J Dilla: The Shining Vinyl 2LP Gift Guide - Vinyl Classics reviewed by snackmaster 04/2011

reviewed by snackmaster 04/2011

Check the freak folk vibes on his Spirited remix of "I Am The One I Am" by Wooden Wand & The Vanishing Voice and "Version" by Mi Ami

you already know "Undeniable" (which has been moving out on 12" quicker than we can order it) but check out shit like Mos' Katrina freestyle over "Nolia Clap

this was a corny time for me (snowboarder pants + eyebrow piercing = ugh)

and genius pieces of work that swiftly move us past West's non-musical shortcomings

J Dilla: The Shining Vinyl 2LP Gift Guide - Vinyl Classics reviewed by snackmaster 04/2011Original 2006 Lab review: In one of the biggest stealth moves ever, Jay Dee spent the last decade rising from underground prodigy to deified musical martyr, quietly redefining the sound of hip hop along the way. The Shining was scheduled as the follow up to the overlooked at the time classic in retrospect Welcome 2 Detroit, but as the truncated timing (36 minutes) suggests, BBE and executive producer Karriem Riggins had to piece the project together