Samiyam^(US)

Samiyams Rap Beats Vol. 1 was de allereerste release op Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder-label; hij bracht ook materiaal uit op Hyperdub en Leaving Records. Animals Have Feelings is zijn debuut op Stones Throw, een bovenal instrumentale hiphopplaat. De drie raptracks worden verzorgd door Earl Sweatshirt, Action Bronson, Jeremiah Jae & Oliver The 2nd.Samiyam noemt de plaat het vervolg op zijn Brainfeederdebuut Rap Beats Vol. 1. "Straight up hip-hop shit. No one is going to have to be confused about what to call it." (lees het volledige interview op Noisey).While Lotus beats are beloved for their endless intricacy and swirling of sounds and textures, Baker’s are respected for their simplicity and golden touch; his straight-to-the-point debut, Rap Beats Vol. 1, is built on glimmering samples laid over off-balanced kicks and snares.This album is more just chopping up drum breaks and taking samples from records. I feel like this record sounds like my version of the kind of shit that has always made me look up to Stones Throw and see them as a dope label. It’s straight up hip-hop shit. No one is going to have to be confused about what to call it. - Noisey