![]() On this record, it's Specifik on both the A and B sides. Anyone familiar with Whirlwind D knows his records are some of the most reliable sources of killer scratch hooks he always works with amazing DJs. Now, I've already talked about the lyrics and concept in my Bits and Bobs video, so this is an excellent opportunity to talk about scratching. It's actually another lavish, 70's funk-soul explosion, this time with more of a faster disco vibe, with even more big horns (there's a great, subtle line he only slips in near the end of the second and third verse) and major replayability. Ultragroove, who goes way back (though I think this is his first collaboration with D): he produced the UK remix of Digital Underground's "No Nose Job." And that explains the title, because when I first saw "Smoove Mix," I was fully expecting some low key, Smooth Ice, Grand Daddy IU, "How Kool Can One Black Man Be" type of vibe, and this mix is definitely not that. This one's produced by a UK producer named Smoove a.k.a. Originally produced by Djar One, you may recall "Labels" was originally the lead track on D's 2018 Beats, Bits and Bobs EP, and it was also featured on last year's Original Breaks To B-Lines compilation. Will last: reminders of the journey and the places that I’ve passed."įor the B-side we have "Labels," the Smoove Mix 7" Edit. In the good times too, not just when I’m blue, rhymes add color andĭefinition to every hue paint pictures of my past in the ether that Heart and mind spoke solace in a verse, unrehearsed, just a burst. I’mĭefining my life what I hold so dear." But it's still D who lands the deepest hits, "when I hit my lows and my first family broke, bars and beats tapes my Every line in between each kick and snare. Every bar is so sincere, so every word in the verse You’re the reason that brought me here, 'cause And even when I’mĭeep in debt, and we ain’t even broke even yet, you were always there, when Struggling to pay this rent, 'cause we don’tĮven own our shit. I say "them" because the D's joined by guest MC Micall Parknsun, who lays it all out in the end, "this is all I got to give. "Without Music," is all about what music has meant to them and their gratitude for never having to have gone through life without it. It has an addictive, uplifting vibe - it's the kind of instrumental you want to put on repeat as soon as it's over, like Large Professor's "Key To the City." It makes perfect sense that this is the backing for a literal ode to music itself. Produced by Djar One, "Without Music" has a lush, funk/soul vibe with packed samples, replete with (non-verbal) looped, female vocals and big horns. ![]() He's consistently put out at least one new vinyl release every year for the past decade, and not even these crazy hard times have been able to stop him. Just like I couldn't let the year end without one more Father MC review, Whirlwind D couldn't let it end without lacing us with a new record.
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