"Creep wit me, as I crawl thru the hood..."  Remember how you felt when you first heard those words back in '92?  How about the first time you heard "Shook Ones" by the Infamous Mobb Deep?  That's what this track is about...pure unadulterated Hip-Hop.  I present my latest tribute to the spirit of the last Golden Age of Hip-Hop...Depths of the Abyss!!!!

Depths of the Abyss

This beat is for all my Wu-Tang lovers out there...can't you see the RZA cooking up something like this in '94?  Imagine Raekwon with the lead off 16,  followed by Ghostface, with the Method Man bringing up the rear!  OMG I can hear that right now!  Keep believing in real Hip-Hop!  Yeah my beats are mad throwback...but like Miles said, "So What?" 

Passion Flute

A throwback track from a 2003 bedroom session. Never before released!  I was channeling Paul Hardcastle so hard that night!

Fallin' Away

Personnel:

Salim Sivaad ~ Fender Rhodes, Vibraphone, Synthesizers
Dre Henderson ~ Electric Bass
Dudley Moore ~ Drums

Composed, Recorded, and Produced by Salim Sivaad

Let's Get Free!

A little of that silky smooth Salim Sivaad #acidgruuv for you to make some babies to!  This sonic sextape was primarily conceived using my secret weapon...the Yamaha RS-7000 music production system...with a little synth action courtesy of a Roland JP-8080 module. All recorded, mixed and mastered in my trusty Roland VS-2480 digital multitrack recorder.

How It Feels (Inside U)

A day in the life of Silky Hyde, hustla and man of infinite leisure.  A track off of the unreleased album "def.Infinite!", this one was banged out probably around 2003-04. Featuring, as always, the Yamaha RS-7000 Music Production System!  Enjoy the stroll as Silky regulates the cashflow!

Silky's Stroll

from The Dangerfeel Newbies 2014 debut LP "Hariet"
The Dangerfeel Newbies are: Jamal Ahmad, Darren "DJ" Wagner & Mark Angel
Featuring Darryl Reeves on Alto Sax, and Salim Sivaad on vibraphone

Hariet

The Dangerfeel Newbies: "Swinging With The New Jacks" featuring Darryl Reeves & Salim Sivaad

I dusted off this groove and it reminded me of the Motherland.  Imagine you're in in a rusty tin roof club in Lagos and the DJ thows this on!  Sweat starts pouring from the walls as you move to the rhythm, while the whites of the eyes of the sister dancing in front of you glows in the blacklight...

Africa, 2012 (Original Demo)

Oct 17th, 2004 I was chllin in my studio in a North Park , San Diego art gallery when I had a visit from Becky...I wish I could remember her last name.  I must have met her from Myspace or Craigslist.  She brought her soprano sax and her flute and I asked her to play this melody that I had been playing on the vibes for a week or so.  She played it beautifully and then we jammed a bit but I never did anything with the recordings until now.  I hope she's somewhere still playing.  Anyway, it reminded me of a lullabye for my then infant daughter.

Lullabye with Becky

A mashup between "A Love Supreme" and the world-famous "Apache" break!  Add some Rhodes and Vibes for flavor and...Voila!

A Love Supreme (Remix)

Salim Sivaad is a poet, musician, and producer in search of ears. Armed with his vintage 1979 Fender Rhodes electric piano, 1976 Musser Pro Vibraphone, and his Yamaha RS-7000 sampler/synth/sequencer, he does nightly battle with the demons of wackstivity.  Join the fight!

Salim Sivaad

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