therapeutic for me making beats on the SP1200 again with all the crazy madness going on. I only labeled this project "Volume 1.5" just because it's a continuation from the first volume, up to date, but it's also marks the first time I made a few beats on the SP1200 since 1998.  Unfortunately, I only made a few beats because it could be time consuming plus I have my own personal schedules to meet.  This is also a prelude to my first official instrumental album that being released next Friday (May 19th) on Street Corner Music (Shoutouts to my brother Houseshoes).  Anyways, I hope you like my little beats back into time making 16 bit dirty classic Boom Bap Hip Hop, even though I might be pushing it to the red on the system.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for even taking the time to listen to these beats.  And thank you to the homes Pete Rock & Madlib for the SP1200 inspiration.  It's now 4:41am & I am running on fumes.  Hopefully I made sense writing this down because I starting to doze off….hahaha!  Happy birthday to my fellow Tauruses.  Rest In Peace to Uncle Leo & Big Black.

Rhettmatic
Beat Junkies
May 10, 2017
4:43am.

PS. Be on the look out for "Rhett Got Beats" on Street Corner Music, available May 19, 2017 on digital format & limited edition cassette tape.  http://streetcornerscm.com/pre-order-dj-rhettmatic-rhett-got-beats/

EXCERPTS FROM THE SP1200  VOL. 1.5

EXCERPTS FROM THE SP1200 VOL. 1.5 (2017)

Artist : YOUTARO
Title :MEZZANINE
File Under : Hip Hop LP
Label :  Jazzy Sport
Cat No:JSV-176
Price：2000yen
発売予定日：11下旬～12月上旬

-Tracklist-

SIDE A 
A1.Peace 
A2.Easter 
A3.Down Light 
A4.Express 
A5.Dangerous Town 

SIDE B 
B1.Highway Drivin' 
B2.Movement Loop 
B3.Berry Kiss 
B4.Mezzanine 
B5.Rhapsody 
B6.Chillin’


　仏Cascade Records、独Radio JuicyやHoney Recordsからのリリース、ISSUGI(Down North Camp/MONJU）による企画”7INC TREE”へのビート提供、そしてBudaMunkとのコラボレーションBudaMunk & Youtaro『Rhythm & Balance』のリリース・アナウンスなど、ワールドワイドな活躍がめざましい次世代ビートメーカーYoutaro。
 ジャズやソウルミュージックを奏でるようにに、どこか温かみのある質感とクールな美意識に貫かれたビートを生み出すYoutaroによる新作ヴァイナル・アルバム『MEZZANINE』が Jazzy Sportからリリース！
　
 『Mezzanine』は特等席という意味。自分(リスナー)だけの特別な空間で聴いて欲しいって意味も込めて、このタイトルが付けらた。環境、景色、雰囲気等が素晴しいという、Youtaroの活動拠点＝奈良で生まれたビートをとことん堪能して欲しい。  　
　Youtaroは本作を「1人でいる時、仲間と遊んでる時、家族と過ごしてる時、大切な人と一緒にいる時等、、自分の特別な時間、場所で聴いてもらたら嬉しいです。」と語り、各トラックのタイトルは、Youtaroが生活している上で、感じた事か名付けられている。
　 
　目を引くアートワークの"海”の写真は、Brrwdからの10インチ『Color』を手掛けたRepeat patternが撮った写真で、"奈良から海を越えて世界へ"というYoutaroの気持ちが込められている。 そして裏JKTには、生まれ育った奈良の景色をフォーカスしている。
　Jazzy Sportが世界中のビートジャンキーに送る、注目のアルバム。
　


プロフィール
Youtaro : 
1990年生まれ。奈良のトラックメーカー。幼い時にブレイクダンスを始めHIPHOPに魅了される。 2010年、MPC2000XLでビート製作を始めるようになり、2012年、アメリカの音楽配信サイトbandcampに 自身の音源を公開し始める。日本人離れしたスモーキーで太いベースライン、ざらついたサンプリング、 ミルキーで聴いた者を陶酔させるCHILLな世界感に包まれた作品が世界中のビートジャンキーから 絶大なる絶賛を受ける。彼の一挙一動の動向に世界中のビートジャンキーが目を離せない 次世代ビートアーティストである。

Youtaro " MEZZANINE " A3. Down Light

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