STREAMING // (Track) Bucketheadland – “Mercury Beak”

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Classic Day – Revisit Remission

Originally discussed in 2017, All Things Must Pass by George Harrison was dissected in around 500 words, and for a triple album; it was nearly impossible to cover the monumental legacy the album would create.

For being Harrison’s third studio, but reclaimed as his first album, All Things Must Pass are a distribution of a solo venture that for once, works out to be more of a study than previous works. While The Beatles was detrimental to the culture and style of the 60s, 1970 marked the era where All Things Must Pass take over.

Areas focusing on the second part, “Beware Of Darkness” that kicks the second disc off, or the entirely important title track “All Things Must Pass” where Harrison is gorgeous among the somewhat sorrowful and somewhat acceptance.

While the second disc lasts 14 tracks, the entire mix of 28 tracks over two hours becomes the perfect Sunday record as the sunshine pours through the windowpane. Death, life, and liberation through sound; Harrison infiltrates emotion with “All Things Must Pass” and orchestrates the simple, but deeply layered instrumentation to be gripping through release.

He illustrates, “Sunrise doesn’t last all morning, a cloudburst doesn’t last all day. Seems my love is up and has left you with no warning. It’s not always gonna be this grey.” While deeply laced in loss, All Things Must Pass as a record has great strides in pride and overwhelming happiness in sounds.

One of the following, “I Dig Love” is instead a little bit more lively with notions to power through simple vocalization with catchy instrumentation. Through this instrumentation takes a piano riff and ensemble with an electric organ as guitar piles on and becomes one stomping machine of prowess. In the same veins of stabilization where The Beatles progresses, All Things Must Pass is justifiable as the best solo record coming from a Beatle throughout the split of the Fab Four.

The eighth track follows as “Isn’t It A Pity – Version Two” where somber doesn’t even barely begin to describe the styling of the track. Harrison here is much slower than the original version of “Isn’t It A Pity” and thankfully, the harrowing second edition adds majestic strings and vocalization. The true difference is even able to lie with Harrison’s delivery on both vocals and guitar, being minuscule until the build and swell in the midpoint.

“Isn’t It A Pity – Version Two” is one of the most beautiful tracks ever recorded, and perfectly ties in the strength of death, betrayal, and the revisitation of remission. Etching, burning, and finally succumbing to personal pain, All Things Must Pass is the finalization of the breaking apart, the new birth, and the reflection that comes from growth.

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Misc. Day – Jungle Lounge

With the deep fasciation of Drum and Bass, the patterns that Coco Bryce establishes on their 2019 record Night On Earth continues to intertwine the areas of lounge acts and smoke-filled ballrooms.

Opening with “Irian Jaya,” there becomes this eerie opening of low-tuned splashes of color where Coco Bryce is a sprinting, but easy-to-understand force. The percussion which consists of rapid arpeggio snaps through rattling hi-hats and sudden machinegun style bursts of claps. Night On Earth becomes a frequent arrangement of use between the hardened dashes through jungle-placed environments and the conflict of beautiful synth arrangements.

“Killing Me” in particular makes an effort for being quick to the ears but technical in the footwork department. Areas of “Killing Me” deliberately sound glitchy and have layers that clash with each other like a fistfight. The midpoint drops the percussion and instead has these wide areas of space where nothing but light infiltrates the track.

The audience here becomes dazed and nearly in a stun-lock state where movement becomes impossible. As the beat is suddenly plopped back into the frame, areas where space suddenly is now confined.

After the halfway point to the record, “Wish We Didn’t” becomes the gospel of Night On Earth. Immediately immaculate not just by Drum and Bass standards, the mix of House and areas of jazz are key factors for why “Wish We Didn’t” is the standout. Between the sampled higher-pitched vocals and the inevitably inviting use of atmosphere; Coco Bryce is still a rushing instrumentalist, but the approach is much different.

Instead of deciding to go in with all components at once like some of the previous tracks on Night On Earth, Coco Bryce instead takes time to even introduce any elements of Drum and Bass. The actual percussion is not a factor until nearly a minute into the track. The bass line underneath the percussion is simple but effective enough to move the track along in this groove-based overtone.

Still, Night On Earth has one final moment of exemplary sound and ability behind instrumentation. “Breach The Peace” is a great last look at Coco Bryce as the track incorporates all the elements of immense capability and almost impossible patterns to follow with percussion.

Coco Bryce continues to change the dynamic on Night On Earth but is consistent enough for the eight tracks to be an engagement through sound. One of the more interesting records for Drum and Bass lately, the incorporation and inclusion of a constantly shifting dynamic gives Night On Earth the beauty of being a subtle cruise.

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SUNDAY SAMPLER // (Playlist) “04/03/2022″

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“A playlist of tracks that were featured on MattsMusicMine.com from the week of March 28th – April 3rd. From Reviews to Streams, never miss a track with these playlists that are uploaded every single Sunday till I drop dead.”

Featuring: True Blue, Thin, Bas Rotten, KirbLaGoop, Selene Saint-Aime, Daft Punk, Helpless, Yung Lean, Robert Glasper, H.E.R., Meshell Ndegeocello, 1 800 PAIN, Shake Stew, Powerplant, KRUELTY, Vince Staples, Matt Ox, Sven Wunder

Track List: Bad Behavior, Mirror Power, Sepia, Violence, Metal Goop Solid, The Bird, Phoenix, Around The World, Suppression, Trip, Better Than I Imagined, I MIGHT DIE, Lucidity, Pixie GF, Nothing Good Shall Ever Change Here, Desire, ROSE STREET, READY SET GO, Asterism Waltz

STREAMING // (Album) Ebony Pendant X Lamp Of Murmuur – “Plenilunar Requiems”

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Guest Vocals On Track 2 By: The Crying Orc (Këkht Aräkh)

Guest keyboard On Track 3 By: P.H.

Drums Performed By: K.M.

Recorded + Mixed By: S.C.

Artwork By: Synod

Track List: Resplendent Fountain Of Anguished Tears, Perished Spirits Dissolving Into Moonlight, Op. 28 No. 4

STREAMING // (Video) Vince Staples – “Ramona Park Broke My Heart: ROSE STREET”

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Directed by Vince Staples + C. Blacksmith

Executive Producer: Emily Hillgren

Producer: Sofie Warshafsky

Drone Pilot: Tommy Tibajia

Drone Operator: Hiro Murakami