HERE is a nice mellow 15 minute sample mix to kick off the evening glow by DJ Destroyer of Anthony Valadez's upcoming Audio/Visual LP. Anthony Valadez (artist, playwright, club and radio dj) debut album Audio/Visual scheduled to release Nov.10th via RecordBreakin is a collection of beats that became modified with the addition of live instruments to add texture. The concept of the album is based on the merger between sight and sound. Each song, sample, and layer is inspired by a visual that inspired Valadez.
The opening track "Vibrations" is a clear indication that this is not your typical beat album but rather experimentation with samples, live bass lines, melodic chord changes and soulful elements. "I got bored of beat music with simple loops that really go nowhere and I wanted to challenge myself in creating a palette that allows me to change the texture or mood within a song".
Valadez enlisted the vocal talents of Stockholm's Kissey Asplund and Los Angeles' Wendisue on a few of the tracks. Nevertheless, majority of the project is an instrumental soundscape accompanied with the musicianship of Dexter Story (Life Force Trio, Build an Ark), Shaunte Palmer (Raphael Saadiq, Talib Kweli) and Evan Lasrey.
PRE-ORDER ALBUM HERE
The opening track "Vibrations" is a clear indication that this is not your typical beat album but rather experimentation with samples, live bass lines, melodic chord changes and soulful elements. "I got bored of beat music with simple loops that really go nowhere and I wanted to challenge myself in creating a palette that allows me to change the texture or mood within a song".
Valadez enlisted the vocal talents of Stockholm's Kissey Asplund and Los Angeles' Wendisue on a few of the tracks. Nevertheless, majority of the project is an instrumental soundscape accompanied with the musicianship of Dexter Story (Life Force Trio, Build an Ark), Shaunte Palmer (Raphael Saadiq, Talib Kweli) and Evan Lasrey.
PRE-ORDER ALBUM HERE
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