Shola, Eki / Final Beginning
| Album: | Final Beginning | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Shola, Eki | Added: | Aug 2016 | |
| Label: | Self-Release | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2016-11-16 | Pull Date: | 2017-01-18 |
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| Week Ending: | Jan 15 | Jan 1 | Dec 18 | Dec 11 | Dec 4 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 24, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Classical Prayer, Drunken Stars |
4. | Jan 14, 2017: | Old Fart at Play
Tympanic Struggle |
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| 2. | Apr 22, 2017: | Reckless Burning
Tympanic Struggle |
5. | Jan 11, 2017: | Life Aquatic
Fractionated / Fentanyl Fitz / Crazed |
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| 3. | Jan 14, 2017: | Life Aquatic (Best of '16, part 2)
Fractionated |
6. | Dec 31, 2016: | Music Casserole
Classical Prayer |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2016-11-05
Reviewed 2016-11-05
Shola, Eki / Final Beginning
Label: Self
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-11-05
Tom McCarter
Shola, Eki
Final Beginning
Genre: General
Review: fascinating solo artist with her own sound. She plays keyboards (piano, synths, electronics) and occasionally sings
FCCs: none
If You Like: Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, Moby, Juana Molina
Favorite Tracks: (4) Tympanic Struggle (8) Sunrise
(12) Classical Prayer (14) Warm Up
Track Review: 1/ midtempo jam 2/ uptempo (short)
3/synth start> midtempo funky> space jam 4/ quiet spacey start> slow builds quickly to midtempo> quick stop 5/ slow tempo space jam> funky organ jam> quick stop 6/ piano starts> slow tempo song>
slow fade 7/heavy bass notes start> midtempo jam> quick stop (short) 8/ drum machine strt> abrasive synth start> midtempo jam with synth flute, eastern feel> slow fade 9/ piano starts> midtempo jam> quick fade 10/ spacey start > space jam> quick stop 11/ mellow spacey start> full space jam> quick fade 12/ cascading piano starts> slow tempo jam> quick stop 13/ midtempo space jam
14/ synth starts> slow tempo space jam> false stop> slow tempo jam> midtempo space jam> New Orleans space funk> quick stop 15/ spacey synth start> funky piano/synth duet
Label: Self
Tom McCarter
Reviewed: 2016-11-05
Tom McCarter
Shola, Eki
Final Beginning
Genre: General
Review: fascinating solo artist with her own sound. She plays keyboards (piano, synths, electronics) and occasionally sings
FCCs: none
If You Like: Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno, Moby, Juana Molina
Favorite Tracks: (4) Tympanic Struggle (8) Sunrise
(12) Classical Prayer (14) Warm Up
Track Review: 1/ midtempo jam 2/ uptempo (short)
3/synth start> midtempo funky> space jam 4/ quiet spacey start> slow builds quickly to midtempo> quick stop 5/ slow tempo space jam> funky organ jam> quick stop 6/ piano starts> slow tempo song>
slow fade 7/heavy bass notes start> midtempo jam> quick stop (short) 8/ drum machine strt> abrasive synth start> midtempo jam with synth flute, eastern feel> slow fade 9/ piano starts> midtempo jam> quick fade 10/ spacey start > space jam> quick stop 11/ mellow spacey start> full space jam> quick fade 12/ cascading piano starts> slow tempo jam> quick stop 13/ midtempo space jam
14/ synth starts> slow tempo space jam> false stop> slow tempo jam> midtempo space jam> New Orleans space funk> quick stop 15/ spacey synth start> funky piano/synth duet
Track Listing
| 1. | Fractionated | 9. | Quantify | |||
| 2. | Fentanyl Fitz | 10. | Ascending | |||
| 3. | Crazed | 11. | Drunken Stars | |||
| 4. | Tympanic Struggle | 12. | Classical Prayer | |||
| 5. | Exploration | 13. | Experimental Abyss | |||
| 6. | Midweek Blues | 14. | Warm Up | |||
| 7. | Unknown Dub | 15. | Final Beginning C U Soon | |||
| 8. | Sunrise | . |