This is a gem of an album for the beat generation.
I first heard of DZA when the wonderful ‘Shifty’ appeared on Oscillations Part 1. Wonky but warm & listenable, it was one of my instant favourites from that album (have a listen here)
So when Error Broadcast sent out the promo of the DZA album I was intreagued and excited to hear the whole thing.
Right from the off, the warm & fuzzy ‘Naiads at Play’ sets the tone, drawing you into DZA’s world. A world of wonky jazz samples (Cold as Hell), 8-bit game soundtracks (Dabi Trabi), Blade Runner stylings (Out of Time), & some deeply moving & trippy beats (Homeparty, DZA’s Theme, Downtown Honeymoon, Softgram, Uproar in Heaven)
There’s a great variety of beats here but they all hang together really well & provide a really rewarding listen.
Full marks to DZA and Error Broadcast on this one.
Trust
***(TiDRadio 20 will feature 4 tracks from this as our Album of the Week, check the mixcloud page from Wednesday 26th May for the show)
Funny that we both used Blade Runner to define Out of Time track ahahahah. Just saw your article now. Nice one
Peace