Various Artists / Night Owls 4: A Shot In The Dark
| Album: | Night Owls 4: A Shot In The Dark | Collection: | Hip-hop | |
| Artist: | Various Artists | Added: | Feb 2010 | |
| Label: | Syntax Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2010-04-25 | Pull Date: | 2010-06-27 | Charts: | Hip-Hop |
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| Week Ending: | Jun 27 | Jun 13 | Jun 6 | May 30 | May 23 | May 2 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 24, 2010: | FLASHBANG RADIO: SHAZAM!
California Soul |
4. | May 29, 2010: | Music Casserole
California Soul |
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| 2. | Jun 09, 2010: | Sunshine ... in the Afternoon
California Soul |
5. | May 16, 2010: | MHz
Fine Line, California Soul |
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| 3. | May 31, 2010: | Memorial Values
California Soul |
6. | Apr 29, 2010: | FLASHBANG RADIO: THE AMERICAN DREAM EPISODE 4
California Soul |
Album Review
Raymundo
Reviewed 2010-03-09
Reviewed 2010-03-09
A collection of Indie Artists and DJs from So-Cal / Lemon Grove / San Diego hip-hop scene with a very heavy funk, rare groove, and soul influence.
FCC clean.
Try: 7, 10, 16
1. Melodic synth sounds. Strong female chorus by Christin Hart
2. Gospel / Choir usage,
3. Powerful Horns used in the samples, boom-bap hip-hop tempo
4. Cleaver scratches and cuts. 70's style funk sound.
5. Slow tempo
6. Twangy funk guitar riffs, upbeat tempo
7. Incredible usage of Marlena Shaw's "California Soul". Very strong lyrics while re-editing the original sample.
8. Mellow beats, double beat change ups throughout the track
9. Tons of vocal samples. Head-nodding classic hip-hop beat
10. Turntable / scratch composition. Very dark sounding track.
11. Funky jazz flute sounds
12. Sped up 80's soft-rock sample.
13. Bouncy beat. Poppy horns.
14. Psychedelic sounding track, slow hip-hop tempo
15. Bouncy and uptempo track.
16. Soulful jazz tempo, Nice
17. Thick, powerful sounding horns. Echoing beats
18. Bouncy beats. Funky sounding breaks
19. Electro-synth-sounds, uptempo beats change up during chorus, nice track
20. 70's sound riff. Fast lyrical cypher delivery.
FCC clean.
Try: 7, 10, 16
1. Melodic synth sounds. Strong female chorus by Christin Hart
2. Gospel / Choir usage,
3. Powerful Horns used in the samples, boom-bap hip-hop tempo
4. Cleaver scratches and cuts. 70's style funk sound.
5. Slow tempo
6. Twangy funk guitar riffs, upbeat tempo
7. Incredible usage of Marlena Shaw's "California Soul". Very strong lyrics while re-editing the original sample.
8. Mellow beats, double beat change ups throughout the track
9. Tons of vocal samples. Head-nodding classic hip-hop beat
10. Turntable / scratch composition. Very dark sounding track.
11. Funky jazz flute sounds
12. Sped up 80's soft-rock sample.
13. Bouncy beat. Poppy horns.
14. Psychedelic sounding track, slow hip-hop tempo
15. Bouncy and uptempo track.
16. Soulful jazz tempo, Nice
17. Thick, powerful sounding horns. Echoing beats
18. Bouncy beats. Funky sounding breaks
19. Electro-synth-sounds, uptempo beats change up during chorus, nice track
20. 70's sound riff. Fast lyrical cypher delivery.
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