Thavius Beck – Cosmic Noise

Label:
U-Trax
Art.No.:
09549457
Cat.No.:
21 UTR QDM14

Released:
30.09.2021
Cover:
Picture Gatefold
Format:
2LP
Pressing:
EU - Original
State:
New
Vinyl:
Cover:
Genre:
Instrumentals + Beat Art + Broken Beats / Headz + Hip Hop / Rap
Tags:
sonnymoon, flying lotus, exile
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Thavius Beck - Cosmic Noise
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Translucent Blue with Black Smoke Colored Double Vinyl in Gatefold Sleeve.

A 15-track, 63-minute sonic journey through Thavius Beck's ultra creative mind. 

Since our first contact with NYC based producer Thavius Beck in 2018, he sent us over 100 unreleased tracks, or beats, as he calls them. 25 of them have been selected for releases on U-trax, good for over 2 hours of music, across this album and the Lovesick EP.

Growing up in LA, Thavius Beck entered the hip-hop scene as member of Global Phlowtations, and released several solo albums under the Adlib moniker. In later years, he released five albums under his own name on labels like Mush, Big Dada and Plug Research, and also produced albums for artists like Saul Williams and K‑the‑I???, and did some remixing for amongst others Nine Inch Nails. Nowadays he combines making music with a career as a succesful certified Ableton and Bitwig trainer and as a music teacher at Berklee NYC.

The tracks vary in style a lot, but what they have in common is that they either are moody – in U-trax lingo: deep - or they are drum heavy. The common denominator would probably be 'experimental/instrumental hip-hop', reminiscent of producers like Flying Lotus. People have tried all sorts of comparisons to pinpoint Thavius' sound, ranging from 'between DJ Shadow and Orbital' and 'a mix of Massive Attack and The Orb'. None of these are spot on, yet quite a few of these tracks feel like a happy marriage between hip-hop beats and techno sounds.

Despite the fact that some tracks are 20 years old and have been made with widely different gear (one track was even made on a PlayStation 2), this selection sounds remarkably balanced, yet diverse.

From the irresistible single 'Lovesick/Still Sick' to the dark and massive 'Birdsong' (that echoes the sound of his popular song 'Atmos'), and from the head-nodding 'Work!' to the soothing 'Reunited With The All' - if this collection showcases anything, it's Thavius' brilliant production and composing skills, as well as his wizard-level sampling techniques. The result is a luscious electronic music album with a broad appeal.

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TitleFeaturingProducingTime
A1. Primordial Soup04:14play
A2. Lovesick/Still Sick04:37play
A3. Coordinated Will06:10play
A4. Work!03:18play
B1. Taking Over Me03:36play
B2. Chaos Theory03:28play
B3. Baby Tell Me That…03:34play
B4. Dark Matter05:29play
C1. The Principle Of Rhythm04:28play
C2. Celestial Mind02:49play
C3. Birdsong04:55play
C4. Angel Bop04:12play
D1. Labyrinth04:23play
D2. Issa Wrap05:01play
D3. Reunited With The All03:26play
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