Cru Jonez, May  
Cru Jonez
May
USA EP 
Label: Organik Recordings
Release Year: 2009
Style: Hip-Hop & R'n'B
 
  Tracks  
  May  
  Painted Basement  
   
  Cru Jonez is the solo project of Brooklyn-based drummer & producer Steve Bryant.

Side A - "May" - Opens with a sound collage combining glitchy synth wash, free-jazz vibraphone, and filtered horn stabs, all rolling out the carpet for the massive beat drop, reminiscent of early DJ Shadow. A distorted keyboard line hints at indie-rock undertones while the Synth-bass and vibes create their own phrase playing counterpoint to each other. In the middle of the track, the drums and keys are deconstructed before bringing back the original beat and building to a climax.

Side B – “Painted Basement” – A pulsing synth/dancehall bass starts this one off, only to be contrasted by a jazzy trip-hop drum pattern and a raindrop-like piano line. The chorus is a wash of live saxophone and trumpet pads, followed by a more rugged, punchy pass through the A section. The bridge is part Bonobo, part D'Angelo, laying down a groove both spacey and driving, and builds to the chaotic, "free jazz" ending.
In the vein of Sixtoo, Afta-1, Elektro4, Matt Kelly, JEL, Controller 7, Maker, P-Love, Prefuse 73 and D-Styles.

In the vein of Sixtoo, DJ Shadow, Afta-1, Elektro4, Matt Kelly, JEL, Controller 7, Maker, P-Love, Prefuse 73 and D-Styles. Other sales points: Cru Jonez aka Steve Bryant is the drummer for various NYC bands (Benzos, Boomclique, Elcodeck, Peculiar Gentlemen) and most recently for Michna’s live band, Raw Paw (Michna recently released the critically acclaimed album, "Magic Monday" on Ghostly International), and will be touring the US along with Eliot Lipp (Mush Records/Hefty Records/Eastern Development) in March of 09. This 7” release features 2 tracks off of Cru Jonez full length release “The Dynamic”.
 
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