JA by j inthename
JSD006
The creation of JA remains the stuff of lore: crafted over an 11-day period upon relocating to New York City, tracks sequenced and numbered by the order of their creation, immediatetly following a 4-hour MPC crash course with no previous producer's experience with the console. While at its core a beat tape, j inthename's unique, virgin approach yields a convex hip-hop through lenses of dada and expressionism. JA is rooted in an earthly focus, seeking dirt and grit in its raw sketch-like feel, with incidental artifacts from the tape performance shaping the compositional outcome. Subtle echoes of a native spirit, at times evoking an atmosphere akin to entheogenic ceremony, give way to the raw mysticism of fusion and drone seeping up to the surface. j also spends his time playing drums for Sonnymoon & others, and like his drumming, the most surprising thing here is the minimalist strength of his perspective.
Tracklist
| 1. | I | 0:55 |
| 2. | II | 1:32 |
| 3. | III | 2:02 |
| 4. | IV | 2:22 |
| 5. | V | 1:40 |
| 6. | VI | 1:05 |
| 7. | VII | 1:13 |
| 8. | VIII | 3:00 |
| 9. | IX | 1:41 |
| 10. | X | 1:48 |
| 11. | XI | 1:47 |
| 12. | XII | 2:05 |
| 13. | XIII | 1:18 |
| 14. | XIV | 1:56 |
| 15. | XV | 2:18 |
| 16. | XVII | 1:06 |
| 17. | XVIII | 1:46 |
Credits
All tracks produced by J. Welch
Engineered by M.J. Thomas III
Mastered by M.J. Thomas III & P. Loggins at JASS West
Artwork by J. Welch
Portrait by K. Vicente
© JASS 2014
