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Chicago-area beatsmith Maker’s two
entries into Now-Again’s Music Library
series showcase the verve with which
this underground Chicago hip-hop
producer undertook an exercise in
boom-bap era aesthetics: he dug
deep into the Now-Again catalog and
found dusty drum breaks to
underscore two bar loops. Maker Vs.
Now-Again made the case that hip
hop didn’t necessarily have to fly into a
dub-step inflected future if it was still
having fun in its funky past. Maker Vs.
Now-Again V.2 expanded beyond the
American funk, soul and jazz that
Now-Again was founded upon and
included worldly grooves from
far-flung locales like Nigeria, Brazil
and Zambia flipped up by this hip hop
classicist.
With his latest, Maker Vs. Now-Again
V.3, we find that the producer
grabbing from the best of both worlds,
from the riches of the ever-expanding
Now-Again catalog. This limited
edition is CD is packaged in a gatefold
eco-wallet package and is available in
limited quantities. Once they’re gone,
they’re gone. |
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