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発売日 |
2016年05月中旬 |
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規格品番 |
4786681 |
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SKU |
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構成数 | 1枚
合計収録時間 | 00:34:05
Issued without advance notice 17 days after Kendrick Lamar's riveting 2016 Grammy Awards performance, untitled unmastered. consists of eight demos that are simply numbered and dated. Apart from segments previewed at the Grammys and late-night television appearances, there was no formal promotion. A postscript, it's (artfully) artless in presentation -- not even basic credits appear on the Army green liner card in the compact disc edition -- yet it's almost as lyrically and musically rich as To Pimp a Butterfly. The dates indicate that the majority of the material was made during the sessions for that album, and the presence of many of its players and vocalists is unmistakable. This was assembled with a high level of care that is immediately evident, its components sequenced to foster an easy listen. Track-to-track flow, however, is about the only aspect of this release that can be called smooth. After an intimate spoken intro from Bilal, the set segues into an urgent judgment-day scenario with squealing strings and a resounding bassline as Lamar confronts mortality and extinction with urgent exasperation. He observes terrifying scenes all the while sensing possible relief ("No more running from world wars," "No more discriminating the poor"). untitled unmastered. offers this and other variations on the connected themes of societal ills, faith, and survival that drove the output it follows, with Lamar at his best when countering proudly materialistic boasts with ever-striking acknowledgments of the odds perilously weighted against his people. Remarkably, this hits its stride in the second half. The stretch involves a rolling, ornamented retro-contemporary production from Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (with vocal assists from Bilal and Cee Lo Green), a stitched suite that is alternately stern and humorously off the cuff (featuring Egypt, five-year-old son of Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz, as co-producer and vocalist), and a finale of Thundercat-propelled funk. Even while coasting over the latter's breezy and smacking groove, Lamar fills the space with meaning, detailing a confrontation with sharp quips and stinging reprimands. While Lamar referred to these tracks as demos, and not one of them has the pop-soul appeal of "These Walls" or the Black Lives Matter protest-anthem potential of "Alright," untitled unmastered. is no mere offcut dump. It's as vital as anything else its maker has released. ~ Andy Kellman
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1.[LPレコード]
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1.Untitled 01 08.19.2014.
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2.Untitled 02 06.23.2014.
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3.Untitled 03 05.28.2013.
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4.Untitled 04 08.14.2014.
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5.Untitled 05 09.21.2014.
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6.Untitled 06 06.30.2013.
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7.Untitled 07 2014 - 2016
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8.Untitled 08 09.06.2014.
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告知ナシのサプライズ・リリースとなった新EPは、グラミー賞などでこれまでに披露されて大きな反響を呼んだ楽曲も含む、〈無題〉の未発表音源集。馴染みのテラス・マーティンやサウンウェイヴあたりと並び、カードやナード&Bといったおもしろいメンツとのコラボが非常に興味深く、また"Untitled 07"にはスウィズ・ビーツと共にスウィズの5歳になる息子エジプトくんのクレジットも。
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