That epic deadbeat Hannibal Moncrief promised a fourth and final installment of his SXSW adventures, but his phone is dead and the only communication I’ve had from him in the last two days was a cryptic text message that read: Bury Me a G. Maybe there will be more, maybe there won’t. In the interim, I offer That Young Shit a record of dusty sun-warped beats courtesy of Onakabazien, created entirely from Neil Young samples. Scoff at the gimmicky nature of the concept all you want, you can’t ignore the excellence of its execution. While his name might not ring bells, the Toronto producer has been flipping the likes of Sun Ra, Ethiopiques, and Kraut Rock since before it became Stones Throw’s bread and butter. It shows. I’ll sell the first release in his Intended Disclipline series, the way it was sold to me: “it’s on some Beat Konducta series/Donuts type shit…30 cuts in 40 minutes (plus a Gravediggaz remix bonus).” A ripe harvest for sure.
Download:
ZIP: Onakabazien – “That Young Shit” (Left-Click)
4 comments
Dub-snap says:
March 23, 2010 at 2:46 pm (UTC -7)
I vote Hannibal completes (and continues) his residency on the Passion… Before he gets busy sprinkling the globe with his love children.
Enkeling says:
March 24, 2010 at 3:02 am (UTC -7)
I really liked the idea of Young based beats but found the execution far from excellent. Personally I prefer Dert’s tackling of Pink Floyd: Westside of the moon.
Passion of the Weiss says:
March 24, 2010 at 9:24 am (UTC -7)
Bullion’s Pet Sounds: Songs in the Key of Dee is also excellent.
Passion of the Weiss » Blog Archive » The Veils and Vices of Slim Twig says:
October 19, 2010 at 6:40 pm (UTC -7)
[...] movie scores for the blind. Half of it is produced by Onakabazien, who you may remember from his “That Young Shit” beat tape earlier this [...]