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Using jazz experimentation, education, and the unequivocal brilliance of his hip-hop creativity as a primary instrument, Madlib leads this record of paramount importance in the modern jazz and hip-hop worlds alike. Favoring swatches of lounge-heavy atmosphere and Fender Rhodes rivers to forever soulful infinity, big beats, and abstract soloing on everything from vibraphone to the turntable itself, Angles Without Edges is where music hoped to go by 2001. This is a hip-hop record made with jazz principles of improvisation, spacy cut-and-paste passages of drifting solos, and periods of vamping grooves that are layered handsomely with uncut breaks that build on top of themselves, eventually creating what may be the Bitches Brew of the new millennium. Released on the progressive and reputable Stones Throw label, also home to their Uno Esta 12" and Bomb Shelter 7", Angles is 19 tracks deep and doesn't stray in quality as the beats drum on. Highlights include the math jazzy "Julani," the soul eclipse in "Papa," and the outer space dub/samba in "Paladium." ~ Nic Kincaid
Concept Album From Madlib (Quasimoto,Lootpack)
Recorded at The Dump and at The Bomb Shelter, Los Angeles, California 2001. Includes liner notes by Dave Tompkins.
Recording information: The Bomb Shelter, Los Angeles, CA (2001); The Dump (2001).
Photographer: B+.
Unknown Contributor Role: Ahmad Miller.
Arranger: Madlib.
Yesterdays New Quintet: Madlib, Monk Hughes, Joe McDuffrey, Malik Flavos, Otis Jackson Jr.
Alternative Press (1/02, p.100) - 8 out of 10 - "...A stunning accomplishment....If DJs are still looking for rare grooves in 30 years, you can bet this one will be in a lot of crates..."
CMJ (10/1/01, p.13) - "...One of the most orgainic collisions of cultures since Tribe's LOW-END THEORY...truly among the finest albums of the year..."
Mojo (Publisher) (2/02, p.100) - "...Starting from a hip hop beat-maker's perspective, Madlib has created a jazz album that oozes sampleable loops and breaks..."
Angles Without Edges Music
Yesterdays New Quintet - Angles Without Edges Songs
| 1 | Prelude See All 3  | | | |
| 2 | Julani | | | |
| 3 | Papa | | | |
| 4 | Keeper Of My Soul | | | |
| 5 | One Who Knows | | | |
| 6 | Birth of YNQ | | | |
| 7 | Paladium | | | |
| 8 | Life's Angles | | | |
| 9 | Thinking of you | | | |
| 10 | Uno Esta | | | |
| 11 | Rugged Tranquility | | | |
| 12 | Daylight | | | |
| 13 | Hot Water | | | |
| 14 | Mestizo Eyes | | | |
| 15 | Sun Goddess | | | |
| 16 | Kuhn's Theme | | | |
| 17 | Little Girl (Dakota's Song) | | | |
| 18 | Broken Dreams | | | |
| 19 | Last Day | | | |
Angles Without Edges Music Review
Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   Awesome!
I'd been yearning for something interesting to listen to for a while and while browsing my wish list, I found YNQ again! Madlib is DOPE and I hope YNQ comes out with soething again soon!
Submitted by Akinsaeye (Sicklerville, NJ) 
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I am a huge fan of Madlib, the man behind Yesterdays, Lootpack, & Best of all Quasimoto. This album upon first listen was good, but not that great, a little sloppy. But third & fourth time the songs really began to stick to my brain. The songs are jazz, kinda loose, big beats scattered throughout. Somewhat reminisant of the first Money Mark album, better than Co-Flows instrumental or Pete Rocks by far (because this album really is jazz, not some hip-hop album without lyrics. If you like organs, good production, loose flow, something easy on the ear & an artist not afraid to strech out his talent, I highly suggest.
Joe
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