- LP
- Digital
- New Release
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Knxwledge
1988
Stones Throw
- Cat No: STH2409LP
- Release: 2020-03-27
- 2024-07-10
リストック!J DILLAやMADLIB以降の多作でオムニな音楽性を吐き出すビートメイカー・KNXWLEDGE。<STONES THROW>から初めてリリースしたアルバム「HUD DREEMS」のフォローアップと自身が位置づけする続編アルバム「1988」
Track List
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1. Knxwledge - dont be afraid
01:34 -
2. Knxwledge - [bc] tm_s not promised
00:54 -
3. Knxwledge - do you
02:49 -
4. Knxwledge - thats allwekando.
00:57 -
5. Knxwledge - listen
01:15 -
6. Knxwledge - learn
01:42 -
7. Knxwledge - howtokope.
02:01 -
8. Knxwledge - with[reality]
00:54 -
9. Knxwledge - uonlygetone
00:55 -
10. Knxwledge - solivelife
01:40 -
11. Knxwledge - be safe
01:00 -
12. Knxwledge - watchwhoukallyourhomie
01:30 -
13. Knxwledge - theykome&go
01:34 -
14. Knxwledge - don_tgottabe
02:09 -
15. Knxwledge - gangstallthetime
01:59 -
16. Knxwledge - believeme
01:07 -
17. Knxwledge feat. NxWorries - itkanbe[sonice]
01:44 -
18. Knxwledge - makeuseofthetime
01:18 -
19. Knxwledge - makeitliveforever
01:51 -
20. Knxwledge - awomanslifeislove
01:16 -
21. Knxwledge - amansloveislife_keepon
03:20 -
22. Knxwledge feat. Durand Bernarr, Rose Gold - minding_my business
04:29
16bit/44.1khz [wav/flac/aiff/alac/mp3]
A prolific artist in the extreme sense of the word, Knxwledge continues to redefine instrumental hip-hop almost in real-time with a stream of beat tapes numbering in the hundreds on Bandcamp, and video remixes on Instagram.
This prolific output began early. 1988 takes its name from the fact that much of the new record was created that very year, when Knx was an infant. As the story is told, little baby Knx was left alone by his mother for just a few moments and crawled to a family member’s vintage SP–12 sampler. When his mother returned he had already produced his first beats and nearly mastered the machine. These tracks, all produced before nap time while rocking a Nike diaper, were stored over the years on floppy discs, then brought to his studio in recent months where they were finished up, mixed, and mastered.
ケンドリック・ラマ―’14年の大傑作「To Pimp a Butterfly」への参加や、同時期には天才・ANDERSON .PAAKとのデュオ・NxWORRIESの片割れとしても知られるカリフォルニアのビートメイカー・KNXことKNXWLEDGE。bandcampで楽曲を大量に発表していたころと変わらないクリエイティヴさと未知なるビートの探求は衰え知らず、NxWORRIESとしてのクレジットもあり、シークレットでANDERSON PAAK.が歌っているというトラックもあるという今作、いつものように全22曲というビートワークをパッケージした純度の高いサンプリング技能や現代ヒップホップのHQなトラックが満載。ラストも、LAのフレッシュなシンガー、DURAND BERNARRとROSE GOLDをフィーチャーした「Mindin My Business」もお楽しみ。KNXWLEDGE諸作の中でもR&Bサンプリングが際立つメロディアスな名作。大推薦です!