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Principally recorded at Downtown Rehearsal Studios, Odditorium and Concentrated Studios, Los Angeles, California.

Originally intended as a tape of beats and other sounds that could be sold now and again to increase cash flow, Nobody's Soulmates quickly became fancied by hip-hop connoisseurs who were keeping an ear out in Los Angeles. The CD's 18 tracks were created by Nobody on a sampler, antiquated laptop, turntables, and with the help plenty of samples. Known as Elvin Estela to family and friends, Nobody makes adroit use of these tools and resources in his shaping of Soulmates. Such instrumental songs as "Leading to the One," which combines subsided basslines with offbeat rhythms, and the raining cymbal patterns and loopy guitar vamps of "Outbreak," make this release a pleasure to listen to. Nobody stacks samples in such a way that he retains the essential quality of the music's original context while generating hypnotic sonic tensions that coax one into introspecting on nothingness. Hip-hop ditties featuring guest appearances by a few of L.A.'s underground poets also add to the CD's success. Medusa from Organized Noize, 2 Mex of Visionaries, Aceyalone, and Freestyle Fellowship all rhyme in time with Nobody's constructions. A creative CD that resists the formulaic, Nobody's Soulmates subtly raises the musical bar for hip-hop and instrumental acts to follow. ~ John Vallier

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Audio Mixer: Nobody.

Recording information: Downtown Rehearsal, Los Angeles, CA (1996-2000).

Photographer: B+.

Arrangers: Nobody; Carlos Niño.

Personnel: Nobody (programming, samples, loops, tapes).

Engineers: Nobody, Kut Masta Kurt, Daddy Kev.

Spin (12/00, p.233) - 6 out of 10 - "...Arresting...influenced by Can drone-poems and Ornette Coleman free-falls, marrying them to dub-hop grooves in seductive tracks that bleed together like an epic dream..."
Q (5/01, p.115) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Brave and adventurous...spacey atmospherics and spiritual dreamscapes..."
Alternative Press (12/00, p.106) - 4 out of 5 - "...An indispensable document of independent hip hop in the land of the backpacker..."
Muzik (11/00, p.117) - 5 out of 5 - "Songs of drifting abstract beatnology, chunky space funk and searing minimalist hip hop....impressive..."
CMJ (8/21/00, p.30) - "...One of the most promising beat collagists on the West Coast's illbient groove circuit..."
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List Price $16.98 (You save $3.43)
Category Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Pop, Rap, Electronica, Urban Soundtrack, Techno, Acid Jazz, Trip Hop
Label Ubiquity
Orig Year 2000
All Time Sales Rank   144196  
CD Universe Part number 1258310
Catalog number 11061
Discs 1
Release Date Aug 22, 2000
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Nobody
Personnel Nobody - programming, samples, loops, tapes

Also: Aceyalone, 2Mex, Abstract Rude, Medusa, Freestyle Fellowship
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Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample1.Prologue
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample2.For Those Who Never Dream
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample3.Leading to the One
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample4.Fiend or the Fix - (featuring Medusa)
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample5.Sun Child
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample6.Outbreak - (extended solo version)
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample7.Monotone
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample8.Land Loop
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample9.Shades of Orange - (featuring 2Mex)
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample10.Noziroh
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample11.Green Means
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample12.Sixth Sense
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample13.Planets Ain't Aligned - (oscillations version, featuring Freestyle Fellowship)
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample14.Syde Tryps
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample15.Tone Therapy
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample16.Inner Eye - (featuring Abstract Rude)
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample17.Epilogue
Windows MediaWindows MediaRealAudio MediaRealAudio MediaMP3 Track Sample18.Faces of the Deep

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