Be good: Gem Drops.
March 13, 2011, 1 comments
The rad Pacific Northwest artist collective Dropping Gems has put out a fantastic compilation this week: Gem Drops is a collection of 21 tracks by some extremely talented beat wizards that all share the same idea of producing contemporary instrumental hip hop and electronic music, being influenced by the greats of West Coast beatmaking – think J Dilla, Flying Lotus, Matthew David, or Madlib. This uncompromised artistic vision receives an appropriate setting on Gem Drops, leading to a remarkably coherent result that showcases one of the most exciting directions in modern music. Featuring recently hyped artists such as Sumsun, Shigeto or yuk. alongside almost unknown young talents, the compilation may even be regarded as a formal introduction to contemporary beat-focused music from the US in general.
But most of all, the compilation pursues a good cause as all of the sales will be donated to the American Cancer Society. So while the whole thing is available for pay-what-you -want over at bandcamp, make sure to contribute at least a few bucks.
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