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The 6613'EP from DJ Rashad's vaults will be released just over a year after his untimely passing, with all the proceeds going to his family. Some of these songs will be familiar to anyone who saw Rashad DJ.Visit product page →
The first are two really upbeat, rolling juke tracks; CCP2'has breezy worldless vocals chopped and diced over a rolling claps and kicks, and 'Cause I Know U Feel', with Gant-Man, chops a longing vocal refrain into a delirious frenzy of unexpected shapes, over pounding kicks and toms as a warm synth swells up. The vocals recede towards the end leaving just a synth glow.
'Ya Hot', with Taso, chops and changes rhythms, dipping into half speed trap, to rolling 4/4 and into more offbeat patterns, while a hectic, bleeping melody bangs out in contrast, almost as if its tracing the pattern of dancing feet.
'Do Not Fuck' is a paranoid 'footwork as a virtual panic attack' track, drawing fxs through a tunnel of accelerated bleeps, the only constant being a deadly serious guitar breakdown, a deep bass tone and the warning words of the title.
The energy of DJ Rashad will remain strong through his music.
Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. CCP2 [ft DJ Spinn]
2. Cause I Know U Feel [ft Gant-Man]
Side B:
1. Ya Hot [ft Taso]
2. Do Not Fuck [ft DJ Manny, DJ Spinn and Taso] -
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Chicago Footwork legend DJ Rashad rounds off an impressive year on Hyperdub with his first album for the label, building on two EPs which have shown the extent to which his and his numerous Teklife collaborators' sound have evolved in 2013.
Named after the recreational cocktail of codeine and sprite, 'Double Cup' sees trad 808 footwork workouts thrown into collision with more recent mutations of the sound, presenting Rashad's most comprehensive showcase of the diversity and strength of the Chicago scene in 2013. The album drags hip hop, R&B, acid, house, techno and jungle into its footwork turbine, spitting them all out in recombinant fragments glued together with purring 808 sub triplets and jerky polyrhythms.
The album warms up with a distinctly low slung, g-funk flavour, typical of Rashad & Spinn's collaborations with San Francisco-based Taso. Hiccuping divas grace the rhythms on 'Show U How' and 'Only One' and 'Everyday Of My Life' (with Phil), with the crew providing their raps on 'Pass That Shit', 'She A Go' and 'Kush, Drank, Barz'. The previously released 'I Don't Give A Fuck' marks the dark pivot point of the album, with the pace picking up in the second half with more driving 4/4 flavours such as the title track 'Double Cup', the thunderously jacking 'Acid Bit' with Addison Groove and Chicago house flavours of 'Reggie' and 'Leavin'(with Manny).
The trip climaxes with the jagged breakbeat science of 'Let U No' and 'I'm Too Hi' (with Earl). 'Double Cup' is another indication that not only is this music still some of the most exciting, forward thinking music for the dancefloor that's around right now, but that footwork can eat anything.
Tracklisting:
1. Feelin
2. Show U How
3. Pass That Shit
4. She a Go
5. Only One
6. Everyday Of My Life
7. I Don't Give a Fuck
8. Double Cup
9. Drank, Kush, Barz
10. Reggie
11. Acid Bit
12. Leavin
13. Let U No
14. I'm Too Hi