my opinions on sonic art i listen to a lot of hip-hop @ the moment, but i will forever hold jazz as my favorite genre/biggest influence in my own music Keeping my posts short for right now, because I don’t know how I want to structure my posts yet (new at this).twatter Feel free to suggest music ▼via submissions!▼Tumblr (3.0; @ontwoandfour)http://twoandfour.net/<p>yes. when are you free?</p>http://twoandfour.net/post/16449271852http://twoandfour.net/post/16449271852Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:14:57 -0500<p><img height="300" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b343/dj-zep/taf/toro-y-moi-underneath-the-pine.jpg" width="300"/></p> <p><em>Underneath the Pine,</em> the second official album release from Toro y Moi, is an innovative and unique work that fuses contemporary techniques with vintage soundbites to form a flowing, mellow pillow of grooves. The upbeat percussion and funky bass lines are sure to have your head bobbing by the second track (“New Beat”). <br/><br/> What impressed me the most out of this entire work was Chaz Bundick’s (Toro y Moi) instrument choices. Each song takes on a consistent persona that demands attention from the listener with frequent build-ups and breakdowns. Chaz uses a wide variety of both electronic and physical instruments to create a psychedelic hodgepodge of soul, funk, disco, and even early hip-hop production to take control of the mind and imprint a particular fogginess on it. <br/><br/> Since <em>Underneath the Pine</em>, Toro y Moi has released an EP entitled <em>Freaking Out</em>. I’m excited for his ever-growing potential and imminent success.<br/><br/></p> <p>Tracklist + favorite tracks (bolded/underlined):</p> <ol><li>01. Intro/Chi Chi</li> <li><strong><u>02. New Beat</u></strong></li> <li>03. Go With You</li> <li>04. Divina</li> <li>05. Before I’m Done</li> <li><strong><u>06. Got Blinded</u></strong></li> <li>07. How I Know</li> <li>08. Light Black</li> <li><strong><u>09. Still Sound</u></strong></li> <li>10. Good Hold</li> <li>11. Elise</li> </ol>http://twoandfour.net/post/16445363608http://twoandfour.net/post/16445363608Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:10:48 -0500chaz bundicktoro y moiunderneath the pine<p><img height="300" src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b343/dj-zep/taf/Frank_Ocean-Nostalgia_Ultra1.jpg" width="300"/></p> <p>Frank Ocean’s <em>Nostalgia, Ultra</em> is one of the best debut albums of any artist that I’ve ever heard. It really explores the talent of Mr. Ocean, exposing almost no bounds outside of his actual vocal range.<br/><br/> I would classify this album as a summer album because it has a light, simple, west-coast feel that establishes itself in Strawberry Swing and maintains itself straight through until Nature Feels. <br/><br/> Although Frank is considered R&B by the media and labels, I would classify him as more of a singer-songwriter (if I had to put a label on it). Each song on this mixtape has a specific meaning and the order of the songs is very fluid. His lyrics have much deeper meaning than the average girl-whining material that most modern R&B artists default to when releasing a new album or mixtape.<br/><br/></p> <p>Tracklisting + favorite Tracks (underlined):</p> <ol><li>01. Street Fighter</li> <li><strong><u>02. Strawberry Swing</u></strong></li> <li>03. Novacane</li> <li><strong><u>04. We All Try</u></strong></li> <li>05. Bitches Talkin’</li> <li>06. Songs For Women</li> <li>07. Lovecrimes</li> <li>08. Goldeneye</li> <li>09. There Will Be Tears</li> <li><strong><u>10. Swim Good</u></strong></li> <li>11. Dust</li> <li><strong><u>12. American Wedding</u></strong></li> <li>13. Soul Calibur</li> <li>14. Nature Feels</li> </ol>http://twoandfour.net/post/16445289399http://twoandfour.net/post/16445289399Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:09:39 -0500frank oceannostalgia ultraodd futureofwgkta