Michigan born talent machine releases his widely anticipated second full length album simply titled the Sam Baker Album. Mr. Baker is no stranger to experimental trip hop as he creates it himself and produces a variety of artists such as Flying Lotus. The album is a long-winded exploration into relaxation and inspiration. Listeners are greeted at the beginning of the temple with "Escape" a slow sludgy welcome, this is followed by the sexy "Bedtime" which begins the cycle of perpetual ambience. The soft and slow continues until the masculine and regenerative track "Brick" hits which sounds like the [...]
The LA-based label/collective Brainfeeder - helmed by beat wizard Steven Ellison aka Flying Lotus - have built up one of the more formidable rosters 2011 has to offer. So far we've had excellent releases from Tokimonsta, Matthewdavid, Mono/Poly, Jeremiah Jae and Taylor McFerrin, with heavily-anticipated records still to come from jazz-influenced prodigy Thundercat and freshly-signed dubstep figurehead Martyn. Characterised by a wide diversity of styles and a forward-thinking approach (Ellison himself completely overhauled his signature sound for last year's dazzling Cosmogramma ), the label has come a long way since its first official release, which was Samiyam's Rap [...]
Samiyam - Sam Baker's Album Brainfeeder: 2011 Sam Baker's Album is a Frankenstein like creation—hip-hop instrumentals, poorly stitched together, then filled with an ample amount of electricity. Samiyam created a monster that is mostly bullet proof and adaptable, with sharp teeth and a hand full of candy. Candy of course, to attract up and coming rappers flocking to the LA scene. Like those who came before, Samiyam moved to Los Angeles just 5 years ago, leaving An Arbor, Michigan to pursue hip hop production. Now [...]
Another month, another Brainfeeder release. Please note: this is not a bad thing . We're witnessing the golden era of a genre-defining record-label. I just hope we don't start taking them for granted. Samiyam - Sam Baker's Album Samiyam returns with his highly anticipated long-player, [...]
On Sam Baker's Album , Samiyam pulls together some pretty great grooves and sounds. My problem is not much of it moves or develops into anything interesting. This release is more like a sampler of various atmospheres this L.A. producer can create, and that's fine. Maybe it'll appeal more to beatmeisters and those who go into this LP looking for that kind of experience. WATCH THE REVIEW
Out now / Brainfeeder Track list: 1. Escape 2. Bedtime 3. Pressure 4. Bricks 5. Already 6. Frosting Packets 7. Kitties 8. Where Am I 9. Cushion 10. Turtles 11. My Buddy 12. No Dinner 13. Understanding 14. Wonton Special 15. Taco Delay 16. Lifesized Stuffed Animal 17. Sometimes
Illustration by Steven Fiche Download Samiyam "Cushion" (from Sam Baker's Album out now on Brainfeeder ) Sam Baker's Album is 17 funk-fueled tracks with a classic hip-hop backbone densely packed into a quick 40 minutes. This is Sam's second full length—the first was Rap Beats Vol. 1, self-distributed via his Myspace page up until FlyLo made it his first release on Brainfeeder—and while he still brings Donuts with sprinkles and the beats broken off from video [...]
Settle in, because Samiyam 's Sam Baker's Album is a long listen. There's 17 tracks to get through here, blending the genres of hip hop and funk with a thousand other unexpected things. Opening track 'Bitty' begins all chimey 80s fantasy film, but the full-on beats kick in just before the minute mark. The clap-hand snare on this track is pretty harsh, and that helps to toughen up the surrounding shimmery layers. In fact, most of the tracks on the album are a blend of glimmery synths, and beats that veer more than a little [...]
The second full-length record from the Los Angeles beatmaker, Sam Baker's Album is swamped with grated synths and filthy basslines. Stream it here in its entirety. "Sam Baker's Album", enigmatic beatmaker Samiyam's second full length comes out July 5. Read more »
Photo by Oliver Morris [Brainfeeder] ( buy vinyl ) ( buy CD ) (buy mp3s tk) It would be difficult to talk about Sam Baker's Album without talking about someone who is mentioned in the review of basically everyone from Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder camp: J Dilla. It's possibly an overused comparison, but the fact is that this album bleeds Donuts , Ruff Draft , and Champion Sound . It's undeniable. Is it a bad thing to still be talking [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Large Professor, DJ Premiere, J Dilla "Samiyam - Turtles" What's so good? As I've mentioned here previously , Samiyam is an old soul in a new terrain. Though he's most often mentioned in conjunction with friend and label boss Flying Lotus and the rest of the L.A. beat scene, Sam is crafting a discography that can [...]
Samiyam - Sam's Baker Album (Album Teaser) Ohhh boy am I looking forward to this, one of the freshest producers out there at the moment with what everyone says is his best work yet. Here's a lil 8 minute teaser for Samiyam's new album, due to be released on the 28th of this month on Brainfeeder. It's gonna be a classic. Pre-order: Amazon | Ninjatune ~Lork Brainfeeder: Website [...]
Oh man. Oh man, oh man, oh man. Sometimes - sometimes , you know, like once a year maybe, maybe , there's an album you hear once or twice and instinctively know it's destined for classic status. The kind of album that will form the backbone of respectable music collections in 5 years. Donuts was an album like that. Madvillainy was an album like that. Hell, Cosmogramma was an album like that. Sam Baker's Album is an album like that too. It is an album destined for approving nods of hip-hop heads the world over. In [...]
Long-standing Brainfeeder member set to release long-awaited album debut...
Samiyam - Sam Baker's Album (LP/CD/Download) Brainfeeder, summer 2011 Tracklisting: 01. Escape 02. Bedtime 03. Pressure 04. Bricks 05. Already 06. Frosting Packets 07. Kitties 08. Where Am I 09. Cushion 10. Turtles 11. My Buddy 12. No Dinner 13. Understanding 14. Wonton Special 15. Taco Delay 16. Lifesized Stuffed Animal 17. Sometimes
No time for a full SXSW update but I did want to share these amateurish video's I took of Sam Baker, Danny Schmidt, Storyhill, Matt The Electrician, and Slaid Cleaves from various showcases. Although the quality may be lacking the songwriting and emotion behind the songs does come through. Danny Schmidt - " Serpentine Cycle of Money " Untitled from craig bonnell on Vimeo . Sam Baker - "Mennonite" Untitled from craig bonnell on Vimeo [...]
Okay so last week I introduced to my new feature, charting the best of the internet. Well here we are again, and I found some new stuff virtually as soon as I finished the last one. Here they are, enjoy! This track takes two of musics hardest opposites - the dreamy indie of the xx and the super aggro grime of Tempa T and meets them nicely somewhere in the middle, to create a really good mashup. Sam Baker - Hype Time (Tempa T vs The xx) [...]
Something of an eclectic collection for you today, which I guess is inevitable when you press that little shuffle button! I've included the location of each artist, as well as myspace linkage for further listening. Make sure you check out Hello Saferide ('Anna' is a gorgeous song), Malcolm Middleton and Sam Baker in particular. I find that Matt Pond PA track is best played nice and loud as well. Hail Mary - Young Lords | myspace (USA) [...]
Maybe you'd like to read the back story . Maybe you'd like to read about how a fellow blogger stopped writing last year until a certain amount of people had purchased Sam Baker's album Cotton . Maybe you'd like to watch the video. Maybe the words will make you cry. Maybe you'd like to read about how difficult it was to find them . Maybe you'll adore those stirring strings. Maybe the piano at the end will get you all caught up inside. It's all [...]
01 The Avett Brothers | I and Love and You ( buy ) I don't think it would be possible to look back at 2009 and not think about the Avett Brothers and this record. The two will be forever cemented in time together. I saw the band in Chicago , San Francisco and Madison - each time different, but wonderful memories that made up some of my favorite nights of the year. This record chases down big dreams, is the product of hard work [...]
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