Metaform / Beats From The Crypt: Early Works
Album: | Beats From The Crypt: Early Works | Collection: | Hip-hop | |
Artist: | Metaform | Added: | Mar 2010 | |
Label: | Self-Release |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2010-04-04 | Pull Date: | 2010-06-06 | Charts: | Hip-Hop |
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Week Ending: | May 16 | May 2 | Apr 25 | Apr 18 | Apr 11 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Jan 21, 2015: | Corey and Cory
Wishing Well |
4. | Apr 24, 2010: | New World Disorder
Wishing Well |
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2. | May 13, 2010: | Morning Glory (sittin' in for JC's Epiphany of Sound)
I And I Sequencer |
5. | Apr 11, 2010: | Folktronic
And Shine |
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3. | Apr 27, 2010: | Waves Flow - Victory Farmer Feature
Red Giant - Siamese Slaves |
6. | Apr 04, 2010: | FLASHBANG RADIO
Rags To Dust, And Shine, Out Of Nowhere |
Album Review
HYPRK
Reviewed 2010-03-27
Reviewed 2010-03-27
A beat tape of compositions made from old funk, soul, and jazz samples, and live instrumentation. Tons of far-out obscure samples and world instruments. It sounds a lot like the beat tapes put out by the Beat Junkies, Madlib, etc. Lots of rare grooves and moody atmospheres—it’s evident that a lot of record digging and emotion were put into this release. Personally, I feel it is best enjoyed it in its entirety, but check it out for yourself. Quality stuff.
FCC: 6?,18 TRY: 5,8,10,11,16
1. What starts out as a collage of slow-paced vocal samples slowly gains momentum as drums and percussion are added. This short, 43 second song includes a nice shoutout to San Francisco.
2. Opens with sounds of rainfall and some creepy-sounding dialogue. About a minute in, harsh drums are added to the mix and give a desperate, frenzied atmosphere to the track. Other instrumentation is later added as the tempo increases: electric guitar, synthesizers, horns, strings. Very “busy” sounding. Lots of great samples in this track.
3. Loud chimes and deep drums. A bit of gnarly spoken word over the track about heretics.
4. Deep, funky electric bass lines. Hype-up vocals and fast percussion lines give this track a lot of energy. Very exciting and upbeat.
*5. Saxophone blares and a dense, heavy drum rhythm. The last 30 seconds has some nice sitar and a few dialogue samples.
6. (FCC: Dick?) Slow Oud (Middle Eastern string instrument) lines, vocal samples (“because I’m a creature like you” and “I fight against myself”), plentiful scratching, and the sound of swards being drawn. This is the only track on the album featuring an MC (Azeem).
7. A very upbeat funk track with what sounds like a 7-year old singing “shake your body, shake it.”
*8. Some nice rhythmic changeup peppered with xylophone and some sax. Cool female vocals in the background. Also samples James Brown’s “The Boss.” A legit beat.
9. Eerie distorted guitar, so-so R&B vocals, strange looped samples and a delicate drum break.
*10. Steady drums and psychedelic elements—fades into an entirely new beat about a minute in, which features cool flutes and echoed vocals about dancing.
*11. A nice upbeat breakbeat with subtle wah-wah guitar. Dramatic strings and a bit of organ are also added to the mix.
12. A loud drumroll starts off this track and then leads into heavy metal guitars and frenzied screaming.
13. A very slow tempo song solidified by a strong backbone of steady electric bass. Male vocals resonate in the background.
14. Steady, amplified tabla drumming. Then the beat transforms into a nice bongo line. Lots of electronic elements give this track a mellow lounge feel.
15. Chill smooth jazz feel. At about 2:20 the beat changes into a dark moody soundscape. Lots of distorted soul samples, dialogue snippets and relentless bass bombs. The last 30 seconds has some nice orchestra samples and Japanese instrumentation.
*16. A poppy hook composed of chopped up very distorted vocal samples and world instruments. A heavy dose of chimes and clangy percussion. Another very “busy” full-sounding track with lots of instrumentation. Pretty catchy if a little weird.
17. Lots of vinyl hiss and a steady 4/4 beat backed by female crooning and xylophone. Sounds a lot like something DJ Shadow would put out—it reminds me of “Midnight in a Perfect World.”
18. (FCC: Shit) A 20 minute mix which combines lots of old-school hip hop with jazzy loops, and some well-known mainstream stuff. Curious.
FCC: 6?,18 TRY: 5,8,10,11,16
1. What starts out as a collage of slow-paced vocal samples slowly gains momentum as drums and percussion are added. This short, 43 second song includes a nice shoutout to San Francisco.
2. Opens with sounds of rainfall and some creepy-sounding dialogue. About a minute in, harsh drums are added to the mix and give a desperate, frenzied atmosphere to the track. Other instrumentation is later added as the tempo increases: electric guitar, synthesizers, horns, strings. Very “busy” sounding. Lots of great samples in this track.
3. Loud chimes and deep drums. A bit of gnarly spoken word over the track about heretics.
4. Deep, funky electric bass lines. Hype-up vocals and fast percussion lines give this track a lot of energy. Very exciting and upbeat.
*5. Saxophone blares and a dense, heavy drum rhythm. The last 30 seconds has some nice sitar and a few dialogue samples.
6. (FCC: Dick?) Slow Oud (Middle Eastern string instrument) lines, vocal samples (“because I’m a creature like you” and “I fight against myself”), plentiful scratching, and the sound of swards being drawn. This is the only track on the album featuring an MC (Azeem).
7. A very upbeat funk track with what sounds like a 7-year old singing “shake your body, shake it.”
*8. Some nice rhythmic changeup peppered with xylophone and some sax. Cool female vocals in the background. Also samples James Brown’s “The Boss.” A legit beat.
9. Eerie distorted guitar, so-so R&B vocals, strange looped samples and a delicate drum break.
*10. Steady drums and psychedelic elements—fades into an entirely new beat about a minute in, which features cool flutes and echoed vocals about dancing.
*11. A nice upbeat breakbeat with subtle wah-wah guitar. Dramatic strings and a bit of organ are also added to the mix.
12. A loud drumroll starts off this track and then leads into heavy metal guitars and frenzied screaming.
13. A very slow tempo song solidified by a strong backbone of steady electric bass. Male vocals resonate in the background.
14. Steady, amplified tabla drumming. Then the beat transforms into a nice bongo line. Lots of electronic elements give this track a mellow lounge feel.
15. Chill smooth jazz feel. At about 2:20 the beat changes into a dark moody soundscape. Lots of distorted soul samples, dialogue snippets and relentless bass bombs. The last 30 seconds has some nice orchestra samples and Japanese instrumentation.
*16. A poppy hook composed of chopped up very distorted vocal samples and world instruments. A heavy dose of chimes and clangy percussion. Another very “busy” full-sounding track with lots of instrumentation. Pretty catchy if a little weird.
17. Lots of vinyl hiss and a steady 4/4 beat backed by female crooning and xylophone. Sounds a lot like something DJ Shadow would put out—it reminds me of “Midnight in a Perfect World.”
18. (FCC: Shit) A 20 minute mix which combines lots of old-school hip hop with jazzy loops, and some well-known mainstream stuff. Curious.
Track Listing
1. | Turn It Around | 10. | Nina's Jumping Shoes - Dance Like The Wind | |||
2. | Inexist | 11. | Rags To Dust | |||
3. | Heretical Darkness | 12. | Uninvited | |||
4. | The Carnival | 13. | The Fourth Man | |||
5. | Wishing Well | 14. | I And I Sequencer | |||
6. | Premonition (Feat. Azeem) | 15. | Red Giant - Siamese Slaves | |||
7. | Do The Trick | 16. | And Shine | |||
8. | Out Of Nowhere | 17. | Blue Skies | |||
9. | Right Next To You | 18. | Medicinal Purpose Mixtape Vol. 1 |