Style: instrumental hip hop
Primary Emotions/Themes: Short and sweet suites to celebrate the joy that is instrumental hip hop
Thoughts: Going through my collection piece by piece has reminded me of plenty of albums that I completely forgot I had. I remember picking this up from Juno records years ago and then promptly forgetting about it after listening a few times.
Philanthrope has to be one of the better producers in the instrumental hip hop - and lofi - sphere. I always find his music interesting and well composed. I'm not sure how much of it is sampled vs how much of it is generated for the album, but regardless the end result is excellent.
Like all good instrumental music this album knows when to ebb and when to flow. It pulls back when its needed, be it a trumpet solo without a beat or some nice atmospherics it's always welcome when the music becomes just a little bit less. The album also knows when to layer it on. This doesn't happen very often, prefering the more subtle approach throughout the record... but when it does happen the moments are memorable.
Clockwork balances the line between typical instrumental hip hop and a bit of jazz thrown in there. It's a great album to throw on at the end of a long week with a nice glass of scotch to wind down to before bed.
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