| Big Cats / For My Mother |
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| Album: | For My Mother | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Big Cats | Added: | Oct 2012 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2013-01-26 | Pull Date: | 2013-03-31 |
| Week Ending: | Mar 24 | Mar 17 | Mar 10 | Mar 3 | Feb 10 | Feb 3 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 07, 2014: | Music Casserole Eight | 4. | Mar 19, 2013: | Pumping Iron! Four | |
| 2. | Oct 16, 2013: | Sunflower Sutra Eight | 5. | Mar 17, 2013: | Sunflower Sutra Eight | |
| 3. | Mar 22, 2013: | FOLKTRONICA Eight | 6. | Mar 15, 2013: | FOLKTRONICA Eight |
| Album Review |
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| catherine harris Reviewed 2013-01-11 | ||
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This first solo album of Big Cats (of the hip-hop duo The Tribe & Big Cats) is dedicated to his mother as a kind of self-described “eulogy”. That melancholy pervades this album to varying degrees, especially in the sax line off the opening track “One”, but its definitely not a downer – the tracks filter that mood through cool, catchy beats with the occasional distorted female vocal. There are tons of jazz and classical influences mixed in with a more standard hip-hop sound, making this album an interesting genre experiment. His blending is particularly effective in Two, Seven and Eight, recommended. FCC Clean 1. One – Low-key beat, jazz piano, distorted sax line between verses, atmospheric vocals, minor 2. Two** – Layered, tinkling/bell synth lines, uplifting lyrics, seems like continuation of first song on a more positive note 3. Three – Harder, percussion heavy beat, filtered/distorted vocal blends, oriental flute solo halfway through, repetitive piano melody throughout 4. Four – Jazz trumpet carries melody, switches to female vocal, electronic bloops and driving bass line 5. Five – Classical instrumentation, violin and lush piano, transitions to sustained electronic chords and synth 6. Six – Jazz piano duet with guitar, sax melody, female vocal fades in and out over synth and bass foundation 7. Seven** – Dramatic strings, shuffle beat, cleaner, more exposed percussion, synth interludes, Halloween feel 8. Eight*** – More rock feel, crunchy, metallic synth melody, aggressive female vocals with cello harmony, epic, fades out 9. Nine – Short, low key interlude, atmospheric, diffuse piano 10. Ten – Piano runs, sax solo halfway, uplifting, big ending | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | One | 6. | Six | |||
| 2. | Two | 7. | Seven | |||
| 3. | Three | 8. | Eight | |||
| 4. | Four | 9. | Nine | |||
| 5. | Five | 10. | Ten |