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Compact and Disperse EP (2006)

by Strand + Tres

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Originally released by PULPA in 2006.


The Compact & Disperse EP unfolds a big arsenal of beats and rhymes polished with live instruments (drums, cellos, strings) though the result is completely electronic.

The Great Architect, featuring Soarse Spoken (Botnica del Jibaro, Miami) on the mic, which also has the collaboration (providing samples) of 'Un Caddie renvers dans lherbe', opens the record that travels back and forth to the past and the future reinventing the way of seeing hip-hop with imagination, clicks, acoustic sounds, scratches and an amazing secuencing.

Another great discovery on the record is the american MC Omniscient (Flow Official), who puts the words to The Way It Was, with a flow and lyrics that reclaim a look back at the original attitude in hip-hop on another outstanding track. The A side is completed with Compact & Disperse, an instrumental track where Strand messes with the instruments and Tres composes layers with the turntables to conform an enormous epic trip.

The B side is shared by the brothers Don and Roel Funcken (with records for Warp, Skam or Merck under the aliases of Funckarma, Shadow Huntaz, Cane, Quench or Android) with a bunch of deformed, tripped out and obscure beats. They deliver 2 remixes of The Way It Was, first under the guise of Funckarma in a manipulated beats and cut up secuencing orgy.

And then as Shadow Huntaz, building a remix that smells like a classic track coming out of a Hells hip-hop club that Non Genetic (one of the three mcs out of Shadow Huntaz) rounds with some contemporary style lyrics that takes us back to the Valley of Shadows again. In between, Frankie Boxcutta provides some classic flavoured power cuts for the remix. Tracklisting: 1) The Great Architect 2). The Way It Was 3) Compact & Disperse 4) The Way It Was. Funckarma Remix 5) The Way It Was. Shadow Huntaz Rmx.

Compact & Disperse EP despliega ante nosotros todo un arsenal de beats y rimas pulidos con instrumentos reales (batería, cello, cuerdas…) aunque el resultado sea profundamente electrónico. “The Great Architect”, con un portentoso Soarse Spoken (Botánica del Jíbaro, Miami) al micro, y que también cuenta con la colaboración (samples) de Un caddie renversé dans l´herbé, abre un disco que viaja al pasado y al futuro, reinventando la manera de ver el hip hop, a base de imaginación, clicks, acústica, scratches y una programación impresionante.


Otro de los grandes hallazgos del disco es el MC estadounidense Omniscient (Flow Official), que pone voz a “The Way It Was”, con un fluir y una letra que reclaman un regreso a la actitud originaria, en otro tema apabullante. La cara A se cierra con “Compact & Disperse”, con Strand haciendo de las suyas con varios instrumentos y Tres construyendo capas con los platos para conformar juntos un viaje épico de proporciones descomunales.


La cara B del EP se la reparten los hermanos Don y Roel Funcken, quienes han publicado para Warp, Skam o Merck bajo nombres como los de Funckarma, Shadow Huntaz, Cane, Quench o Android, prodigándose con todo tipo de beats deformados, oscuros y alucinados. Remezclan por partida doble “The Way It Was”, primero como Funckarma, en una bacanal de beats y secuencias recortadas, manipuladas y ensambladas, y después como Shadow Huntaz, con todo el aire de un clásico salido de un club de hip hop del infierno, al que Non Genetic (uno de los 3 Mc’s de Shadow Huntaz) pone la guinda con un recitado de estilo contemporáneo que nos conduce, de nuevo, al valle de las sombras. Frankie Boxxcutta se encarga de repartir scratches con toda la energía del estilo más ortodoxo. Estamos ante uno de los discos más interesantes de hip hop facturados aquí y ahora, un disco que actualiza conceptos y mira al futuro.

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released January 5, 2006

A1 The Great Architect
Featuring – Soarse Spoken
Featuring [Chords] – David Chica
A2 The Way It Was
Cello – David Fernandez
Featuring – Omniscient
B1 Compact & Disperse
B2 The Way It Was (Funckarma Remix)
Remix – Funckarma
B3 The Way It Was (Shadow Huntaz Remix)
Featuring – Non Genetic, Omniscient
Remix – Shadow Huntaz

Picture by Silvia Morán
Artwork by Mahogany Own

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Strand Brussel, Belgium

Strand is a Spanish musician/producer based in Brussels. He has released several records in labels like Foehn, City Centre Offices, Project Mooncircle, Galleta, among others, has collaborated with writer Barry Gifford, MCs like non genetic from Shadow Huntaz, and musicians like Takeshi Nishimoto, and has been remixed by producers like Funckarma and Hudson Mohawke. ... more

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