Dj Frane / Hi Dusty Stranger
Album: Hi Dusty Stranger   Collection:General
Artist:Dj Frane   Added:Jun 2013
Label:(No Label Information)  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2014-01-02 Pull Date: 2014-03-06 Charts: Hip-Hop
Week Ending: Mar 9 Mar 2 Feb 9 Jan 26 Jan 19 Jan 12 Jan 5
Airplays: 1 1 2 2 1 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 07, 2019: MHz broadcast 07.07.19
Sunny Daydream, Always A Stranger
4. Mar 11, 2018: MHz broadcast: 03.11.18
Sunny Daydream, The Mirage & The Gunslinger
2. Jul 08, 2018: MHz
Road To Dreamcatcher Mountain
5. Aug 20, 2017: MHz broadcast 8.20.17
The Mirage & The Gunslinger, The Mirage & The Gunslinger, Coyote's Trail Mix
3. May 13, 2018: MHz
The Mirage & The Gunslinger, Road To Dreamcatcher Mountain
6. Jul 23, 2017: MHz broadcast 07.23.17
Coyote's Trail Mix, Darkside Rider

Album Review
Raymundo
Reviewed 2013-09-27
In the world of turntablism (The art of manipulating sounds & creating music using phonograph turntables and a mixer), DJ Frane's release "Hi Dusty Stranger" demonstrates cleaver usage of 60's-70's cinematic dialog via sampling wordplay and manipulating psychedelic style production. Adding some classic breakbeat & funk to each track with a hint of trip-hop / downtempo makes each of these tracks more interesting to listen to. From listening to the CD, all of the tracks were meant to be played as a complete mix CD (Blended tracks from 1 - 10). Overall, each of the tracks can stand alone with their unique style of production. All tracks are radio friendly. Recommended tracks: 1, 4, 5, & 9

1. (7:42) Funk and various guitar samples. Groovy drum beats & cinematic style / early 70's movie dialogs. Excellent use of a flute-loop. Recommended.
2. (6:43) Spaghetti Western style intro. Trip-hop / down-tempo tempo. Dark sounding vibe.Excellent drum & rhythm change-ups.
3. (11:12) - Very melodic and dreamy sounding track.
4. (10:42) - 60's sounding ballad style production. Soulful Jazz style. Towards the middle of the track it changes up to a gritty-style of funk which changes up again to a melodic rare groove break. Recommended.
5. (7:22) - Mid-to-Late 70's style funk influence. Funky drum breaks and cleaver use of vocals used while cutting. Upbeat tempo towards the end. Recommended.
6. (6:54) - Quiet & downtempo. Very mellow.Guitar wailing sampling.
7. (3:48) - Melodic and eerie sounding beat.
8. (4:33) - Spiritual and wailing vocals and sampling. Dreamy sounding.
9. (6:04) - Uptempo and funky intro. Breakbeat style production. Recommended
10. (4:40) - Melodic and dark sounding intro with the piano keys. Slow-and-dragging tempo. Thick sounding guitar riffs.

Track Listing
1. Coyote's Trail Mix   6. Myriad Pathways
2. Darkside Rider   7. Heavy Load
3. Road To Dreamcatcher Mountain   8. Old Souls
4. The Mirage & The Gunslinger   9. Always A Stranger
5. Sunny Daydream   10. Cloudy Faces Blow Away