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Lord Finesse brings back the rich, layered, and warm sounds of ‘90s hip-hop on his new instrumental album, The SP1200 Project: Sounds & Frequencies in Technicolor. Across the 17 tracks on here, the Bronx native delivers an undeniably potent dose of sample-flipping boom-bap that’s brimming with funk and soul.
Lord Finesse was inspired to put this project together after hearing how modern music tends to be so heavily compressed. “Sonically, a good amount of today’s hip-hop music sounds like it’s being played under a heavy quilt,” he explains. “What that means is certain frequencies are buried, and they can’t be felt or heard, destroying the vibe and energy of the production—no matter how good it is.”
As a result, he began to dig into his own crates to uncover gems that he could share with the world. While some of the tracks were produced for his own albums or for other artists, Finesse also found some never-before-heard instros. Those previously unreleased beats were intended for the likes of Big L and Grand Puba, among others, but they instead found a home in his digital stash—until now.
Sounds & Frequencies in Technicolor is truly a feast for hip-hop heads with its neck-snapping drums and chopped-up samples. From one track to the next, your ears are treated to nostalgia-tinged sounds from a variety of genres. “Symphonic Collective” could very well be a leftover from Marvin Gaye’s Trouble Man soundtrack, while “Electric Montage” covers Kool & The Gang’s funkiest synths and bass with layers of grime.
Tracklist:
Side One:
01. Lo-Fi Cinema
02. The Gang’s All Here
03. The Assembly
04. Electric Impression 2
05. Soul Love (Let Em’ Know Instrumental)
Side Two:
01. King of Diggin’
02. Symphonic Collective
03. Stadium Soul
04. The Plot In Progress
Side Three:
01. Orchestrated Chaos
02. Lo-Fi In Technicolor
03. True & Livin’ (Revisited)
04. Electric Montage (Get Right Instrumental)
Side Four:
01. Afternoon In Gotham
02. The Arrangement
03. Habits of Desperation
04. Blacked Out
Critical Praise:
“Finesse’s importance to the art form has gone overlooked, but from ‘Funky Technician’ onward, he’s proven to be a vital source of creative energy.” -Albumism
“Lord Finesse is the connective tissue between Biggie, Dr. Dre, Fatboy Slim, Capone-N-Noreaga, and J-Zone.” - Passion of the Weiss
