Tag: dj shadow

German Producer Slim The Chemist Drops An Impressive Multi-Faceted EP “Perspective” (Review)

September 19, 2017

The release of DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing in 1996, in tandem with projects from J Dilla, Nujabes, and Madlib, (amongst others in the 2000s) gave rise to the rap instrumental auteur, beat-crafters who cultivated atmospheres with their productions that stand alone from an MC’s verses. This is the environment in which a producer like Slim The … More German Producer Slim The Chemist Drops An Impressive Multi-Faceted EP “Perspective” (Review)

flowsfordays Presents: Our 10 Favorite Instrumental Albums of 2016

November 14, 2016

As each year goes by I see more and more music blogs overlooking hip hop instrumental albums. It’s disappointing to see as many of them are just as intricate and conceptual as albums with lyrics. We’ll always have Donuts, Endtroducing…, and Petestrumentals, but producers around the world are serving up platters of straight up instrumental caviar across the … More flowsfordays Presents: Our 10 Favorite Instrumental Albums of 2016