The new J Dilla I’m not so sure of exactly, but Star Slinger (Darren Williams) has picked up that very impressive title by rigorously working samples into re-invented modern hip-hop/soul. 24 and from Manchester, he says he trawls second-hand record shops endlessly for the best samples. They are mainly 1980s, although span the genres: alt-rock (Prefab Sprout) or perhaps snippets of Musical Youth. There is a rich cultural tapestry; the material being difficult to spot, typical of obsessives like Slinger. ‘Who Sampled?’ anyone?
Anyway, the musical heritage at play is merely the stage. The sum of the parts is a variety of dreamy imaginings, rooted by funky loops. Slinger occasionally uses that fuzzy drift between samples like Dilla did. The one that makes it sound like you’re moving back and forth between radio stations.
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