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#Loupo - Good Company

   뉴 저지 버링턴 출신의 비트메이커인 루포가 작년 발매한 앨범 Good Company, 필자또한 못보고 지나쳤지만 9번째 72소스 플레이리스트를 듣던 중 귀에 너무 밟히게 되어 이렇게 알아보게 되었다. 버링턴에서 현재 제일가는 프로듀서중 한명인 그는 지난  Transitions (2014) 과 Enigma (2015) 두 개의 앨범을 거치면서 힙합 프로듀서로서 내공을 탄탄히 쌓아왔다.     재즈풍의 미세하게 진동하는 듯한 그만의 분위기는 앨범을 거칠 수록 더욱 단단해졌고 가장 최근 앨범인 ‘Good Company’는 비트메이커의 한계를 넘어서 프로듀서로, 라이브 연주와 보컬과 같은 다양한 요소들의 융합에 초점을 둔다. 소리들로 짜내는 그의 풍경은 그럼에도 불구하고 잡음이 섞이지 않고 깔끔하게 다가온다.    가져온 곡은 앨범내의 Letters 라는 곡으로 보컬인 Stephanie 와 기타리스트 Max Bronstein과 함께 한 곡이다. 이 둘은 로컬 소울합 밴드  ‘Smooth Antic’에 속해있다.(멋있는 이름인것 같다).

Transmitting crucial beats from Burlington, the Vermont-based producers Es-K and Loupo have crafted a smooth, introspective long-player for the Cold Busted label titled Symbiosis. Holland-born Es-K (Essential Knowledge) is known for his monthly Spontaneous Grooves series (where a collection of tracks are created in one sitting) and his vital 2016 album Passages. Fellow VT rhythm-wrangler Loupo is also on the rise, with a recent album on the Melody Soul label named Good Company. This new collaborative release, Symbiosis, is a brilliant meeting-of-the-minds, blending the styles of these two talents over the course of ten tracks. The result is deep and meaningful as well as groovy and ‘headz approved,’ showcasing the duo’s penchant for envelope pushing in terms of atmosphere, melody, and rhythm. From the opening chords of “Aqua” – reminiscent of expansive works from the likes of Lonnie Linston Smith – Symbiosis sets itself apart in the realm of beat-conscious production projects. Sparkling Rhodes piano, a winding jazz bass line, and an overall pensive vibe lead midway into a funky drum part, which almost seems curiously added as an afterthought. The fusion-istic instrumentation and understated, downbeat rhythm flavor continue throughout Symbiosis, shining on cool cuts like “Road To”, the tough, slow motion stepper “Gavel”, “TwoTone” with its jerky beats and film noir attitude, and “CooLit”’s cosmic quiet storm meditation. Es-K and Loupo are onto something unique and special, and Symbiosis lays out their fruit of their sonic exploration for all to enjoy.

Monk-One (Names You Can Trust / Wax Poetics) – “A Very well-crafted downtempo full length. Overall flow and musicality is on point.” Kid Loco (Flor) – “Quite smooth and good.” Adam Warped (Whiskey Pickle) – “Lovely spaced out dopeness!” Stereo 77 (Plimsoll Records) – “Very nice late-night headphone grooves.” DJ Nartak (Nightflight & Klassik Lounge shows) – “Excellent stuff. Musically advanced, nice laid back vibes.” The Funk Hunters (Westwood Recordings) – “This is LUSH! Love it.” DJ T-Bird (Los Chicos Altos) – “Laid back bump for rooftops & bars.” Cyprien Rose (Houz-Motik blog) – “Relaxed to the max, good summer vibes.” Ket Shah / Mucho Soul (Mucho Soul Radio Show) – “This is very good!” DJ Friction (Bodymovin) – “Real tasty beats & instrumentals. I dig it a lot.” Eric Tchaikovsky (Night Light Sound System) – “Fantastic Release. All of the tracks are brilliant.”

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LOUPO FEAT. STEPHANIE AND MAX BRONSTEIN - LETTERS

Good vibes, relaxing beats, exquisite music,enrapture and seductive vocals…

These are the main ingredients used to record the mellow neo-soul-esque piece entitled Letters by Loupo.

Luie La Hart aka Loupo is a young and talented beatmaker born in Duxbury who recently dropped a new project called Good Company via independent label Melody Soul (they use to drop dope shit like X Essential by  The Xtraordinair$).

Scratchtheblock squad listened closley the smooth Letters, a spectacular “appetizer before the main course” adorned with the soothing vocals of Stephanie Heaghney (also member of eclectc group Smooth Antics) and guitarist Max Bronstein-Paritz