Honeymoon

oneyMoon, a downtempo mix date for Chronowax, finds Parisian DJ Cam on what he calls "a journey through the beauty of music." He certainly starts in the right place, with the groovy, downtempo, horn-driven "Loran's Dance" from Grover Washington, Jr.'s 1979 LP Reed Seed. From there, Cam concentrates on smooth underground rap by a few obscure names: 3582, with the jazzy "Early Morning"; Que-D, on the minimal, stuttered-piano-sampling "Cash Flow"; and Phat Kat, a harder rapper who looks back to G-funk with "Microphone Master." Cam deftly breaks up the set with Coldcut's classic deep-groove version of "Autumn Leaves," then returns to the hip-hop underground with great tracks from Londoner TY ("The Tale"), Lil Dap ("Brooklyn Zone"), and Bahamadia ("Philadelphia"). With one more trick up his sleeve, Cam breaks from Mr. Scruff's "So Long" into the final track, a lush Henry Mancini instrumental named "Lujon." It's a clever, understated mix that works equally well for relaxation or concentrated listening. ~ John Bush|

ヒップホップのブレイク感とソウルのもつメロウネス、ジャズのグルーヴ感を心地良く配した、DJカム選曲のコンピ。クォリティーの高いセレクトは、ノン・ジャンル&フリースタイルな絶妙のバランス感覚。カムのベースであるヒップホップ・ビートを中心に、ブラスや鍵盤楽器など、生音を使用したエレガントでアブストラクトな響きが終始続く。抑制が新たな〈なにか〉を生んだ最高のナイト・ミュージック。
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