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Sam Lunsford
returns to
Stones Throw
not with an R&B head-trip in the vein of
Exotic Worlds and Masterful Treasures
, his 2018 full-length debut for the label, but with a classicist beat LP. Having already delivered a more organic and jazz-oriented instrumental set in 2021 for
Mutual Intentions
,
Lunsford
continues to flit between modes with zest, though the material here was actually produced from 2004 through 2018 and compiled with help from
boss and veteran beatmaker
Peanut Butter Wolf
.
Low Budget Environments
is strictly comfort listening -- a glowing collage of two-minute tracks inspired by the work of revered, sampler-armed producers such as
DJ Premier
Pete Rock
, and
J Dilla
, to name a small fraction. Many familiar breaks and other sample sources and techniques are present and applied, and either tweaked or recombined with just enough ingenuity to sound fresh.
covers all the bases, from cascading electric keys on "Chill & Sip," sleigh bells on "Blowin Gold," and smeared strings on "Errybodyguh" to comically stretched vocals on "Side Step" and echoed horns on "Flow Speed." He's clearly more a student than an innovator, but his work here is too enjoyable to be dismissed. It's ideal for a summertime drive that clears the mind. ~ Andy Kellman
returns to
Stones Throw
not with an R&B head-trip in the vein of
Exotic Worlds and Masterful Treasures
, his 2018 full-length debut for the label, but with a classicist beat LP. Having already delivered a more organic and jazz-oriented instrumental set in 2021 for
Mutual Intentions
,
Lunsford
continues to flit between modes with zest, though the material here was actually produced from 2004 through 2018 and compiled with help from
boss and veteran beatmaker
Peanut Butter Wolf
.
Low Budget Environments
is strictly comfort listening -- a glowing collage of two-minute tracks inspired by the work of revered, sampler-armed producers such as
DJ Premier
Pete Rock
, and
J Dilla
, to name a small fraction. Many familiar breaks and other sample sources and techniques are present and applied, and either tweaked or recombined with just enough ingenuity to sound fresh.
covers all the bases, from cascading electric keys on "Chill & Sip," sleigh bells on "Blowin Gold," and smeared strings on "Errybodyguh" to comically stretched vocals on "Side Step" and echoed horns on "Flow Speed." He's clearly more a student than an innovator, but his work here is too enjoyable to be dismissed. It's ideal for a summertime drive that clears the mind. ~ Andy Kellman
Sam Lunsford
returns to
Stones Throw
not with an R&B head-trip in the vein of
Exotic Worlds and Masterful Treasures
, his 2018 full-length debut for the label, but with a classicist beat LP. Having already delivered a more organic and jazz-oriented instrumental set in 2021 for
Mutual Intentions
,
Lunsford
continues to flit between modes with zest, though the material here was actually produced from 2004 through 2018 and compiled with help from
boss and veteran beatmaker
Peanut Butter Wolf
.
Low Budget Environments
is strictly comfort listening -- a glowing collage of two-minute tracks inspired by the work of revered, sampler-armed producers such as
DJ Premier
Pete Rock
, and
J Dilla
, to name a small fraction. Many familiar breaks and other sample sources and techniques are present and applied, and either tweaked or recombined with just enough ingenuity to sound fresh.
covers all the bases, from cascading electric keys on "Chill & Sip," sleigh bells on "Blowin Gold," and smeared strings on "Errybodyguh" to comically stretched vocals on "Side Step" and echoed horns on "Flow Speed." He's clearly more a student than an innovator, but his work here is too enjoyable to be dismissed. It's ideal for a summertime drive that clears the mind. ~ Andy Kellman
returns to
Stones Throw
not with an R&B head-trip in the vein of
Exotic Worlds and Masterful Treasures
, his 2018 full-length debut for the label, but with a classicist beat LP. Having already delivered a more organic and jazz-oriented instrumental set in 2021 for
Mutual Intentions
,
Lunsford
continues to flit between modes with zest, though the material here was actually produced from 2004 through 2018 and compiled with help from
boss and veteran beatmaker
Peanut Butter Wolf
.
Low Budget Environments
is strictly comfort listening -- a glowing collage of two-minute tracks inspired by the work of revered, sampler-armed producers such as
DJ Premier
Pete Rock
, and
J Dilla
, to name a small fraction. Many familiar breaks and other sample sources and techniques are present and applied, and either tweaked or recombined with just enough ingenuity to sound fresh.
covers all the bases, from cascading electric keys on "Chill & Sip," sleigh bells on "Blowin Gold," and smeared strings on "Errybodyguh" to comically stretched vocals on "Side Step" and echoed horns on "Flow Speed." He's clearly more a student than an innovator, but his work here is too enjoyable to be dismissed. It's ideal for a summertime drive that clears the mind. ~ Andy Kellman
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