100 ELEMENTS #05 W/ YL 27th July 2017

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Blackest Ever Black

Blackest Ever Black doing what they do best – connecting the dots between early industrial, doom, drone and the contemporary dance scene, pounding out the dreary sound of 21st century malaise.

If you ever need some creative inspiration, take a look at some videos of Timbaland in the studio in his prime, around the early to mid-2000s. You'll see Timbo smiling knowingly as he plays new material to some of the biggest rap & R&B stars of all time, all of whom appear to display a similar range of emotions – confusion, astonishment, befuddled laughter. This is testament to the Virginia producer's utterly genre shifting approach to the rhythm and texture of beat-making. No one sounded like him before, and the many who have imitated rarely reach his level. This In Focus is selected by Antonine Scali.

Beats Hip Hop

Beaming direct from NYC, 100 Elements brings a monthly round up of beats, unreleased exclusives and hip-hop adjacent offerings, curated by YL.

Tracklist

Illa JIlla J
All Good
Charlotte Dos SantosCharlotte Dos Santos
Move On
The Alchemist, The Alchemist, Conway, Conway, WestsideGunnWestsideGunn
A Thousand Birds