smallpaul

Hey man

Paul what a brilliant piece, first thing that hit me was the clarity, First time heard a DnB like this one, have to say one of the best heard here on the loop, with the jazzy house blend, great use of the vocal to here friend, it isn't one of those hit you in face DnB which means you get to enjoy the different sounds and feels through out the track, this one has a coffee/café lounge feels to it, one you would hear when out at a café getting coffee, don't download many tracks from here mate, but this one is a must download...Excellent work here...Peace n Respect Paul...Mosaic...Oh massive fav...

Hey Paul

Man loving the instrumental part of this piece, very housey and groovy at the same time, but the vocals sound out of key or something not sure but going with out of key, at times the vocals seem to suit in part, but mostly seem not to fit with the instrumental key wise, after 3 minute mark vocals seems to work better but upto then? Like said like the piece, thinking would love to hear the track without vocals...Peace mate...Mosaic...

Yo again. I'm mildly surprised you're not already a Morcheeba fan but glad you liked the link. How could you not?

They've been around since the mid 90s, coming after groups like Portishead and Massive Attack - who you might call the original trip hop. Morcheeba aren't as good as those two but their first two albums have some cool stuff on them. Bullet Proof is from the second and best one called Big Calm, which is a very varied album.

Here's a killer live jam a bit like Bullet Proof

Morcheeba - Post Humous (Live at the Mackie)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hv3Zzweo6Y

And here's one of their early hits. Very cool song!

Morcheeba - Trigger Hippie (Official Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S71bzLtf98

I seem to remember their next album called Fragments Of Freedom (in 2000) was pretty crap but they had a bit of a return to form with last year's album when their original vocalist, Skye Edwards, rejoined them.

It kicks off with this pretty cool track
Morcheeba - Gimme Your Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKFMK2eDWeQ

Anyway, that should be enough to get you going with them. Some of your stuff sounds like you could do a good remix of their stuff and/or work with them. It's not as smooth and polished but has a lot in common with them.

I enjoyed listening back to this track. You never told me what the theremin-like lead instrument was...

Hey man

Firstly apologise for not getting back to your works earlier, had to have a break from the loop due to personal reasons, link on one of my tracks explaining why...Very sweet sound here, excellent panning, nice DnB type of beat, must admit not listened to much of this genre but loving what I am hearing here, seems to be a blend of house and DnB this genre? everything sounds great man...looking forward to more tunes of yours over next few weeks now that I am back on the loop...Fav'd...Peace n Respect Paul...Mosaic....

Not sure if I've heard the other mix of this that Free Radical mentioned.

Anyway, this is cool and it truly is trip hop.

0:35 when scratching comes in it does remind me a little of Morcheeba.

See this awesome track:

Morcheeba- Bullet Proof

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayJQvZxBj5s

Love of pad and soundscape movement behind the bass, drums, vocals and record scratch (?) and also what sounds a little like a theremin.

Excellent vocals and perfect for this sort of genre.

2:24 bass makes me think a little of dub. I like hearing it there just with shakers before snare returns.

This is classy stuff and I'm struggling to fault the production or playing.

Did I hear a bit of sax/trumpet eg on 3:14?

Good to hear that scratching return towards the end.

Favourite for me so well done.

Dude, this sucks ass! Just kidding.

I don't know how i missed this one as i liked the other mix you did of this.

This one reminds me a little of Morcheeba (remember them?)

Like the back track, the vocals are spot on and fit the piece perfectly.

There is a slight crackle coming from somewhere when the full mix is playing but perhaps that was done on purpose?

Anyway, cracking stuff mate. You really need to use your week off to get back into this as we're still all waiting for your first track of the year.
FR

Now that is my kind of drum and bass! A combination of drum and bass and jazz fusion....I think you might be on to something here. Skillfully constructed, and a great mix. Piano work was spot on as well. Nothing to critique here, just a well done song. Hope all is well.

Bear

Just searching out some good trip hop for next saturday's show, and came accross this gem! Bonnie's voice is very well suited to this style, and your beats and mixing are fantastic! Hope you don't mind if I play it on the show. Definitely a fave! Thanks for the DL!

cool stuff, man. some deep house with funky beat really nice!
Cheers!

First let me thankyou for stopping by. This is what I call some GREAT BREAK. I love those hits,they come in right on time. That rhodes sample is perfect for this track.I'm still bobbin my head. PEACE. THE MACK MAN OUT.

Well i not long ago had my morning spliff and this is the perfect compliment to it. Excellent combo of keyboards, pianos and sax.
Dig the funky little scratch interludes as well.
Right! Time for another smoke i think.
aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!
FR

lovin the use of the vocals.gtreat work

very nice track, great use of this pella, I really enjoyed listening to this. Good beats...sort of a cross between big-beat and trip-hop almost Red-Jerry like in some ways. Good stuff
Steve

i could learn a thing or two from u bro. its not my usual genre but i like this alot

Sick. I like it a-lot.

This has a bit of an old school feel. The beat is laid back and chill. The vocals were matched with the song pretty accurately. There were only a few parts where there is a slight delay, but overall, this was great. Great work, SP and JJ.

~Ookami

Nodding my head while listening. You know I love the Rhodes in there!

Well, well...two of my favorite people! This is QUITE good!!! You and JJ mesh very well...it's pretty seamless. It's chill but very dance-able too. It's going in my favs. Well done team SP & JJ!! LOL

Love & Light,

Mykael

Nicely done track here! You made the vocals come alive on this piece. A plus work! =B-)

I'm in awe, this is so amazing. It never ceases to amaze me just how special collaborations are. You can exhaust your whole vision, where you think it can't be added to, and someone does add to it with so much more than you could ever imagine! I would never want to do music without others!

You're incredible. This is sexy.

This mix is great.You put it all together well.i like it.

This is great mate. Reminds me a little of Paul Oakenfolds stuff with a little bit of massive attack.
Brilliantly mixed and good job with the vocal.
Love it.
FR

What a great song!
Good job smallpaul! Enjoyed, every second of it.
Ciao, Domenico

OMG this is AWESOME WOW WOW WOW faved and downloaded.
You have a huge talent there mate. I await your next one ;)

Great vibe on this one though I really disagree that it's trip-hop in the way that I know the genre. I guess there's a little bit of a hip hop vibe and it's a bit of trip but I suppose the genre name doesn't really matter.

The way you do those drums with the delay on them makes it a bit closer to something like big beat. I would have preferred a bit more variation from the drums as I think they get a bit too repetitive. Maybe different programming/loop or just different treatment of those same drums.

The vocals are good. So, who is JJ Weekz?