Smooth like pouring custard, phat like The Biggest Loser cast, and crafted like a Renissance master. C’mon man, it’s Mitsu! Was it ever gonna be anything else? I’m not name checking any tunes here, as I’m into ALL of them, for different reasons. However, I will say this. ‘New Connection’ had me at hello. The album is a cohesive mix of Hip-Hop, both breaks and abstract style, Broken Beat, lot’s of percussion, and warm jazzy chord progressions. There’s a couple of almost Dilla like swung beats, which’ll make mixing the snare in time a bit interesting.
Lotta subtlety here, so you gotta let some grow on you, but that’s the pleasure of listening, right? The vibe is more down-tempo than anything else, but no downer buzz-kill tracks, nahmean? I should say – this ain’t no ‘DJ only’ recommendation, it’s an album full of groove, for early in the party, or late. Or during, depending on the vibe. I’m getting the wax and the MP3’s. It’ll be my music Visa, in that I ain’t leaving home without it, in any format. (F**k Amex, by the way)
SIDE A
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_101.mp3″ text=”A1 – New Connection” dl=”0″]
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_102.mp3″ text=”A2 – Down To Business” dl=”0″]
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_103.mp3″ text=”A3 – Take It Back” dl=”0″]
SIDE B
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_104.mp3″ text=”B1 – Let Go” dl=”0″]
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_105.mp3″ text=”B2 – Philly” dl=”0″]
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_106.mp3″ text=”B3 – If you build it” dl=”0″]
SIDE C
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_107.mp3″ text=”C1 – No Games” dl=”0″]
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_108.mp3″ text=”C2 – First Class” dl=”0″]
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_109.mp3″ text=”C3 – Attention” dl=”0″]
SIDE D
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_110.mp3″ text=”D1 – Front Row” dl=”0″]
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_111.mp3″ text=”D2 – Wave” dl=”0″]
[wpaudio url=”http://media.grooveattack.com/amedia//1/5/8/0/9/7/7/1580977_112.mp3″ text=”D3 – Nothing Lost” dl=”0″]