If you've been listening to the Handsome Family recently regarding their inspiration for their compilation album, the root of their selections were for unappreciated music that's jazz led, sounds like Luke Beat's 'Cream' might fit that criteria.
There's lots of Dilla/Madlib inspired beats out there but some are better than others (like Buscates' 'Control Centre' - see review HERE) and Luke Beats (aka Luca Romeo) has the advantage over many in that he's a bass player with Italian rapper Willie Peyote as well as being a whiz on the MPC.
The eighteen tracks on 'Cream' are soothing in nature - like italian OST on the beats - with loads ready for that mix tape intro like 'The D' and 'Fuzzy Not'. Synth dunkin' with 'Starting, Restarting' adds a nice bounce with some jazzy keys. The stand-out tracks are 'Jamdilla' (featuring Danny Bronzini on funky wah guitar), 'Jazzchorus' and 'Prime'.
Talking of mixtapes, there's a limited edition cassette version if you're quick and/or running low on blank TDK 120s (kids, ask your grand parents) and don't expect any Wu-Tang C.R.E.A.M...
Before I forget, check out 'If Music presents: You Need This! An Introduction to the Handson Family (see review HERE) as there's quite a lot of hip-hop/instrumental beats meets jazz tracks - some more obvious than others.
Artist: Luke Beats
Title: Cream
Release date: 20th September, 2024
Label : Little Beat More Records
Catalog Number LBM031
Format: Cassette (Limited Edition), Digital / Bandcamp
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