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100
Madlib channels a deep, intertwining lineage of Black music through Sound Ancestors like folklore oration, storytelling with the sorcery of a beatmaker who knows how to make an instrumental really sing.
10mo
80
Sound Ancestors is a realisation of what the Madlib and Hebden are capable of in tandem. It’s bold, different, and takes the genre of instrumental hip hop to the next level.
10mo
80
The wildly inventive rapper-producer teams up with electronic musician Four Tet to create an album that lives in the space between the past and the future.
10mo
80
Whilst there are less immediate areas of the tracklist, there is a good proportion of showstoppers and every track has its place in the overall effort. This is an LP that builds, getting better the longer it goes on.
10mo
80
Sound Ancestors isn’t anything new from Madlib, but it only further cements his status as one of the great producers, artists, and minds in hip-hop.
9mo
80
Nourishing batch of beat collages from the leftfield hip-hop auteur, assisted here by Kieran ‘Four Tet’ Hebden.
8mo
79
On his collaborative album with Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden, the producer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ, and archivist remains masterful by simply turning what he hears into something new and revelatory.
10mo
70
Sound Ancestors is a mixed bag if ever there was one. It's funky, it's psychedelic, it's jazzy, dirty, clean, and mean. It's Madlib.
10mo
70
Sound Ancestors trails off into averageness by Madlib standards, which is to say it never stops being above average in general.
10mo
70
It sounds recognizably like both Madlib and Four Tet while taking their music into directions where neither artist has ventured before, and its highlights are life-affirming.
10mo
70
Madlib is known for his psychedelic, positively weird concoctions, and he delivers a few on Sound Ancestors.
9mo
60
In a world where more and more people think throwing a few old-timey samples together qualifies as jazz-hop, it’s needed more than ever for the elite producers to show the young bucks the true heights of artful, imaginative hip-hop beat making.
9mo
madlib’s collaboration with four tet’s kieran hebden does not disappoint.
even in 2021, madlib is one of the best producers out there. his latest album is full of organized instrumentals and ingenious results.
throughout ‘sound ancestors’, many vibes are present. this foray is less into the hip-hop culture and more working toward a fusion of soul, funk, jazz, and electronic. there’s spanish guitar on “latino negro”, jamaican influence on “theme ... read more
even in 2021, madlib is one of the best producers out there. his latest album is full of organized instrumentals and ingenious results.
throughout ‘sound ancestors’, many vibes are present. this foray is less into the hip-hop culture and more working toward a fusion of soul, funk, jazz, and electronic. there’s spanish guitar on “latino negro”, jamaican influence on “theme ... read more
This could have been a classic...but it's still an enjoyable release.
Madlib is one of my favorite producers, and I really liked the singles for this album, so I had high expectations. And while I do enjoy this quite a bit, it didn’t reach its full potential for me.
For what it is, it’s actually really well executed and sounds great. Madlib has some great instrumentals on here and some really cool ideas overall. But unlike my favorite instrumental records, it doesn’t ... read more
Madlib is one of my favorite producers, and I really liked the singles for this album, so I had high expectations. And while I do enjoy this quite a bit, it didn’t reach its full potential for me.
For what it is, it’s actually really well executed and sounds great. Madlib has some great instrumentals on here and some really cool ideas overall. But unlike my favorite instrumental records, it doesn’t ... read more
PRE-REVIEW NOTE: Thanks for 800 followers! Y'all still the best community out there. Today is a sad day, since SOPHIE just passed away way too soon. R.I.P. fly high, queen. Saying that phrase is way too habitual then it should be, the world is messed up. Also, i didn't feel to well today, so that's why i was inactive. I'll post my weekly log soon, i just ogtta finish my queue.
Madlib's new album is the only calming record that isn't boring or uninteresting of this year. And, i mean, who didn't ... read more
Madlib's new album is the only calming record that isn't boring or uninteresting of this year. And, i mean, who didn't ... read more
Sorry for the short review, I just don’t have too much to say about this project.
Madlib is a legendary hip-hop producer, most famous for his collaborations with MF Doom (rest in peace), J Dilla (also rest in peace), and Freddie Gibbs. This album was shaping up to be one of my most hyped albums of 2021, featuring arrangement by Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet), but unfortunately, it didn’t hit nearly as hard as I would’ve liked it to. Although some of the tracks were very ... read more
Madlib is a legendary hip-hop producer, most famous for his collaborations with MF Doom (rest in peace), J Dilla (also rest in peace), and Freddie Gibbs. This album was shaping up to be one of my most hyped albums of 2021, featuring arrangement by Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet), but unfortunately, it didn’t hit nearly as hard as I would’ve liked it to. Although some of the tracks were very ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | There Is No Time (Prelude) 1:16 | 65 |
| 2 | The Call 2:05 | 75 |
| 3 | Theme De Crabtree 2:16 | 70 |
| 4 | Road of the Lonely Ones 3:38 | 77 |
| 5 | Loose Goose 2:21 | 75 |
| 6 | Dirtknock 2:14 | 77 |
| 7 | Hopprock 3:27 | 74 |
| 8 | Riddim Chant 1:58 | 70 |
| 9 | Sound Ancestors 2:50 | 70 |
| 10 | One For Quartabê / Right Now 2:42 | 74 |
| 11 | Hang Out (Phone Off) 2:15 | 70 |
| 12 | Two for 2 - For Dilla 2:51 | 74 |
| 13 | Latino Negro 3:36 | 65 |
| 14 | The New Normal 2:28 | 72 |
| 15 | Chino 1:57 | 72 |
| 16 | Duumbiyay 3:13 | 68 |
Total Length: 41 minutes
Year End Lists
| #10 | / | Rough Trade (UK) |
| #19 | / | Paste |
| #27 | / | Gorilla vs. Bear |
| #38 | / | Uncut |
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10mo
decent/mediiocre album, however im very apalled and dissapointed by the obivous stock garageband ios drums on here, like dude what the actual fuck we could do this
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Added on: October 25, 2020