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Album Review

People Under The Stairs: O.S.T.

by AAJ Staff
May 10, 2002

People Under The Stairs emerge once more for their third, and arguably best, effort. O.S.T. is a study in crate-diggin’ and loop-building. Thes One and Double K use no keyboards in their production. They construct their tracks by uncovering dusty breaks, soul and jazz samples, and piecing them together with some scratching for good measure. Perhaps because of their loyalty to these original defining tenets of hip-hop, their music retains a classic, but fresh sound. Melodic basslines add energy to ...

Album Review

Soulstice: Mixed Illusions

Read "Mixed Illusions" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff
November 1, 2001

Om have definitely been getting their money’s worth out of Soulstice and its members; staple appearances on the Om Lounge compilations, a classy debut album and now another full-length project of remixes of said album. Thankfully the remixes emerge sounding just as fresh and vibrant as Soulstice did when they first surfaced from the haze of San Francisco. Atjazz gives “Colour" the bossa-break treatment over a squelching bass line while Landslide do a bossa–number on “Fall Into You." The latter ...