Instrumental Albums

Moeses · Post by **Moeses** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:41 am

any of yall into instrumental albums? downtempo hip hop stuff?
list some of your favorites or favorite instrumental artists

Wax Tailor
Uncle Ho
Hermitude
40Winks
Bluntmosphere

all dope ass artists to check out
unfortunately i don't have any mp3s except for 40Winks but i can post if y'all want

DLG · Post by **DLG** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 5:05 am

Onra - Chinoiseries was by far the best instrumental album released this year, peep that shit.

Mansfield Status · Post by **Mansfield Status** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 11:45 am

rjd2 - deadringer

Money Daniels · Post by **Money Daniels** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:01 pm

Sixtoo:
Jackals & Vipers In Envy Of Man
Duration
Antagonist Survival Kit Instrumentals

Jel:
Soft Money
10 Seconds
Meat & Oil EP
Greenball/Greenball II/Greenball 3rd

Joe Beats:
Diverse Recourse

Blockhead:
Music By Cavelight
Downtown Science

Clutchy Hopkins:
Walking Backwards

mcenroe:
Druidry Instrumentals

Beastie Boys:
The Mix Up

Anything by Tenshun, Controller 7, ElekTro4, Meaty Ogre

Drastik · Post by **Drastik** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:30 pm

Blue Sky Black Death put out two raw ass albums this year. First was Late Night Cinema, and now they put out Slow Burning Lights. Good vibe, minimal singing, fire albums. I love their solo albums, but i hated the Holocaust.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:54 pm

Mansfield Status wrote:rjd2 - deadringer

i agree, to date this is the best one i've ever heard, including endtroducing

chillhood · Post by **chillhood** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 12:56 pm

http://www.philaflava.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=101981

Do you know Dr. Who Dat? Check out Beat Journey. one of the best instrumental hip hop albums of these last years. There aren't that many cats who know how to make good instrumentals albums actually. I dig the stuff Madlib & Dilla did with their barely more than 2mn long tracks filled albums a lot. You listen them fast and can isolate your favs joints from the rest. For the more consistent stuff well DJ Shadow's End...troducing is pretty much the blueprint in the cinematic style of abstract hip hop. Check the Dimlite guy in the thread I made in Rick Rubin linked above for some other style. Everybody knows Flying Lotus and Fat Jon even though I was disappointed with the last album from the latter nevertheless Koolmotor and Kommunicator instrumentals with his group Five Deez are still a good listen when I'm in the mood. You definitely need to listen to Kankick's albums (the 3rd member of The Holy Oxnard Trinity with Madlib and Oh No). He's almost as prolific as madlib in the hip hop departement (or was until 2 years ago given the fact he hasn't dropped anything since then) and no one has soul like he does Check out this thread I made on SOHH: http://forums.projectcovo.com/showthread.php?t=1085571
there are links to 2 fantastic mixes in there

Check out Oddisee, Roddy Rod of Maspyke.
Of course the instrumental versions of our beloved good ol' boom bap era's albums are always a good listen (Right now I'm listening to the Runaway Slave Instrumentals).
Lately I found myself particularly enjoying Common's Be instrumentals a lot. That album was flawless production wise. Oh and I won't forget Pete Rock of course well it's obvious stuff...

edit: Forgot to mention that The Unseen Instrumentals is my absolute fav instrumental album; Masterfuckingpiece

Employee · Post by **Employee** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:42 pm

drizzle wrote:
Mansfield Status wrote:rjd2 - deadringer
i agree, to date this is the best one i've ever heard, including endtroducing

No.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:44 pm

Employee wrote:
drizzle wrote:
Mansfield Status wrote:rjd2 - deadringer
i agree, to date this is the best one i've ever heard, including endtroducing
No.

yes

citizen · Post by **citizen** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:24 pm

alias-lilian
blockhead-uncle tony's coloring book

this is one of those threads we have every other month here

chiefbombpro · Post by **chiefbombpro** » Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:26 pm

Drastik Da God wrote:Blue Sky Black Death put out two raw ass albums this year. First was Late Night Cinema, and now they put out Slow Burning Lights. Good vibe, minimal singing, fire albums. I love their solo albums, but i hated the Holocaust.

Did you hear the one with Hell Razah? That shit was dope.

ric · Post by **ric** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:58 am

Employee wrote:
drizzle wrote:
Mansfield Status wrote:rjd2 - deadringer
i agree, to date this is the best one i've ever heard, including endtroducing
No.

ObeseJesus · Post by **ObeseJesus** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:19 am

drizzle wrote:
Employee wrote:
drizzle wrote:
Mansfield Status wrote:rjd2 - deadringer
i agree, to date this is the best one i've ever heard, including endtroducing
No.
yes

as much as I hate agreeing with Mansy....

Russian · Post by **Russian** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:54 am

drizzle wrote:
Employee wrote:
drizzle wrote:
Mansfield Status wrote:rjd2 - deadringer
i agree, to date this is the best one i've ever heard, including endtroducing
No.
yes

CHER1 · Post by **CHER1** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 12:26 pm

Russian wrote:
drizzle wrote:
Employee wrote:
drizzle wrote:
Mansfield Status wrote:rjd2 - deadringer
i agree, to date this is the best one i've ever heard, including endtroducing
No.
yes

Absolutely the best

Drastik · Post by **Drastik** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:23 pm

chiefbombpro wrote:
Drastik Da God wrote:Blue Sky Black Death put out two raw ass albums this year. First was Late Night Cinema, and now they put out Slow Burning Lights. Good vibe, minimal singing, fire albums. I love their solo albums, but i hated the Holocaust.
Did you hear the one with Hell Razah? That shit was dope.

Yea the Razah's Ladder album. The instrumentals were almost perfect for HR's voice.

Lid · Post by **Lid** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:26 pm

chillhood wrote:http://www.philaflava.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=101981

Do you know Dr. Who Dat? Check out Beat Journey. one of the best instrumental hip hop albums of these last years. There aren't that many cats who know how to make good instrumentals albums actually. I dig the stuff Madlib & Dilla did with their barely more than 2mn long tracks filled albums a lot. You listen them fast and can isolate your favs joints from the rest. For the more consistent stuff well DJ Shadow's End...troducing is pretty much the blueprint in the cinematic style of abstract hip hop. Check the Dimlite guy in the thread I made in Rick Rubin linked above for some other style. Everybody knows Flying Lotus and Fat Jon even though I was disappointed with the last album from the latter nevertheless Koolmotor and Kommunicator instrumentals with his group Five Deez are still a good listen when I'm in the mood. You definitely need to listen to Kankick's albums (the 3rd member of The Holy Oxnard Trinity with Madlib and Oh No). He's almost as prolific as madlib in the hip hop departement (or was until 2 years ago given the fact he hasn't dropped anything since then) and no one has soul like he does Check out this thread I made on SOHH: http://forums.projectcovo.com/showthread.php?t=1085571
there are links to 2 fantastic mixes in there

Check out Oddisee, Roddy Rod of Maspyke.
Of course the instrumental versions of our beloved good ol' boom bap era's albums are always a good listen (Right now I'm listening to the Runaway Slave Instrumentals).
Lately I found myself particularly enjoying Common's Be instrumentals a lot. That album was flawless production wise. Oh and I won't forget Pete Rock of course well it's obvious stuff...

edit: Forgot to mention that The Unseen Instrumentals is my absolute fav instrumental album; Masterfuckingpiece

i dont even feel like posting on sohh. but that kankick beat he made for declaime that was on that studio kinda cloudy.... is fucking crazy.

dr. who date/janiero jarel makes some fire ass beats. i still want an instrumental version of that shape of broad minds jawn

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:29 pm

^^ seconded, jneiro makes great beats and not so great raps

djjeffresh · Post by **djjeffresh** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:31 pm

Russian wrote:
drizzle wrote:
Employee wrote:
drizzle wrote:
Mansfield Status wrote:rjd2 - deadringer
i agree, to date this is the best one i've ever heard, including endtroducing
No.
yes

No.

machine · Post by **machine** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:29 pm

Late Night Cinema > RJD2's existence.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:52 pm

if i don't know it it doesn't exist, and i dont' know it

chillhood · Post by **chillhood** » Thu Nov 13, 2008 2:55 pm

Lid wrote:
i dont even feel like posting on sohh. but that kankick beat he made for declaime that was on that studio kinda cloudy.... is fucking crazy.

kankick is too ill. too bad he refused to join stones throw. dude deserves more fans.
yesterday I listened Blueprint's Chamber Music for the 1st time. It's crazy nice - if you (reader) don't know who he is check him out. He entirely produced Illogic's celestial clockwork which is a great album. I think the instrumentals came out not too long ago. the production on that album reminded me a lil bit of El-P's work on the cold vein.
Damu the fudgemunk has been blessing us with free music throughout the year. I forgot to mention him. Check out Count Bass D too. He doesn't drop fully instrumental albums but there are usually many on his albums. He's crazy nice with the mpc. more names: Ta'raach (Elovee), Ayatollah (Listen & Now Playing), Bullion (Pet sounds), koushik (his new album), waajeed (bpm instrumentals), prince paul (itstrumental), phohat (intelligenti pauca).
the 45 king, Godfather Don and Dj Spinna have a lot of instrumentals albums haven't had the time to check em all yet

edit: just to mention uk producer 2tall who produced an album for Dudley Perkins & Georgia Anne Muldrow last year beatiful mindz. Imo he did a better job than Georgia who produced the 1st g&d which is a very appreciable feat given the fact that she's a problem on the boards. so he put out an album this summer which is called the softer diagram. it's a well-crafted album. sounds kinda minimalist but I liked it.

chiefbombpro · Post by **chiefbombpro** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:06 pm

drizzle wrote:if i don't know it it doesn't exist, and i dont' know it

Blue Sky Black Death is the truth, learn about it.

the dead poet · Post by **the dead poet** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:18 pm

reanimator - music to slit your wrist by

hell0maryjane · Post by **hell0maryjane** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:21 pm

Money Daniels wrote: Beastie Boys:
The Mix Up

beat me to it

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:28 pm

the dead poet wrote:reanimator - music to slit your wrist by

why not just listen to a real el-p album instead

DoogieHowitzer · Post by **DoogieHowitzer** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 9:02 pm

I find a lot of instrumental hip hop albums tend to end up rather boring... I'd often rather listen to a DJ mix like the Future Primitive mixes, however I do have a few instrumental albums that I consistently return to:

DJ Frane - Frane's Fantastic Boatride
DJ Frane - Journey to the Planet of the Birds
The Bug - Tapping the Conversation
Presage (Mr Dibbs & Jel, with Dose One) - Outer Perimeter

LameAim · Post by **LameAim** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:24 pm

Late Night Cinema still gets a lot of spins, and Alias' most recent album (Resurgam) is very good. I also snagged the instrumental version of The Third Hand a short while ago and ended up with a new appreciation for it.

vinylpops · Post by **vinylpops** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:39 pm

2008's instrumental album of the year ^^

Lid · Post by **Lid** » Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:48 pm

vinylpops wrote:

2008's instrumental album of the year ^^