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Sound Event

Rob Swift

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Turntablist Rob Swift gets a little help and inspiration aplenty from his friends and heroes on Sound Event, an explosive and intelligent collection of wicked scratching, in-the-pocket beats, startling imagery, and whiz-kid wordplay. Recalling his first impressive encounter with stream-of-conscious rapper Supernatural, Swift passes the mic over to the freestyling MC to herald the second coming (i.e., Swift's second solo release), tethering the titles of each track into a poetic diatribe. "2 3 Break" incorporates kinetic free jazz riffing atop a hypnotic drum loop that resonates with the rattle of a loose snare. With Bob James, D-Styles, and Swift's mom, Clara Aguilar, onboard, "Salsa Scratch" tears down the barrier between Latino tradition and hip-hop. "The Ghetto" introduces a Jimi Hendrix-like rhythm guitar motif punctuated by a legato horn solo as a canvass for a fierce dialogue detailing the hard truths of growing up on the wrong side of the tracks. Progressive and engaging, Sound Event is as important as its title suggests.

© Tom Semioli /TiVo

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1
A Supernatural Intro
00:01:42
2
2 3 Break
00:03:46
3
The Great Caper
00:03:39

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4
Hip Hop On Wax
00:03:02
5
Salsa Scratch
00:04:09

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6
Ghetto Interlude
00:00:23
7
The Ghetto
00:03:37
8
Sub Level
00:03:16

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(C) 2004 Tableturns (P) 2004 Tableturns

9
The Program
00:03:24
10
Tronic
00:03:42

Rob Swift, MainArtist

(C) 2004 Tableturns (P) 2004 Tableturns

11
Interview With Colored Man
00:03:18

Rob Swift, MainArtist

(C) 2004 Tableturns (P) 2004 Tableturns

12
Trunk of Funk
00:02:47
13
Sound Event
00:03:11

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(C) 2004 Tableturns (P) 2004 Tableturns

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Outro
00:00:34

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Turntablist Rob Swift gets a little help and inspiration aplenty from his friends and heroes on Sound Event, an explosive and intelligent collection of wicked scratching, in-the-pocket beats, startling imagery, and whiz-kid wordplay. Recalling his first impressive encounter with stream-of-conscious rapper Supernatural, Swift passes the mic over to the freestyling MC to herald the second coming (i.e., Swift's second solo release), tethering the titles of each track into a poetic diatribe. "2 3 Break" incorporates kinetic free jazz riffing atop a hypnotic drum loop that resonates with the rattle of a loose snare. With Bob James, D-Styles, and Swift's mom, Clara Aguilar, onboard, "Salsa Scratch" tears down the barrier between Latino tradition and hip-hop. "The Ghetto" introduces a Jimi Hendrix-like rhythm guitar motif punctuated by a legato horn solo as a canvass for a fierce dialogue detailing the hard truths of growing up on the wrong side of the tracks. Progressive and engaging, Sound Event is as important as its title suggests.

© Tom Semioli /TiVo

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