Музыка и песни Bay Blue / Bay Blue

Bay Area producer Matt Chang (known to many early Anticon fans as Sole / Pedestrian producer Matth) has finally released his debut record for Anticon. He is no longer using the Matth moniker though. Now you can call him Bay Blue. Heavy on the Jazz vibe, the songs on the record were painstakingly pieced together from samples, creating brand new songs that sound like a live band. Pretty great stuff. "I wanted to compose songs rather than just make beats," he says, "so in straining for a substitute for the emcee, it felt natural to study jazz musicians and the way instruments can become vocalizations. As a part of that process, many of these songs in a very organic way took on the form of jazz numbers, with frequent tempo changes (sometimes obvious and sometimes barely noticeable), subtle and shifting drums, minimal effects, and something like the thrill of improvisation." Like a history lesson in 20th century American music, Bay Blue draws from everything from big bands to string quartets to jazz duos to create something that's actually quite contemporary. Below we're premiering the second track from this jazzy hip-hop record, "Don't Clap on the One and Three". Record Label: Anticon Style: Hip Hop / Jazz