Style: instrumental hip hop
Primary Emotions/Themes: A jazzy excursion into instrumental hip hop, complete with improvised sections
Thoughts: So much of the instrumental hip hop I've been listening to of late has been the chill variety. I needed something to switch up. That's where Between Now and Now comes in.
This album takes the ideas present in jazz and adopts them to an instrumental hip hop framework. Instead of the music being a peaceful and chilled out as possible, there are some actually musically challenging moments in the album. Points where the music feels a little bit off... or makes me wonder "why would they do that?"
There's a deep connection with the jazz staple of creating music for the sake of art, not necessarily for the ears of a the listener. There's a lot of choices in here that I find fascinating, and are not immediately likable... but they keep me coming back. It stimulates my mind and makes me wonder exactly what happened for the music to be composed in this manner. A great break from the norm with this genre.
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