Donuts
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Tragically, Donuts was released just three days before J Dilla (aka Jay Dee) passed away from complications arising from lupus--he was only 32. As one of his last projects, though, Donuts is a fitting reflection of Dilla's creativity and an apt tribute (however unintentional) to a career spent as the quintissential producer's producer. Unlike some of Dilla's previous instrumental albums, such as Welcome To Detroit , the songs here are less finished and polished pieces and more caught up in mid-creative motion. Unlike the soft, filtered sound he was known for in the mid-1990s, for Donuts he leaves a variety of soul and jazz loops in plain view but splices and reworks them as a set of sonic jigsaw puzzles. Spontaneous but not sloppy, the capture the late producer at his best--in the throes of his own imagination, each song poised with endless possibilities. --Oliver Wang After quietly serving as a member of a Tribe Called Quest's production team and scoring hits for Busta Rhymes, de la Soul and Pharcyde, Detroit producer Jay Dee became known as a major hip hop prospect by the end of the 90s. The hip-hop community took notice of his no-frills, breakbeat-heavy hip-hop style as he helped craft albums for Common, Q Tip, and the debut for his own group Slum Village. Jay Dee went solo not long after changing his name to J Dilla, he joined the Stones Throw roster in 2003 formed jaylib wit hfellow producer Madlib and released the album CHAMPION SOUND. Althought J Dilla is repsected mainly for his instrumetnal work, he has never crafted an entired albums meatn to be released instrumetnal until now. DONUTS is accessible without being typical or easily defined: it's hip hop without MCs, eelctronic music that at times sounds like a 70s soul mixtape. It's J Dilla doing what he does best, crafting hip hop soul and electronic music into his own sound. "Dilla is a drum god. His drums can't ever be topped." -- Kanye West-Scratch Magazine "My favorite producer? J Dilla... Jay Dee, he's bringing it strong." -- Pharrell Williams-BET Review: Classic Album. - Classic J Dilla album with great beats, my only issue is the beats duration is very short. Favorite tracks are Two Can Win, Hi, and Welcome To The Show. Review: Workinonit - Donuts is the culmination of J. Dilla's life and love of music, where he seemingly redefined or at least nudged hip-hop into a new direction with his singularly unique cutting technique. The story of Donuts is both triumphant and tragic, as Dilla finished the album while dying from a serious blood disorder. The album was released only days before his death at 32. Dilla's work as a producer with rappers and singers in the late 90s and early 2000s is amazing, yet Donuts is Dilla alone with his records. Although there have been other Dilla collections of his lost beats that were released posthumously, Donuts is one of the only albums that bears his name. Donuts is not only a unique piece of art- an album that really sounds like nothing before it, but it is also just a lot of fun. I've only previously listened to this album on headphones, and I think that is one of the preferred methods since the album is loaded with samples and loops. However, listening to this record was a new experience, as it sounded like the samples and vocals were pushed a little further to the front, allowing me to focus more on enjoying these sounds. Beyond the enjoyment of trying to figure out where or what these samples mean, the album also has a unifying theme, where the end track is the beginning, just like a loop or a donut. The last track is the intro, leading to this kind of infinite quality. One of my favorite songs is "Bye", which just gives me chills to hear the sample, and to think about how this was one of Dilla's last statements. Just an incredible album and one that you can sit down and listen to as a whole. Really glad to finally have this on vinyl. It's a great pressing, and I love the iconic donut shop cover as well.
A**Y
Classic Album.
Classic J Dilla album with great beats, my only issue is the beats duration is very short. Favorite tracks are Two Can Win, Hi, and Welcome To The Show.
B**Y
Workinonit
Donuts is the culmination of J. Dilla's life and love of music, where he seemingly redefined or at least nudged hip-hop into a new direction with his singularly unique cutting technique. The story of Donuts is both triumphant and tragic, as Dilla finished the album while dying from a serious blood disorder. The album was released only days before his death at 32. Dilla's work as a producer with rappers and singers in the late 90s and early 2000s is amazing, yet Donuts is Dilla alone with his records. Although there have been other Dilla collections of his lost beats that were released posthumously, Donuts is one of the only albums that bears his name. Donuts is not only a unique piece of art- an album that really sounds like nothing before it, but it is also just a lot of fun. I've only previously listened to this album on headphones, and I think that is one of the preferred methods since the album is loaded with samples and loops. However, listening to this record was a new experience, as it sounded like the samples and vocals were pushed a little further to the front, allowing me to focus more on enjoying these sounds. Beyond the enjoyment of trying to figure out where or what these samples mean, the album also has a unifying theme, where the end track is the beginning, just like a loop or a donut. The last track is the intro, leading to this kind of infinite quality. One of my favorite songs is "Bye", which just gives me chills to hear the sample, and to think about how this was one of Dilla's last statements. Just an incredible album and one that you can sit down and listen to as a whole. Really glad to finally have this on vinyl. It's a great pressing, and I love the iconic donut shop cover as well.
A**.
Una obra maestra que suena como debe sonar en vinilo
"Donuts" es uno de esos discos que merecen escucharse en formato análogo, y en vinilo no decepciona. El prensado tiene buena calidad, sin ruido de fondo notable, y la música de Dilla cobra otra dimensión. Un must para cualquier coleccionista de hip hop o amante del beat making. Completamente satisfecho.
K**R
An ode to JDilla plus this is a classic LP
I highly recommend HipHop heads to purchase this classic lp ! It’s all beats from one of the most legendary beat makers of all time !
V**R
Excelente
Llego en excelente estado
L**S
Mostly great condition, amazing album
I received the smile cover. Upon delivery, the plastic wrap seemed quite tight, since the bottom corner of the cover was slightly bent upon arrival. Luckily it didn't harm the record itself, and the cover mostly straightened out after a couple days. Overall fantastic album and purchase, plays great on vinyl.
D**A
Excelente disco
Legendario disco !
A**.
It came in GREAT condition
I know some people are worried about buying Vinyl through Amazon. I was. I took a shot and it was fine. Came in TWO separate boxes and was packed tight. I had a good experience, i hope you do too,
C**E
Tolle CD,
Tolle Cd kann ich nur empfehlen.
C**S
Classic.
Title says it all. Masterful body of work from Jay Dee; CD arrived in perfect condition, can’t recommend this enough!
N**O
意外と
早く届いた 内容は言うまでもなく凄い♪
R**D
TURN IT UP !!!!
Que dire de cet album ? Le plus ambitieux de son auteur. Un album qui pour ceux qui s'intéresse à la production musicale, est une référence dans la technique du sampling. Je vous invite à écouter les originaux. La découpe des samples est assez dingue. Alors après vous allez me dire ton avis sur sa qualité. La première écoute m'a dérouté, je n'avais pas du tout accroché. Mis à part les grosses perles de l'album (Waves, Stop, Diff'rence, Airworks, Lightworks, Bye) ça me semblais moyen. J'ai par habitude d'écouter plusieurs fois les disques avant de me faire mon avis. Au fur et à mesure des écoutes, cet album a fini par me scotché surtout que les prods sont très variés. De plus, les morceaux étant très court, on se dit "Ah celui là est trop court (le manque), celui aurait là pu être plus court (lassitude)". On passe par plusieurs états. Conclusion : Ne pas se fier à la première écoute
P**N
pepe
Excelente álbum la neta, lo recomiendo mucho y de consejo, no pidan un producto que vean que bajó demasiado de precio, normalmente vienen rotos o con algunos detalles, pero este está perfecto 🙏🏿
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