Wednesday, January 29, 2014

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GUMMY SOUL X SOULS OF MISCHIEF: 93 STILL MIXTAPE


In celebration of the 20th anniversary of 93 'Til Infinity, Souls of Mischief graciously opened their vaults to give Gummy Soul the exclusive acapellas of their classic album, to remix for the first time ever.

As the framework of the project, Gummy Soul’s Wally Clark, dug through his extensive record collection, and gathered all of the songs that were sampled to make hip-hop in 1993. Jazz, Funk and Soul songs, used to create classics from Digable Planets, Snoop Dogg and Black Moon, were then re-contextualized to provide familiar, yet updated versions of some of hip-hop’s most beloved material.

"I wanted to take all of the records that people used back then, and create new compositions using the same techniques they were using – such as filtered bass lines, classic drum breaks, echo-y horns – to make an album that sounds like it could have been released in 1993," says Clark. "It was an amazing exercise trying to capture the essence of a sacred time in hip-hop. It also allowed me to playfully use samples that are normally deemed off-limits, because they are too well known

1.Never Know More 03:45
2.Live And Let Live 05:11
3.Disseshowedo 02:49
4.What A Way To Go Out 04:57
5.Let 'Em Know 04:09
6.A Name I Call Myself 03:57
7.93 Still 03:58
8.Limitations 03:41
9.Anything Can Happen 03:26
10.Make Your Mind Up 03:07
11.Batting Practice 04:10
12.That's When Ya Lost 03:36
13.Tell Me Who Profits 02:45


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