Style: Hip Hop | MP3 Music Download
Son Of A Bricklayer – “Shades Of Grey” (Ground Floor)
Solanaceous Instrumental Hip Hop | I couldn't find out much about the Copenhagen-based beatjuggler Son Of A Bricklayer. His label Ground Floor is rather tight-liped about their artist, so we're thrown back to the music itself. Not too bad after all. Son Of A Bricklayer produces dark and experimental Hip Hop tunes, instrumental, with a lot of musicality and a mind for history.
Czech Netlabel Ground Floor Records is active since 2005. How come I never heard of them? Their style is pretty dark, Death Hop, a mixture from Punk, Industrial and Gothic imagery which is prominently featured by artists like Dälek, Necro or Aesop Rock. Not what you would expect from a Hip Hop label but quite well done- label head noizcut is responsible for the design of the website and all Ground Floor releases.
Consequently, the artwork for Son Of A Bricklayer's "Shades Of Grey" LP is bleak and dirty as well. And although his music is not exactly uplifting and colourful, I was surprised to find relaxed and jazzy end-90s Hip Hop tunes rather than noisy break beats. Experimental in parts ( "Man Hunt", "Bolga") but mostly very well crafted instrumentals that sound like rainy streets at night, long car rides and New York City in general. The instant hits are "One", "Bloom" or "La Chambre". Son Of A Bricklayer sounds like SixToo, Shadow and the early RJD2 and did an awesome job on "Shades Of Grey".
MP3 Hip Hop Music Download
Download: Son Of A Bricklayer - "Shades Of Grey" RAR
Release: Son Of A Bricklayer - "Shades Of Grey"
Netlabel: www.groundfloorrecords.com
Artist-Website: www.myspace.com/instrumental78
About the Author
This article was written on 30.December 2008 by Bettina Rhymes.
Bettina Rhymes is the journalist alter ego of Sven Swift. Swift runs the established CDr- and Netlabel 12rec.net and acts as a Netaudio DJ every now and then. Next to his job at Phlow Mag, he writes reviews about free music at RUBored.org. Read more articles written by Bettina Rhymes.
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Oh excellent sound! If you like this, also check out the Gothenburg producer, beatmaker and underground hip-hoper dynamo414 on 23 Seconds Netlabel. http://www.23seconds.org
Happy new year!
Johan
Johan Lundin said on Jan 1, 2009 at 3:50 am | Commentlink #1
some of the beats could be a little bit more heavier. but the ambience is great.
mo. said on Jan 6, 2009 at 12:41 pm | Commentlink #2
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