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King Britt's entry in the producer-friendly Beat Generation series from BBE is a real Philadelphia experiment, the type of hip-hop record that the former Digable Planets DJ, Sylk 130 leader, and producer extraordinaire, had always wanted to make. More than a decade of gig traveling had introduced Britt to some talented rappers, and his long list of contacts sparked a host of great features here, for familiar names as well as a few fresh Philly faces. Though he included a few straight vocal tracks ("for the people that know me for doing songs and working with fantastic vocalists"), most of these are rap tracks with few pretensions, just King Britt's textured, keyboard-heavy production, and a dizzying range of beats that puts commercial rap trackmasters to shame. Britt apparently likes working with distinctive rappers, and he called on a few of the best: Quasimoto, Posdnous & Trugoy from De La Soul, Bahamadia, Cherrywine (aka Butterfly from Digable Planets), and Capitol A. His production behind Quasimoto's "Spaces" is appropriately bizarre, just as good as a classic Lootpack track. Capitol A's "Caught Out (There)" is excellent too, the whole production (and vocal) hinging on a repetitive split-second female vocal sample. Cherrywine's "The Sound" brings back the unjustly neglected Digables main man, sporting a classic breakbeat straight off Blowout Comb. Rappers with lower profiles, like the solid spitter Dice Raw (a peripheral member of the Roots) or the abstract Rilners jouegck: dacered onnle (yes, that is his name), get features that are just as good -- if not better -- than the ones doled out to those with major-label deals. Adventures in Lo-fi isn't as immaculately produced as a Sylk 130 LP, but the street-level grittiness on display definitely works to Britt's advantage; he purposefully keeps it raw and actually did much of the post-recording work on a laptop.
© John Bush /TiVo
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King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Lady Alma, FeaturedArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Rich Medina, FeaturedArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher - Ricardo Grande Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Bahamadia, FeaturedArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher - Samadia Music Publishing, MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Quasimoto, FeaturedArtist - Madlib Invazion (BMI), MusicPublisher - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher - Rilners Jouegck:Dacered Onnle, FeaturedArtist - Dacered Onnle For EquestriantorchreversePublishing (Ascap), MusicPublisher - Additional Vocality Architecture By KilroyAll Beats And Sound Business By King Britt, MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Will Brodie, FeaturedArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Bmg Music Publishing(Uk), MusicPublisher - Jason Floyd Publishing (Ascap), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - BMG Music Publishing UK, MusicPublisher - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ricardo Grande Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Capitol A, FeaturedArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher - Cosmic Lounge Publishing (Ascap), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Cherrywine, FeaturedArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher - Daniafis Hair Publishing (Bmi), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Dice Raw, FeaturedArtist - BMG Publishing UK, MusicPublisher - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Karl Jenkins Publishing (Bmi), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Peer Music Publishing, MusicPublisher - Ivana Santilli, FeaturedArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher - Summsongz publishing, MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Capitol A, FeaturedArtist - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher - Cosmic Lounge Music(Ascap), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - De La Soul, FeaturedArtist - BMG Music Publishing UK, MusicPublisher - T-Girl Music, MusicPublisher - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Daisy Age Music (Bmi), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher - Mosez Gunn, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - BMG Music Publishing UK, MusicPublisher - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ricardo Grande Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Grand Agent, FeaturedArtist - LLC (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Interworld Agency Media, MusicPublisher - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Blue Infinite Music (Ascap), MusicPublisher - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Bmg Music Publishing(Uk), MusicPublisher - Roblife, FeaturedArtist - Poet Named Life, Remixer
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Bmg Music Publishing(Uk), MusicPublisher - Kai Chi, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ricardo Grande Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher - Bmg Music Publishing(Uk), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Miss Saigon, FeaturedArtist - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Bmg Music Publishing(Uk), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Lady Alma, FeaturedArtist - Sopo Publishing (Bmi), MusicPublisher - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - BMG Publishing (UK), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
King Britt, Producer, MainArtist - Rich Medina, FeaturedArtist - BMG Music Publishing UK, MusicPublisher - cosmic lounge music (ASCAP), MusicPublisher - Ricardo Grande Music (SESAC), MusicPublisher
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
Album review
King Britt's entry in the producer-friendly Beat Generation series from BBE is a real Philadelphia experiment, the type of hip-hop record that the former Digable Planets DJ, Sylk 130 leader, and producer extraordinaire, had always wanted to make. More than a decade of gig traveling had introduced Britt to some talented rappers, and his long list of contacts sparked a host of great features here, for familiar names as well as a few fresh Philly faces. Though he included a few straight vocal tracks ("for the people that know me for doing songs and working with fantastic vocalists"), most of these are rap tracks with few pretensions, just King Britt's textured, keyboard-heavy production, and a dizzying range of beats that puts commercial rap trackmasters to shame. Britt apparently likes working with distinctive rappers, and he called on a few of the best: Quasimoto, Posdnous & Trugoy from De La Soul, Bahamadia, Cherrywine (aka Butterfly from Digable Planets), and Capitol A. His production behind Quasimoto's "Spaces" is appropriately bizarre, just as good as a classic Lootpack track. Capitol A's "Caught Out (There)" is excellent too, the whole production (and vocal) hinging on a repetitive split-second female vocal sample. Cherrywine's "The Sound" brings back the unjustly neglected Digables main man, sporting a classic breakbeat straight off Blowout Comb. Rappers with lower profiles, like the solid spitter Dice Raw (a peripheral member of the Roots) or the abstract Rilners jouegck: dacered onnle (yes, that is his name), get features that are just as good -- if not better -- than the ones doled out to those with major-label deals. Adventures in Lo-fi isn't as immaculately produced as a Sylk 130 LP, but the street-level grittiness on display definitely works to Britt's advantage; he purposefully keeps it raw and actually did much of the post-recording work on a laptop.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:22
- Main artists: King Britt
- Label: BBE Music
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(C) 2003 BBE Music (P) 2003 BBE Music
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