SLUM VILLAGE Archives - Guerssen Records https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/artist/slum-village/ Guerssen Records Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:44:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/cropped-isotip-32x32.png SLUM VILLAGE Archives - Guerssen Records https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/artist/slum-village/ 32 32 Fantastic Volume II: Instrumentals https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/fantastic-volume-ii-instrumentals/ Mon, 20 May 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/fantastic-volume-ii-instrumentals/ The contributions of the late Detroit producer James DeWitt Yancey - better known to the world as J Dilla- to the world of hip-hop can't be overstated, and nowhere is his legacy more apparent than his work as a member of Slum Village. A founding member of the trio, (Alongside rappers T3 and Baatin) Dilla provided the groups distinctly esoteric, free-wheeling sound, built around winding basslines, quirky drumbeats, subtle low-end frequencies, and classic jazz & soul samples. After the success of Slum's 1997 studio debut, Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1, the group went to work on their follow up. Though the project was completed in '98, label turmoil kept the project on ice until 2000. By the time Fantastic Volume II hit, Dilla was well on his way to his status as a hip hop legend having produced cuts for Common, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest and many more. Later works from Slum Village may have had more of an impact sales-wise (in the immediate) but Fantastic Volume II had fans and many critics saying that Slum Village, and Dilla in particular, may single-handedly save rap music. Perhaps that statement is hyperbole but many consider Fantastic Volume II to be Slum Village's, and J Dilla's, finest work ever. Ne'Astra now presents the complete Dilla instrumentals from this landmark release.

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]]> The contributions of the late Detroit producer James DeWitt Yancey – better known to the world as J Dilla- to the world of hip-hop can’t be overstated, and nowhere is his legacy more apparent than his work as a member of Slum Village. A founding member of the trio, (Alongside rappers T3 and Baatin) Dilla provided the groups distinctly esoteric, free-wheeling sound, built around winding basslines, quirky drumbeats, subtle low-end frequencies, and classic jazz & soul samples. After the success of Slum’s 1997 studio debut, Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1, the group went to work on their follow up. Though the project was completed in ’98, label turmoil kept the project on ice until 2000. By the time Fantastic Volume II hit, Dilla was well on his way to his status as a hip hop legend having produced cuts for Common, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest and many more. Later works from Slum Village may have had more of an impact sales-wise (in the immediate) but Fantastic Volume II had fans and many critics saying that Slum Village, and Dilla in particular, may single-handedly save rap music. Perhaps that statement is hyperbole but many consider Fantastic Volume II to be Slum Village’s, and J Dilla’s, finest work ever. Ne’Astra now presents the complete Dilla instrumentals from this landmark release.

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]]> F.U.N. https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/f-u-n/ Tue, 05 Nov 2024 23:00:00 +0000 https://wpguerssen-test.odoo.rgbconsulting.com/product/f-u-n/ The latest full length album from Detroit mainstays Slum Village,F.U.N., has now made its way to vinyl. The 12-track project is their first album in nearly ten years and includes fresh collaborations with Larry June, Cordae, Eric Roberson, Robert Glasper , Karriem Riggins, Abstract Orchestra, Sango, Phat Kat, Daru Jones, Earlly Mac, The Dramaticsand more. 2015's critically acclaimed Yes! further cemented T3and Young RJ's ability to effectively carry on the legacy of theseminal rap group, retaining its essence while evolving its soundwith fresh new energy. However, with last year's sold out tour inEurope, and the release of the Larry June and The Dramatics-assisted "Just Like You", it was revealed that the duo wasback in the lab together working on a new Slum Village album.F.U.N. finds Slum Village expanding on their signature certainsound, but still staying close to their hometown roots: Young RJexplains- "We wanted to just try something new, so we focusedon making Disco-inspired music," and T3 notes that the recordingprocess all "began with collecting old Disco records."For fans who wonder why the sonic shift, and why the longhiatus between proper albums, T3 says "Slum is still here.We're still relevant and we're still trying to push the envelope.Sometimes people put too many rules on music, and withoutsounding cliche, we wanted to just have fun with [this album]."F.U.N., indeed.

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]]> The latest full length album from Detroit mainstays Slum Village,F.U.N., has now made its way to vinyl. The 12-track project is their first album in nearly ten years and includes fresh collaborations with Larry June, Cordae, Eric Roberson, Robert Glasper , Karriem Riggins, Abstract Orchestra, Sango, Phat Kat, Daru Jones, Earlly Mac, The Dramaticsand more. 2015’s critically acclaimed Yes! further cemented T3and Young RJ’s ability to effectively carry on the legacy of theseminal rap group, retaining its essence while evolving its soundwith fresh new energy. However, with last year’s sold out tour inEurope, and the release of the Larry June and The Dramatics-assisted “Just Like You”, it was revealed that the duo wasback in the lab together working on a new Slum Village album.F.U.N. finds Slum Village expanding on their signature certainsound, but still staying close to their hometown roots: Young RJexplains- “We wanted to just try something new, so we focusedon making Disco-inspired music,” and T3 notes that the recordingprocess all “began with collecting old Disco records.”For fans who wonder why the sonic shift, and why the longhiatus between proper albums, T3 says “Slum is still here.We’re still relevant and we’re still trying to push the envelope.Sometimes people put too many rules on music, and withoutsounding cliche, we wanted to just have fun with [this album].”F.U.N., indeed.

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