Jazzy trip hop chill from: Mista Ed x Inside Trading – The Day You Never Returned
Gah! Who needs Mondays? Discard the stress and chill out with Aussies Mista Ed x Inside Trading.
Mista D has been around since 2003 and his biog says “Ed’s personal projects sit across Boom Bap, Instrumental Hip Hop and Lo Fi Beats, drawing influences from artists such as Mr Scruff, DJ Krush, Pete Rock, Emapea and Jazz Spastiks.” There’s plenty of Mr Scruff on the featured track. Dunno anything about Inside Trading other than they play live guitar and bass on the track.
The featured track is The Day You Never Returned. It’s a super jazzy, super sad, super chilled track. It opens with ripples of almost harp. Beats are held back for a bit to really set the tone.
The track has a lovely way with the bass. It’s deep but kept back in the mix so you feel its presence as much as hear it. The beats betray a wonderfully old school approach that focuses on head nodding richness, rather than tinny production.
A melancholy piano does battle with a noodling guitar. It’s all very loose but the piano wins out aided by the strings. Yes, it’s sad but also has a hint of defiance. A bit of a I Will Survive for the stoner generation. Cracking track.
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