Stones Throw
2006
Beat Konducta, Vol. 1-2
About This Album
Madlib is a man who cannot sit still. He's always producing beats for himself or for one of the numerous groups he's associated with. The CD version of Beat Konducta, Vol. 1-2 (in 2005 Vol. 1 was released on vinyl, and the Vol. 2 LP came out with the CD) is one of the few solo projects under his name, and is meant to be a kind of soundtrack for a nonexistent movie, though it's not exactly clear how the different tracks relate to one other (or what kind of plot they would be narrating!) except for the fact that they have all been very clearly created by Madlib. His style is pretty recognizable. Because he never does more than a few takes to make anything, his beats have a living quality to them, which, even though it means there are occasional missteps, is a nice change from many of the super-produced sounds of his contemporaries. He also has a particular fondness for '70s soul samples (Carla Thomas' "I've Fallen in Love with You" on "Stax (Strings)" and the Luther Ingram version of Sam Cooke's "You Were Made for Me" on "Whutkanido (Can Do It)," to name a few), but he's not afraid to dive into funk, rock, or even house if he likes the sound of it.
Track List (try tracks 2,3,6,7,13,14,15,18,21,23,26,30,33 and 35)

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