big fan of your music, Substantial. this track is so good. please give my beats a listen man, it'd be so cool to work with you

I nod too much to this...stevie/jill/stan!

i dig the Soulquarians-type vibe. plus i haven't heard a curse yet, so i can play this at work without worries

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The initial thought that came to mind in the process of making “Blackcurrent Jazz 2” was to create a landscape of ideas that capture the truest essence of Jazz but that also embodied the purest and most authentic hip-hop feel. The original Blackcurrent Jazz album (released in 2001) was a great piece of work but for me was more a mesh of beats and breaks and sometimes with tracks that didn’t even lend to Jazz at all. This time around I wanted every single song to scream JAZZ!!! But still using a combination of Jazz breaks that give off varying vibes.

I wanted this album to be more polished, more distinguished and more discernable than 10 years ago. Smoother, more intricate and ultimately more of a thought through process to it. So I set about the production process which I knew would be huge, because I wanted to use additional beats for 20 second interludes to be used in between each main track, which then ultimately doubled my production load. I also knew that the main selections all had to musically jump out at me and I wasn’t going to start writing until I had found all the right beats that made me feel as if I have the right ingredients for a classic album.

And then it started. Hours of sampling, cutting, chopping, filtering, and pitch shifting, mixing and then mixing again. Then came the writing, recording and editing, which for me is a very lengthy and meticulous process. And finally after over 6 months work came “Blackcurrent Jazz 2: The Gold Reflection” subtitled to pay dues and respect to the golden era of hip-hop (the 90’s).

Ode To Nujabes

Mndsgn - Camelblues

Ahmad Jamals "Dolphin Dance" with a taste of some blu poetry.

Alternate DL (Free.99): https://bhonstro.bandcamp.com/track/blu-and-exile-soul-provider-bhonstro-remix

Blu And Exile - Soul Provider (Bhonstro Remix)

Maple Syrup - Jakarta [Vacation (Debut Album)]

Specifics- Take Me Back

BADBADNOTGOOD - Fall in love

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/4wm1rh1RtgQBzoRxcsxOih

MELODY 7

Calling Back From Cali

Dela - Stakes Is High

Back in 2011 Baltimore emcee Substantial was facing the possibility of cancer.  He ended up having preventive surgery and while laid up, decided to start working on a tribute album to Jill Scott, one of his biggest influences.  It was his was of staying busy while healing, and at the same time to give people their roses while they could still smell them.  The result is a free project Substantial calls "Jackin' Jill" - a tribute project from built by "Jackin" music from various Jill Scott releases. This collection of reworks and remixes of her work blended by DJ Jav form a cohesive pseudo collaboration focused on life, love & music.
 
Today, as Substantial heads back into the doctor's for a follow up examine 2 years later, we are unveiling the cover art (drawn by Substantial himself) from the 17 track project.  Additionally, we're giving listeners a taste of what's to come with the track "Golden Lady" - a reworking of the amazing Stevie Wonder track from "Innervisions" that Substantial uses to play off the track Golden from Jill Scott's Beautifully Human album (the last song Kool Herc played at Substantial's wedding).  Substantial adds to this Marcus D produced tribute track the gorgeous vocals of Steph The Sappic Songstress.  Be sure to listen to Marcus D on piano throughout as well.  The result is a richly layered, beautiful new track from one of Baltimore's most thoughtful and talented artists, Substantial.

Produced by Marcus D
Additional Vocals by Steph The Sapphic Songstress
Piano by Marcus D

Jackin' Jill

Golden Lady ft. Steph The Sapphic Songstress [Prod. Marcus D]

www.IamSubstantial.com

Virginia based International Hip Hop Recording Artist from Maryland.

Golden Lady ft. Steph The Sapphic Songstress [Prod. Marcus D]

Substantial

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