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01 - Tones 02 - Crack 03 - Wave 04 - Time 05 - Vamp (1) 06 - Refrain 07 - MRI 08 - Midnight 09 - Vamp (2) 10 - Defrag 11 - Spiral 12 - Vamp (3) 13 - Erector 14 - Echoes 15 - Vamp (4) 16 - Stream 17 - Xizm 18 - Eternal |
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The role of the hip hop producer is mired with misunderstanding. On the one hand you have someone like Lil Jon, who has the musical talent of a gloworm yet gets tons of satisfaction from club goers everywhere due to catchy four note melodies possessing repitition rather than progression. Then you have people like DJ Krush and KK the Khaosist, masters of the profoundly subtle and just plain ill who garner the respect of the avant garde. KK the Khaosist certainly won't win any club time with his latest instrumental collection of beats and melodies Eternal Tones, despite the fact that its cuts are miles above anything played in those venues, both technically and aurally. However, Tones bears an important flaw: no matter how good the music is, every listen makes one wonder how much better each track would sound with an MC or DJ playing an active role to round things out. It's difficult to understand why KK the Khaosist decided to stick the two near-throwaway tracks "Tones" and "Crack" in the beginning of the album. The two openers bear little in the way of exciting numbers; their largely ambient countenance is furthered by few changes in song structure leaving little of a first impression. Notwithstanding the slow start, the Khaosist follows up several tracks of instrumental hip hop gold. Possessing an active bass line, electronic blips and drones, and subtle scratches, "Wave" manages to engage rather than bore. "Vamp (1)" easily fits into a smooth R&B framework, a stark contrast to the harder rock sound of "Vamp (2)," replete with a sound bite taken from Ozzy Osbourne's "Crazy Train," or the even off-kilter sounds of "Vamp (3)" and "Vamp (4)." "Xizm" probably serves as the most complete song of the bunch, even containing a bridge and much needed change ups in its near 6 minute time length. But no matter how good the track, Eternal Tones possesses little in the way for casual hip hop enthusiasts, being too ambient for its own good. It serves as more of a supplement rather than an active ingredient, and just doesn't possess enough to make audiences actively listen to it, serving as background fare or even muzak. Eternal Tones would make a terrific addition to a movie soundtrack, and it works extremely well for driving or studying or many other things. Even trance music and many other forms of electronica seem more engaging with their build ups and drops. That's not to say that possessing ambiance is a bad thing. In the hands of the right MC or DJ to add raps or scratches the album could serve a very interesting purpose. In that sense Eternal Tones works as a vertiable toolkit of sounds and beats that when put to good use could create something amazing. Sadly, as of right now it's relegated to "study music" status with few exceptions. |
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