Black Decelerant / Reflections Vol. 2: Black Decelerant
| Album: | Reflections Vol. 2: Black Decelerant | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Black Decelerant | Added: | Oct 2024 | |
| Label: | Rvng Intl. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2024-10-26 | Pull Date: | 2025-01-25 |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 5 | Dec 29 | Dec 15 | Dec 1 | Nov 24 | Nov 3 | Oct 27 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 01, 2025: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
Six |
4. | Dec 28, 2024: | Music Casserole
Three |
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| 2. | Jan 28, 2025: | show 7
Three |
5. | Dec 14, 2024: | The Buford J. Sharkley Aftershow
One |
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| 3. | Jan 04, 2025: | Music Casserole
Seven ½ |
6. | Nov 30, 2024: | Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles
Three |
Album Reviews
Rocketman
Reviewed 2024-12-24
Reviewed 2024-12-24
#ambient #loops #drone
DJ Away
Reviewed 2024-10-16
Reviewed 2024-10-16
Calming, flowing, intricately layered ambient music. Black Decelerant is the duo of Charleston-based Khari Lucas (also known as Contour) and Portland-based Omari Jazz. Framed as an anticapitalist meditation on rest, the record is composed mainly of drone textures, subtle loops, synth piano, and electric bass. RIYL Nala Sinephro, Wayne Phoenix, Stars of the Lid, Seefeel, Aphex Twin's ambient work. Favorites: 1, 2, 5, 6. No words (except on 4), no FCCs.
1. *(5:50)—Whooshing textures, grand drones. Evokes a spaceship or a giant warehouse at night.
2. *(4:56)—Woozy electronic piano, textures played backwards, nimble bass guitar.
3. (5:53)—Glitchy textures. Soft, wending, laserlike synth.
4. (1:18)—Manipulated sample from the groundbreaking 1960s–70s TV program Black Journal. Slow piano.
5. *(2:35)—More cut-up textures. Airy, ascending feel. Atmospheric trumpet by Jawwaad A. Taylor.
6. *(3:30)—Underwater feel. Soft, free-tempo electric guitar and bass.
7. (4:42)—More agitated, with a juddering rhythm and a buzzing synth melody.
8. (3:46)—Backward piano. A soft, stuttering loop. Cinematic second half with trumpet.
9. (5:25)—Intense first half with choirlike synths. Becomes gentle suddenly, builds again.
10. (4:50)—Bonus track. Swirling textures. Bleepy synths, cymballike electronic percussion. Dense.
1. *(5:50)—Whooshing textures, grand drones. Evokes a spaceship or a giant warehouse at night.
2. *(4:56)—Woozy electronic piano, textures played backwards, nimble bass guitar.
3. (5:53)—Glitchy textures. Soft, wending, laserlike synth.
4. (1:18)—Manipulated sample from the groundbreaking 1960s–70s TV program Black Journal. Slow piano.
5. *(2:35)—More cut-up textures. Airy, ascending feel. Atmospheric trumpet by Jawwaad A. Taylor.
6. *(3:30)—Underwater feel. Soft, free-tempo electric guitar and bass.
7. (4:42)—More agitated, with a juddering rhythm and a buzzing synth melody.
8. (3:46)—Backward piano. A soft, stuttering loop. Cinematic second half with trumpet.
9. (5:25)—Intense first half with choirlike synths. Becomes gentle suddenly, builds again.
10. (4:50)—Bonus track. Swirling textures. Bleepy synths, cymballike electronic percussion. Dense.
Track Listing
| 1. | Three (5:50) | 6. | Five (3:30) | |||
| 2. | One (4:56) | 7. | Nine (4:42) | |||
| 3. | Six (5:53) | 8. | Eight (3:46) | |||
| 4. | Seven ½ (1:18) | 9. | Four (5:25) | |||
| 5. | Two (2:35) | 10. | Ten (4:50) |