If I Fail Are We Still Cool?＜Smokey Translucent Vinyl＞

The song off Patrick Paige IIs Letters of Irrelevance that got the most play was Voodoo, swampy funk bearing a strong resemblance to DAngelos like-titled album. Nearly submerged in the mix, Paige acknowledged But I still got growing up to do. Three years later, the Internet bassist proves that hes done a good amount of it, at least as an artist, with his more distinctive follow-up. The flight-themed If I Fail Are We Still Cool? swings with more authority between hip-hop and funk, more often leans to the former, and shows Paige as a more imaginative lyricist. Two of the songs with the most to offer, the freaky-deaky Whisper (Want My Luv) and wobbly Aint Talkin Bout Much, coincidentally feature Paiges bandmates, and space granted to the likes of Saba and Ohana Bam isnt wasted, yet a solid EP could be made from the all-Paige tracks. Start with the bluesy So They Say and the spaced-out synth soul of Who Am I, unflinching and deeply analytical songs articulating internal conflict between aspiration and humility, and Paiges desire to exterminate wickedness and uplift his people. ~ Andy Kellman

ジ・インターネットのベーシストによるソロ2作目。飛行機での移動をテーマにした内省的な作風で、サウンドはソウル、ファンク、西海岸ヒップホップを下敷きにしつつ、インターネット流儀の現代的なテイストをふんだんに塗している。LAモダン・ファンク界隈にも通ずる"Whisper"、EW&Fの超有名曲をスマートに引用した"Good Grace"、シドの冷涼なラップが冴える"Ain't Talkin Bout Much"など、実にクールで今様な聴き心地。
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