Chef Boyarbeatz x Sharrol Kelby - Opal Imitation

Track mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari

From the label:

We Present to you:
"Abolishing Qualified Immunity"
- a compilation by 40oz Records in honor of JUNETEENTH.

ALL PROCEEDS GO DIRECTLY TO THE NAACP.
NAACP WEBSITE: naacp.org
NAACP Direct Donation: secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1

Qualified immunity - is a judicially created doctrine that shields government officials from being held personally liable for constitutional violations

We tell our story - SPEAK UP and use our voices !!!! #EndPoliceBrutality
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Juneteenth is an annual holiday observing the end of slavery in the U.S. and marks the day (June 19, 1865)when news of emancipation reached people in the deepest parts of the former Confederacy.

We are honored to do our part, and give back to the black community. We stand up against police brutality and the injustice in the world right now - we fight for change.

** All generated proceeds from the compilation via Bandcamp will be donated directly to the NAACP. If you chose to donate to the NAACP directly please send us a message to our email or a private message to our social media with your donation receipt and we can send you a direct download link to the entire comp. **
- Email: Cam@a40ozcollective.com

Thank you for your participation - every cent counts. Let's give back. 

credits

from Abolishing Qualified Immunity - Compilation LP, released June 19, 2020

Source: https://40ozrecords.bandcamp.com/track/opa...

Spekt1 - Instinct EP

Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari

ALL PROCEEDS FROM BANDCAMP WILL GO TO BLM CHARITIES!!!
Thank you for your support. We cannot be more grateful for black communities and POC contributions to this world. WGT is in full support of our people receiving justice and takes a proud stand with POC to protest for equal rights.
-Black Owned Businesses Relief Fund
-Black LGBTQIA + Migrant Program
-Black Anti Repression Committee Bail Fund
-Front Line Protestors

Instinct EP from Spekt1 encapsulates the original California West Coast sound while adding an underground knock, and dance floor approved flip, on Rap music and electronic bass music. Creative percussion and Funk bass lines, Hip Hop lyrics and vibes, Electronic drive and depth, worldly Trap fusion, and Grime all fused into his personal breed of sound.

Link to all streaming/download here: https://fanlink.to/InstinctEP

Exclusive premiere in Big Shot Mag: https://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/videos/63430/

Source: https://fanlink.to/InstinctEP

ZAIN WOLF - Service Industry (STRTEP080) Saturate Records

Mastered by Mastering Engineer Saif Bari

Link to all streaming/download here: https://fanlink.to/STRTEP080

https://www.rendahmag.com/article/zain-wolf-service-industry-on-saturate

23/05/2020

Geoffrey Carter

Zain Wolf brings us his SERVICE INDUSTRY EP

Another breathtaking release on SATURATE.

A man who describes himself as “Undoubtedly Chee’s #1 fan since his birth”, Zain Wolf is here to bring us a fascinating new EP entitled Service Industry. Released on the highly reputable, Saturate Records, Zain Wolf delivers a non-stop, bass fueled adventure. This up and coming producer from South Africa proves that he is one to look out for with each track on this release.

When I asked him about this body of work and where his ideas stem from, he told me that each track on the EP relates to the customer types he deals with at his job as a coffee barista. Zain describes it as a funny but insulting way to highlight his ridicule in the service industry. I knew in the back of my head that this had to have some sort of concept behind it when I first listened, and I was not wrong.

What I love about this EP is that it shatters any preconceived notions about what “Bass music” should sound like. The opening track Customer Service threw me for a loop, when I was expecting a steady danceable banger, I got instead an emotional piano intro with loosely crafted arpeggios and a string section with an undeniably orchestral feel to it. It was completely unexpected (but not out of place) for an EP of this genre.

The transition between emotional landscape and groovy head-bobber is flawlessly executed in the next track Bodybreaker. In this tune I specifically love the sound design in his percussion. The drums feel so complex and textural, with loads of variation and ear candy throughout. In contrast to the relentless half-time groove, the outro on this track had a lo-fi vibe and jazz feel. I was transported.

It’s so hard to pick favorites in this release, but I feel that Moneymaker is a stand-out track. It has an ultra slow, laid back groove that delivers a gut punch with how much it slaps. I love the deep, distorted basslines along side the sporadic drum patterns that it brings, and it’s classic track arrangement.

The next tune, Consumer Complaints, is a keyboard interlude which sets the listener up for the next part of the EP. Facelifter, the following track, excels in its unique bass design and eerie atmospheric intro. What I love about this particular tune is the final section that hits you with a breakbeat speed and adds some interesting variation and development.

It’s definitely difficult to describe the final piece, Blameshifter, a seven and a half minute anthem that I feel encapsulates Zain Wolf’s production abilities. It has influences in hip-hop, IDM, glitch hop, and breakbeat that flow seamlessly together without a hitch. It's a great note to end the EP on and worth listening to more than a few times.

The full release drops on May 26th over at SATURATE's Bandcamp. Be sure to get yourself a copy!

Source: https://fanlink.to/STRTEP080