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The Unpolished Concrete Block
Created by:	ParYen
Tracks:	19
Length:	01:01:02
Keywords	1. instrumental 2. hip hop 3. night vision goggles
Created on	10/14/06 1:55am
Level	6
Points	2841
Total visitors	87
Unique visitors	49

description:

A soundtrack for late-night contemplation. No lyrics (the only ones are by-products from the samples used). There's not a lot of "slick" production here. You WILL find intricate, full, precise, sloppy, odd, ______ music that FEELS right. I like music that is best listened to at night; somewhat "moody" and/or contemplative and/or cerebral. I'm a fan of putting this music on and driving around with no particular destination and being confident in where you're headed and where you're at. Especially in a city like _____________ (your city here).

It's great. At times, though, I find myself getting lost, or "swept away", in the music, so it's not always good to drive.

An experience that's consistently pleasing to both the ear and the cerebral cortex.

tracklist

1	Jay Dee aka J Dilla : Shake It Down
	dilla is/was so great. emotional instrumental, no matter what direction any lyrics might take it in the regular version. they should sell neck braces with every dilla album. SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from Welcome 2 Detroit Instrumental Length: 00:02:55 Year: 2001
	Track Description: dilla is/was so great. emotional instrumental, no matter what direction any lyrics might take it in the regular version. they should sell neck braces with every dilla album. SHOW LESS
2	RZA : Opening Theme (Raise Your Sword) [Instrumental]
	great movie and great soundtrack (original score) by rza. it's like a peter and the wolf type scheme; each "character" from the people to the birds have their song. i had to order this vinyl. rasputin's music said they had it here in the bay, but when i went into the store, it was nowhere in sight. i looked forever. finally had to order online. SHOW MORE
	Track 2 from Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai [Jpn] Length: 00:03:23 Year: 1999
	Track Description: great movie and great soundtrack (original score) by rza. it's like a peter and the wolf type scheme; each "character" from the people to the birds have their song. i had to order this vinyl. rasputin's music said they had it here in the bay, but when i went into the store, it was nowhere in sight. i looked forever. finally had to order online. SHOW LESS
3	J. Rawls : The Polar Palms of Moscow
	emotional, cold, airy track to me. i love it. great mood. and the title is tight: polar palms of moscow. SHOW MORE
	Track 3 from Histories Greatest Battles, Campaigns & Topics Length: 00:04:51 Year: 2003
	Track Description: emotional, cold, airy track to me. i love it. great mood. and the title is tight: polar palms of moscow. SHOW LESS
4	Madlib : African Walk (Zamunda)
	one of my favorites off the beat konducta movie scenes albums. gets you moving. i can just see madlib messing around on the keys. SHOW MORE
	Track 4 from The Beat Konducta, Volume 1 & 2: Movie Scenes Length: 00:01:17 Year: 2006
	Track Description: one of my favorites off the beat konducta movie scenes albums. gets you moving. i can just see madlib messing around on the keys. SHOW LESS
5	Darkleaf : Space/Time
	great instrumental off this album. sounds like you're in a robot factory, and i love the water pouring sfx that comes in. SHOW MORE
	Track 5 from F... The People Length: 00:03:16 Year: 2002
	Track Description: great instrumental off this album. sounds like you're in a robot factory, and i love the water pouring sfx that comes in. SHOW LESS
6	Ayatollah : The Devil Is Sweet
	the somewhat sporadic drum hits are great. and man, when that crazy bass comes in... i like to describe it as a shaking a spider trapped in a box. if you hear it i think you may hear what i mean. ayatollah is great. his main machine is the akai mpc60. he's the dude who produced mos def's ms. fat booty track. SHOW MORE
	Track 6 from Now Playing Length: 00:03:02 Year: 2006
	Track Description: the somewhat sporadic drum hits are great. and man, when that crazy bass comes in... i like to describe it as a shaking a spider trapped in a box. if you hear it i think you may hear what i mean. ayatollah is great. his main machine is the akai mpc60. he's the dude who produced mos def's ms. fat booty track. SHOW LESS
7	Kan Kick : Bread and a Rolls Royce
	laid back, moody stuff from a "loop scholar" (from a madlib lyric). kan kick is a must-hear if you're a fan of dusty beats. i picked this up back in 2004 at amoeba records in la at night. my friend and i were just cruising around. he had never heard of kan kick. he loved it. we ended up at roscoe's on pico. after we ate, a guy on the street asked if we had any leftover food. i only had a few pieces of candy from the counter so i offered them to him. he cursed me out. SHOW MORE
	Track 7 from The Traditional Heritage Length: 00:02:28 Year: 2004
	Track Description: laid back, moody stuff from a "loop scholar" (from a madlib lyric). kan kick is a must-hear if you're a fan of dusty beats. i picked this up back in 2004 at amoeba records in la at night. my friend and i were just cruising around. he had never heard of kan kick. he loved it. we ended up at roscoe's on pico. after we ate, a guy on the street asked if we had any leftover food. i only had a few pieces of candy from the counter so i offered them to him. he cursed me out. SHOW LESS
8	Flying Lotus : Untitled #7
	dreamlike composition; easy to get lost into. it has an 8 or 12-bit feel to it. the voices in the background add a lot to its quality. SHOW MORE
	Track 8 from 1983 Length: 00:03:22 Year: 2006
	Track Description: dreamlike composition; easy to get lost into. it has an 8 or 12-bit feel to it. the voices in the background add a lot to its quality. SHOW LESS
9	Eligh : Dirt Bump (grimey)
	nice airy beat. just slightly reminds me of ico (the ps2 game). man, i used to really love eligh and the living legends. over the years i haven't been super happy with their change in sound, but still, gotta give it up for the legends crew. SHOW MORE
	Track 9 from Gandalf's Beat Machine Level 2 Length: 00:02:12 Year: 2002
	Track Description: nice airy beat. just slightly reminds me of ico (the ps2 game). man, i used to really love eligh and the living legends. over the years i haven't been super happy with their change in sound, but still, gotta give it up for the legends crew. SHOW LESS
10	Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician : Feel the Void
	cool, laid back, perfect for listening to under the moonlight. fat jon is solid-- also check out the five deez stuff which he produces. SHOW MORE
	Track 10 from Wave Motion Length: 00:03:23 Year: 2002
	Track Description: cool, laid back, perfect for listening to under the moonlight. fat jon is solid-- also check out the five deez stuff which he produces. SHOW LESS
11	Pete Rock : Tha Game (instrumental)
	great beat. as a sophmore in college my roommate won some stuff through our college radio station, one thing being a promo copy of this instrumental cd, but since he hated anything non gangsta funk yay area playalistic-whatever, he gave to me. thanks, scott. SHOW MORE
	Track 11 from Soul Survivor Length: 00:04:34 Year: 1998
	Track Description: great beat. as a sophmore in college my roommate won some stuff through our college radio station, one thing being a promo copy of this instrumental cd, but since he hated anything non gangsta funk yay area playalistic-whatever, he gave to me. thanks, scott. SHOW LESS
12	Jel : Multi Level
	when the sp1200 sampler/drum machine is done right, nothing can touch it. i don't like all of jel's stuff, but i'm a huge fan of this track. it's got this certain edge to it, even though it's not overly moody or anything. SHOW MORE
	Track 12 from 10 Seconds Length: 00:03:42 Year: 2002
	Track Description: when the sp1200 sampler/drum machine is done right, nothing can touch it. i don't like all of jel's stuff, but i'm a huge fan of this track. it's got this certain edge to it, even though it's not overly moody or anything. SHOW LESS
13	Prince Paul : Profit
	an interesting track from prince paul that grew on me the more i heard it. not too complex at first, but creates a cool mood with the angelic-like "ohhhh" voices. the beat is actually kind of funny. kind of amateurish. prince paul is a genius, seriously. he's great. SHOW MORE
	Track 13 from Itstrumental Length: 00:02:18 Year: 2005
	Track Description: an interesting track from prince paul that grew on me the more i heard it. not too complex at first, but creates a cool mood with the angelic-like "ohhhh" voices. the beat is actually kind of funny. kind of amateurish. prince paul is a genius, seriously. he's great. SHOW LESS
14	Par Yen : Winterwocky
	this is my own stuff. had to throw one of them in at some point! my fiancee likes this one a lot. it's good for driving around at night. SHOW MORE
	Track 14 from Oh Look It's A Dime Length: 00:03:47 Year: 2006
	Track Description: this is my own stuff. had to throw one of them in at some point! my fiancee likes this one a lot. it's good for driving around at night. SHOW LESS
15	Omid : Always Being Born
	omid (od) is a fresh la producer. he's got a cool-moody-abstract feel. i think the off-kilter beat is perfect. love all the static/hiss from the records. SHOW MORE
	Track 15 from Monolith Length: 00:05:37 Year: 2003
	Track Description: omid (od) is a fresh la producer. he's got a cool-moody-abstract feel. i think the off-kilter beat is perfect. love all the static/hiss from the records. SHOW LESS
16	Hi-Tek : Tony Guitar Watson
	short and sweet. along that same midwest head-nod feel as dilla. hit repeat. good to drive to. SHOW MORE
	Track 16 from Hi-Teknology Length: 00:01:00 Year: 2002
	Track Description: short and sweet. along that same midwest head-nod feel as dilla. hit repeat. good to drive to. SHOW LESS
17	Elusive : Love (Instrumental)
	his name so matches who he is. i saw him down at the basement in the sf valley a few years back (at a pigeon john show) and he was just standing off to the side holding a cardboard box full of cd's. not even pushing them. if someone happened to come up to him and ask, then and only then would he try to sell em. i like how the sample gets off the drums' timing, just slightly, every now and then. i'm a fan of little things like that. SHOW MORE
	Track 17 from Elements Of A Prototype 2.0 Length: 00:03:08 Year: 2000
	Track Description: his name so matches who he is. i saw him down at the basement in the sf valley a few years back (at a pigeon john show) and he was just standing off to the side holding a cardboard box full of cd's. not even pushing them. if someone happened to come up to him and ask, then and only then would he try to sell em. i like how the sample gets off the drums' timing, just slightly, every now and then. i'm a fan of little things like that. SHOW LESS
18	The Highlife Movement : The Prayer
	the liner notes say this whole album was done on a 4-track cassette with an sp1200 and a cheap mic. you gotta love it. it sounds so... like it was pulled up from the depths of the sea. great stuff. (the rest of the album features people like aceyalone, ab rude, etc.) SHOW MORE
	Track 18 from ...Estuary Length: 00:02:30 Year: 1999
	Track Description: the liner notes say this whole album was done on a 4-track cassette with an sp1200 and a cheap mic. you gotta love it. it sounds so... like it was pulled up from the depths of the sea. great stuff. (the rest of the album features people like aceyalone, ab rude, etc.) SHOW LESS
19	El-P : Straight Off the D.I.C.
	the regular album was good, and the instrumental version works too due to el-p's intense beats. i think he's part robot. this one's moody, but not real menacing. love the reverb on the snare. menacing enough to end the mix on and leave you with that gritty taste in your mouth. SHOW MORE
	Track 19 from Cannibal Oxtrumentals Length: 00:04:17 Year: 2002
	Track Description: the regular album was good, and the instrumental version works too due to el-p's intense beats. i think he's part robot. this one's moody, but not real menacing. love the reverb on the snare. menacing enough to end the mix on and leave you with that gritty taste in your mouth. SHOW LESS