This library is NOT supported by the free Kontakt Player. This makes me really happy, because hes a great example of an artist just sticking to what they think is dope, and letting every body else catch up. Ahead of the drop, they release a video for The Tonight Show where you can find Curren$y spitting rhymes with dope whips. Combine these with a few clicks of the Random button and you have instantly usable sounds for Underscore, Trailers, Video Game music or other projects requiring diverse percussive tones. If you happen to like Bo Jackson more than M.1.C.S. By Using SampleLibraryReview.com you consent to the websites Privacy and Cookie Policy, First Look: ARKE Pianospheres by Barcode Industires, Review: Quantum (Kontakt Player) by Emergence Audio, First Look: Monolith Atmos by String Audio, First Look: Trailer Braams II by Fallout Music Group, Review: Royal Albert Hall Organ by James Everingham and Enigma Recordings, Checking Out: Habitat by Orchestral Tools, Checking Out: Expanse Hybrid String Engine by Insanity Samples, Review: Evolution: Devastator Breakout Pro by Keepforest, First Look: MAD RockScore by Handheld Sound. All of the effects are off by default, so they are really more geared to adding further refinement to your sound choices. [3], Upon the digital and physical release of the EP, a VHS tape was also released including all of the songs and music videos each by a different director. Last year we saw him droping a total of 3 short projects last year & now with the 1st quarter of 2020 coming to a close, hes enlisting West Coast veteranThe Alchemistto produce his 6th EP in its entirety. Half Morning Moons starts off the album on a spacious note telling this woman she can kick it with him as long as she can keep a secret whereas Reeses Cup is a piano ballad taking aim at his competition. He sounds a lot more focused than he did on the 3 projects that he dropped last year & the production is more consistent too because you cant really go wrong with The Alchemist. Not that I think people who dont enjoy him are necessarily behind, but he really has never tried to conform to whats popular whatsoever. Dedicated Color Engine:65 convolution Impulse Responses, Randomizefunction. Each product (Cinematic Impacts and Cinematic Textures)are available individually as well.
Especially when you consider that its all quality.
(My 1st Chemistry Set), he would land a contract with Nas independent label Mass Appeal Records for a little while before getting locked up. Meanwhile on Corvette Rally Stripes, we have Havoc & Wiz Khalifa joining Spitta on top of a grim instrumental to flaunt just before the Styles P-assisted takes a more stripped back route as the 2 talk about what it all sounds like to them. Interscope Records would eventually sign him in 2006, but he left shortly after without releasing a full-length debut. The Grammy-nominated producer just dropped a project with Armand Hammer titled HARAM and unleashes a video Sir Benni Miles.. The latest mixtapes, videos, news, and anything else hip-hop/R&B/Future Beats related from your favorite artists, Press J to jump to the feed. Please understand that Sample Library Review recommends products because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions made if you decide to buy something. Boldy James tags along for the soulful No Yacht talking about having an acquired taste for the finer things leading into Obsession talking about his being infatuated by how much money he can make over a glossy boom bap beat. Edit them in the Widget section of the, Benny the Butcher Tana Talk 4review, Boldy James Super Tecmo Boreview, The Alchemist This Thing of Ours 2review, The Alchemist This Thing of Oursreview, Boldy James The Price of Tea in Chinareview, RZA Bobby Digital & the Pit of Snakesreview, Knowledge the Pirate Wolves Dont Eat with Shepherdsreview, DaeMoney Slayers Comingreview. The song Wishing Bad with Curly Castro & Amani finds the 4 talking about how all their problems come from no compensation over a minimal, yet deranged instrumental while the track Chicharonnes with Quelle Chris sees the 3 talking about corrupt cops over a ghastly beat. Based on the overall functionality and the breath of sound shaping capabilities, not to mention the low cost of entry (both at sale and regular price), I think that this bundle is a no-brainer for any composer or musicianwho is seriously looking for a tool to get the job done with diversity of tonal palette and especially those who work on a deadline.
The song Gods Feet talks about blowing that horn fast over a glistening boom bap beat while the track Peppertree talks about how theres something else out there over a saxophone & a reversed loop. I found that by loading up a single instance of Alchemist Impacts and Alchemist Textures that I could immediately create a bed of sound that works as the basis for an Underscore or an Electronic music track for one of my solo projects. Squeegee is another favorite of mine with its enraged verses, the ear-grabbing hook & repose production while the penultimate track Robert Moses talks about a new day over a jazz-laced instrumental. Over the weekend, The Alchemist dropped This Thing of Ours Pt. Boldy James is a 39 year old MC from Detroit, Michigan who broke out in the fall of 2013 off his Alchemist-produced debut M.1.C.S. Over this past spring, he produced the latest Armand Hammer album Haram to universal acclaim & followed it up his 9th EP This Thing of Ours a month later. One thing I would really have liked to see here is a Random button to change the step count, direction and rate that would be locked against the Main Engine randomization.
Forming together in 2013 off their only mixtape Half Measures & the debut album Race Music, the pair would go on to release an EP & 3 more full-lengths worth of abstract political hip hop. Another notable factor of it is that he brings in some less-bigger names into the fold & give them the exposure they truly deserve. This is hands down one of the best albums Ive heard all year & Ill even go as far to say that its Armand Hammers magnum opus.
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He eventually made his comeback a few years ago with his House of Blues mixtape & now after reuniting with the Uncle Al on his Boldface EP a couple months ago, theyre back again with The Price of Tea in China. Meanwhile on Photographic Memories, we have Earl Sweatshirt & Roc Marciano jump on top of a vocal loop saying they never forget faces leading into the demented storytelling Speed Trap provides. The song 3rd Person has a more rock feel to it pondering how many times you can get away with murder while the penultimate track First 48 is a cold blooded freestyle going on for 3 minutes. The Alchemist Bundle contains nearly 20 GB of original sample material and downloads at just under 8.5 GB The Alchemist requires the full version of Kontakt version 5.5.1 or higher. Detroits very own Babyface Ray comes into the picture for the bluesy Louis Baggage speaking on reaching underground king status prior to The Final Board going full-blown rock turf talking about getting paid in full. The Alchemist Bundle sells for $149 from String Audio. However, it wouldnt be until 2016 where he alongside his cousins Westside Gunn & Conway the Machine would take the culture by storm off projects like Tana Talk 3 & The Plugs I Met. Its coming. [7] A music video for "Lossless" was released alongside the EP on October 8,[8] followed by "Wildstyle" on October 15. The song Look At Me talks about how he aint looking back over a soulful instrumental while the track Frank Lucas with Benny the Butcher sees the 2 talking that drug dealing over a grim boom bap beat. Published January 11, 2022, Your email address will not be published. I prefer to mix in the room with premium plugins but found that I could be swayed to use the filter controls in certain cases as I played through different snapshots. Great for creating Underscore, Trailers, Video Game Music or rhythmic beds on a deadline Level Tipping Scales sets it off well by spitting that pyrex shit on top of an atmospheric instrumental whereas No Laughing Matter follows it up by warning listeners that the drug dealer life aint no joke & the upbeat production is just fly as fuck to me. The regular price will be $149.00. As with any of my reviews, I would recommend that you check out the videos and demos below to assist you in deciding if this is the right product for you. 2 EP and releases a simple video for Lossless featuring Mike. Please check your details, and try again. To me, this is easily one of the best things Conway has ever put out. He & Alchemist just dropped Bo Jackson to widespread acclaim over the summer, but are returning together out of the blue for Boldys 4th EP. Submit: News, Plug-ins, Hosts & Apps | Advertise @ KVR | Developer Account | About KVR / Contact Us | Privacy Statement, Average user rating of 0.00 from 0 reviews, Origins Vol.6: Muted Guitar and Harmonics. Continuance is 13 tracks of the duo blessing us with dope beats and dope rhymes. This is the 9th EP from Beverly Hills producer, DJ & emcee The Alchemist. Please note that some of the links on the site are affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, Sample Library Review will earn a commission if users decide to make a purchase. Kool & the Gang ends the album with a touching tribute to his son.
The Motion Engine is another new welcome feature for The Alchemist. This is the highest fidelity mike song in existence, I am a bot. You can be as hands on as you want to be in tweaking the sound or simply scroll through the more than 400 snapshots. Conway The Machine and Alchemist connect for Piano Love as the Buffalo emcee flexes over the twinkling keys. The big highlight here for me is the Random button. If you are working on a deadline, the snapshots provide a great start. [6] The lead single "Miracle Baby" was released on October 1, with an accompanying music video. If you are familiar with Dark Matter, then the Effect Engine is something you have seen before. Last thing we heard from him solo wise was The Food Villain back in October & after producing the new Armand Hammer album Haram to universal acclaim last month, Uncle Al is staying busy by amassing 6 emcees for This Thing of Ours. Sorry, we weren't able to sign you up. Bo Jackson is on the way as Boldy James and The Alchemist will drop their next piece of art on August 13.
From the vivid street imagery to Daringer & The Alchemists production, every one involved kills it at picking up where the previous installment of the series left off while recapturing that sound. I like the fact that you can get really deep into the design here and control all of the parameters. He later talks about taking the pot & going gold for the piano-laced Diamond Dallas, but then Flight Risk puts heavy reverb on the sample getting in his mafioso bag. The Contract speaks on how nobodys on his level over an orchestral instrumental while the song Shoot Sideways withScHoolboy Qsees the 2 talking about murder over a boom bap beat. Dedicated Effect Engine:skreamer, lo-fi, chorus, tape saturation, delay, chorus and distortion (controlled by the modulation wheel. The Alchemist is a 43 year old producer, DJ & rapper from Beverly Hills, California who started out as 1/2 of the duo The Whooliganz in 1993 with Scott Caan. Uncle Bun goes into a more suspenseful direction as a Benny & 38 Spesh toss the mic back & forth with one another, but then Thowys Revenge incorporates a horn sample talking about how he went & got it. Conway the Machineis an emcee that blew up as 1/3 of the trioGriseldawithWestside Gunn&Benny the Butcher. Much like Conway did with God Dont Make Mistakes a couple weeks back, I think Benny gave us some of the best work of his career with this album. Nope. Requires FULL retail version (sold separately) of Kontakt 5.5.1.
Alchemist Textures is by far my favorite here for some obvious reasons; it contains the lions share of content and offers a substantially larger set of tonal possibilities for Underscore, Trailers, Video Game music and even electronic and ambient music for the adventurous who are willing to explore a bit. Both libraries in the bundle share the same interface so the learning curve applies across both. (Everybody Plotting My Demise) are eerie as fuck with Boldy calling out those who want to see him fail just before declaring that nobody is cut from his cloth for the airy Steel Wool. MIKE), [Spotify]: The Alchemist - Lossless (feat. [9], "Alchemist Drops Off "This Thing Of Ours" With Earl Sweatshirt & More", "Alchemist, Earl Sweatshirt, & Boldy James Tease Mystery Project", "The Alchemist Announces New EP 'This Thing Of Ours,' Shares Earl Sweatshirt/Navy Blue Collaboration "Nobles": Listen", "The Alchemist Taps Boldy James & Sideshow On "TV Dinners", "The Alchemist and Earl Sweatshirt head to the theater for "Loose Change" visual", "Alchemist announces sequel to 'This Thing of Ours' dropping Oct. 8", "The Alchemist and Mavi Share Video for New Song "Miracle Baby": Watch", "Video: The Alchemist Ft. MIKE "Lossless", "WATCH: Zelooperz directs stylish new video for Alchemist's 'Wildstyle', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=This_Thing_of_Ours_(EP)&oldid=1086820997, Albums produced by the Alchemist (musician), Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "Holy Hell" (featuring Pink Siifu and Maxo), "Loose Change" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt), "Flying Spirit" (featuring Bruiser Brigade. Sorry, we weren't able to sign you up. Couple of the features were a miss for me personally, but the gruesome imagery that Billy Woods & Elucid paint goes hand to hand with Uncle Als signature sound almost flawlessly. The Text Widget allows you to add text or HTML to your sidebar.
Mudfoot however, quickly established himself as a household name in hip hop production by working with a handful of the cultures most iconic names ranging from Mobb Deep to Eminem. The song Pinto talks about being rich from the drug game over a beat with these luscious string sections while the track Slow Roll finds Boldy flexing over an intimidating instrumental. I love how easy it is to control and shape the sounds here. The Tonight Show almost has this jazzy quality to proclaiming himself as a living legend, but then Signature Move goes into a hazier direction talking about getting everything he wants. Each IR slot has an independent Power control to toggle on/off as well as a Lock button to hold that Layer in place during randomization. All tracks are produced by the Alchemist. From his This Thing Of Ours EP comes a video for his collaboration with Earl Sweatshirt Loose Change., What? 18+GB of original sample material (7GB using Kontakt's lossless sample storage compression). This Thing of Ours is an extended play by musician the Alchemist. The next song God Is Perfect talks about Gangland shit over a dreary instrumental while the track Scottie Beam finds Gibbs getting conscious & Rick Ross flexing over a dreamy instrumental. (My 1st Chemistry Set) or even The Price of Tea in China, I wouldnt be mad at it at all because this is the 3rd damn near perfect album theyve done together. Uncle Al has made it known that hes one of the most consistent producers in the game & its no surprise that This Thing of Ours 2 wound up being a little bit more enjoyable than the predecessor. The song Babies & Fools with Conway the Machine sees the 2 reminiscing on their first & second loves over a gorgeously smooth instrumental while the penultimate track Skinny Suge opens up about feeling like someones tryin to kill him over a meditative beat. Under that are Solo, Mute, Lock (freeze Layer when using Random) and Bypass (Color Engine changes). Miracle Baby by MAVI is a heavenly opener proclaiming himself as such whereas Lossless by MIKE serves as a jazzy boom bap follow-up talking about never losing. Until then, the two connect again for Diesel and the fit is just perfect between Raps flow and Als sample flip. Things kick off with 1985, where Freddie talks about his flow being God level over a psychedelic guitar instrumental. The happy accidents can be plentiful as I found out working with it. Johnny Ps Caddy kicks off the album with a soulful Alchemist beat & J. Cole joining Benny in talking about deserving to be where they are now whereas the Stove God Cook$-assisted Back 2x follows it up by bringing the coke raps back & Daringer taking the instrumental back to the basement.
Great news, we've signed you up. Since then, the man made a name for himself by dropping a handful of projects every single year with the latest being the Ski Beatz-produced 4th installment of the Pilot Talk series.
This is the long-awaited sophomore album from Detroit emcee Boldy James.
With the release right around the corner, the duo give us a double feature with a video for Turpentine and Steel Wool., The Alchemist never stops releasing music. I also like the addition of Amp and Pan LFO controls to alter the waveforms and rate.
Dedicated Motion Engine:Arpeggiator,Panand Amp LFO. Take control of your brand at KVR! Super Plug works in a dejecting beat talking about how his only wish was to get his close ones rich just before Boldy James tags along for Weekends in the Perrys, where he & Benny jump on top of a chipmunk soul sample addressing how its always been. 6 layers. Francois then ends the album with a gritty dedication to the thugs out there. I think you could keep going and never hit the same sound twice. AlchemistCinematic Impacts: This was followed up with the Sterling Toles-produced Manger on McNichols which was as equally fantastic, but the Griselda Records-backed Versace Tape EP was a tad bit disappointing given how rushed it was. Some of the happy accidents really benefit from the IRs that end up being chosen through a randomization. A man who rose to fame with his Alchemist produced 2013 debut M.1.C.S. The Alchemist is built on an even more powerful engine than its predecessor Dark Matter. The song Run-Ins talks about being chased by the cops over a repetitive vocal sample that fits in flawlessly, but then it switches into a grimy ass beat leading into the track Scrape the Bowl with Benny the Butcher as the 2 talk about smuggling coke to their respective hometowns. A pretty straight forward set of controls for Skreamer, Lo-Fi, Tape, Delay, Chorus and Filter. The video for "TV Dinners" was released on Alchemist's YouTube channel on April 30. Illegal Seizure & Search gets back on the soulful tip talking about 5-0 whereas Fake Flowers with Curren$y & Freddie Gibbs viciously calls out those who be faking the funk with them. The album finishes off with All Glass, where Gangsta Gibbs gets on the gangsta tip over a hard hitting instrumental. It was released on April 30, 2021, by ALC Records. Everything hip-hop, R&B and Future Beats! Required fields are marked *. Random Function for Main & Color Engines provides endless possibilities
The Alchemist Bundle sells for $149.00 from String Audio. He & iconic Oxnard producer Madlib would drop their MadGibbs debut Piata the year after that, which is EASILY one of the greatest hip hop albums of the previous decade. Where The Alchemist takes on a life of its own is in the combination of the six configurable independent Layers per instrument on the main engine page. Although it shares the same interface for all of the Engines, the Main Engine differs in the content available for each layer substituting textural samples instead of percussive samples. The Alchemist Bundle is available on intro sale price (at the time of publishing) for$119.00 from String Audiotil March 31, 2017 .
This is a text widget. The built in Arpeggiator is well designed with all of the controls that you need to get the groove going; Note Order, Step Count, Velocity, Rate, Edge Note, Duration, Swing, Octave, Repeat (control of number of repetition of notes per step), and an On/Off control. [2] The EP was formally announced by Alchemist on April 23, with the release of the single "Nobles" and an accompanying music video. MIKE), [YouTube Music]: The Alchemist - Lossless (feat. However, hes reuniting with The Alchemist for Continuance which I was actually fiendin for because Covert Coup & The Carrollton Heist have always been some of the standouts in Spittas ever-growing discography. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Freddie Gibbs is a 37 year old emcee from Gary, Indiana that started out in 2004 with his debut mixtape Full Metal Jackit. The track Calvin talks about being the big homie over a demented beat while the song They Got Sunny withCormegasees the 2 going at wack rappers over a grimy boom bap beat. The Color Engine allows you to choose between 65 different impulse responses for each of the six Layers. The production is phenomenal as wed all expect from Uncle Al at this point & Freddies pen-game is just as gruesome as it was on Bandana. Whats this from, you ask? Bo Jackson has quickly become the best work of Boldys career in my personal opinion & for them to follow it up as quickly as they did, Super Tecmo Bo is very close to being on that same caliber. Chow Hall ends the album by confessing whats been on his mind lately & the instrumental here is just spine-tingling.
This is where the sophistication of the beat really comes into its own.
Kool G Rap and The Alchemist should probably drop a collaborative album. I respect that they toned it down on the features even though I wasnt feeling the only one on the EP at all, but both parties continue to bring the best out of one another both lyrically & sonically. Alchemist engine is divided into four sections: Main, Color, Motion and Effects.
He would later go on to land a contract with Nas independent label Mass Appeal Records for a little while before getting locked up but once Boldy came home, Uncle Al would help get his name back out there once getting out by dropping the Boldface EP around Christmas 2019 & then the sophomore album The Price of Tea in China at the beginning of last year.
I respect that so much. [4] The music videos for "Holy Hell" followed on May 7, 2021, and finally "Loose Change" on May 14.
For a comeback album, its damn near perfect to the point where it almost feels like Boldy never left. CURREN$Y & THE ALCHEMIST THE TONIGHT SHOW [VIDEO], THE ALCHEMIST FEAT. Hot Water Tank has these cool little whistles throughout the beat as well as how it details the gangsta mentality even though ICECOLDBISHOPs verse is wack as fuck, but then Bumps & Bruises takes things into jazz territory & its nice to hear him getting more insightful through his lyrics. Alchemist is a powerful Kontakt engine to create deep and complex cinematic sounds. The output of the Griselda family is absurd. Where Conway of course talks about pushing coke over an ominous beat. Probably Freddies best solo effort yet in my opinion.
You know, the usual dopeness. Powerful randomize function.
(Evil $eeds Grow Naturally). Every time you click Random, the sound is morphed in more strange and wonderful ways and you really never get to the same place twice so the possibilities are endless. The libraries feature several GB of sample material, giving you a lot of combinations and sound colors. Then theres Drug Zone, which ends the album with Boldy comparing himself to such. String Audio really made getting to the right sound so much easier by employing snapshots and randomization. You can either use the included snapshots as is, tweak them or use my favorite feature here the Random button. Dedicated Main Engine: Individual layer controls for pitch, volume, pan, solo, mute, effects bypass, layer lock, envelope, layerboost and cut, pan and amp LFO send.
Especially when you consider that its all quality.
(My 1st Chemistry Set), he would land a contract with Nas independent label Mass Appeal Records for a little while before getting locked up. Meanwhile on Corvette Rally Stripes, we have Havoc & Wiz Khalifa joining Spitta on top of a grim instrumental to flaunt just before the Styles P-assisted takes a more stripped back route as the 2 talk about what it all sounds like to them. Interscope Records would eventually sign him in 2006, but he left shortly after without releasing a full-length debut. The Grammy-nominated producer just dropped a project with Armand Hammer titled HARAM and unleashes a video Sir Benni Miles.. The latest mixtapes, videos, news, and anything else hip-hop/R&B/Future Beats related from your favorite artists, Press J to jump to the feed. Please understand that Sample Library Review recommends products because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions made if you decide to buy something. Boldy James tags along for the soulful No Yacht talking about having an acquired taste for the finer things leading into Obsession talking about his being infatuated by how much money he can make over a glossy boom bap beat. Edit them in the Widget section of the, Benny the Butcher Tana Talk 4review, Boldy James Super Tecmo Boreview, The Alchemist This Thing of Ours 2review, The Alchemist This Thing of Oursreview, Boldy James The Price of Tea in Chinareview, RZA Bobby Digital & the Pit of Snakesreview, Knowledge the Pirate Wolves Dont Eat with Shepherdsreview, DaeMoney Slayers Comingreview. The song Wishing Bad with Curly Castro & Amani finds the 4 talking about how all their problems come from no compensation over a minimal, yet deranged instrumental while the track Chicharonnes with Quelle Chris sees the 3 talking about corrupt cops over a ghastly beat. Based on the overall functionality and the breath of sound shaping capabilities, not to mention the low cost of entry (both at sale and regular price), I think that this bundle is a no-brainer for any composer or musicianwho is seriously looking for a tool to get the job done with diversity of tonal palette and especially those who work on a deadline.
The song Gods Feet talks about blowing that horn fast over a glistening boom bap beat while the track Peppertree talks about how theres something else out there over a saxophone & a reversed loop. I found that by loading up a single instance of Alchemist Impacts and Alchemist Textures that I could immediately create a bed of sound that works as the basis for an Underscore or an Electronic music track for one of my solo projects. Squeegee is another favorite of mine with its enraged verses, the ear-grabbing hook & repose production while the penultimate track Robert Moses talks about a new day over a jazz-laced instrumental. Over the weekend, The Alchemist dropped This Thing of Ours Pt. Boldy James is a 39 year old MC from Detroit, Michigan who broke out in the fall of 2013 off his Alchemist-produced debut M.1.C.S. Over this past spring, he produced the latest Armand Hammer album Haram to universal acclaim & followed it up his 9th EP This Thing of Ours a month later. One thing I would really have liked to see here is a Random button to change the step count, direction and rate that would be locked against the Main Engine randomization.
Forming together in 2013 off their only mixtape Half Measures & the debut album Race Music, the pair would go on to release an EP & 3 more full-lengths worth of abstract political hip hop. Another notable factor of it is that he brings in some less-bigger names into the fold & give them the exposure they truly deserve. This is hands down one of the best albums Ive heard all year & Ill even go as far to say that its Armand Hammers magnum opus.
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He eventually made his comeback a few years ago with his House of Blues mixtape & now after reuniting with the Uncle Al on his Boldface EP a couple months ago, theyre back again with The Price of Tea in China. Meanwhile on Photographic Memories, we have Earl Sweatshirt & Roc Marciano jump on top of a vocal loop saying they never forget faces leading into the demented storytelling Speed Trap provides. The song 3rd Person has a more rock feel to it pondering how many times you can get away with murder while the penultimate track First 48 is a cold blooded freestyle going on for 3 minutes. The Alchemist Bundle contains nearly 20 GB of original sample material and downloads at just under 8.5 GB The Alchemist requires the full version of Kontakt version 5.5.1 or higher. Detroits very own Babyface Ray comes into the picture for the bluesy Louis Baggage speaking on reaching underground king status prior to The Final Board going full-blown rock turf talking about getting paid in full. The Alchemist Bundle sells for $149 from String Audio. However, it wouldnt be until 2016 where he alongside his cousins Westside Gunn & Conway the Machine would take the culture by storm off projects like Tana Talk 3 & The Plugs I Met. Its coming. [7] A music video for "Lossless" was released alongside the EP on October 8,[8] followed by "Wildstyle" on October 15. The song Look At Me talks about how he aint looking back over a soulful instrumental while the track Frank Lucas with Benny the Butcher sees the 2 talking that drug dealing over a grim boom bap beat. Published January 11, 2022, Your email address will not be published. I prefer to mix in the room with premium plugins but found that I could be swayed to use the filter controls in certain cases as I played through different snapshots. Great for creating Underscore, Trailers, Video Game Music or rhythmic beds on a deadline Level Tipping Scales sets it off well by spitting that pyrex shit on top of an atmospheric instrumental whereas No Laughing Matter follows it up by warning listeners that the drug dealer life aint no joke & the upbeat production is just fly as fuck to me. The regular price will be $149.00. As with any of my reviews, I would recommend that you check out the videos and demos below to assist you in deciding if this is the right product for you. 2 EP and releases a simple video for Lossless featuring Mike. Please check your details, and try again. To me, this is easily one of the best things Conway has ever put out. He & Alchemist just dropped Bo Jackson to widespread acclaim over the summer, but are returning together out of the blue for Boldys 4th EP. Submit: News, Plug-ins, Hosts & Apps | Advertise @ KVR | Developer Account | About KVR / Contact Us | Privacy Statement, Average user rating of 0.00 from 0 reviews, Origins Vol.6: Muted Guitar and Harmonics. Continuance is 13 tracks of the duo blessing us with dope beats and dope rhymes. This is the 9th EP from Beverly Hills producer, DJ & emcee The Alchemist. Please note that some of the links on the site are affiliate links, and at no additional cost to you, Sample Library Review will earn a commission if users decide to make a purchase. Kool & the Gang ends the album with a touching tribute to his son.
The Motion Engine is another new welcome feature for The Alchemist. This is the highest fidelity mike song in existence, I am a bot. You can be as hands on as you want to be in tweaking the sound or simply scroll through the more than 400 snapshots. Conway The Machine and Alchemist connect for Piano Love as the Buffalo emcee flexes over the twinkling keys. The big highlight here for me is the Random button. If you are working on a deadline, the snapshots provide a great start. [6] The lead single "Miracle Baby" was released on October 1, with an accompanying music video. If you are familiar with Dark Matter, then the Effect Engine is something you have seen before. Last thing we heard from him solo wise was The Food Villain back in October & after producing the new Armand Hammer album Haram to universal acclaim last month, Uncle Al is staying busy by amassing 6 emcees for This Thing of Ours. Sorry, we weren't able to sign you up. Bo Jackson is on the way as Boldy James and The Alchemist will drop their next piece of art on August 13.
From the vivid street imagery to Daringer & The Alchemists production, every one involved kills it at picking up where the previous installment of the series left off while recapturing that sound. I like the fact that you can get really deep into the design here and control all of the parameters. He later talks about taking the pot & going gold for the piano-laced Diamond Dallas, but then Flight Risk puts heavy reverb on the sample getting in his mafioso bag. The Contract speaks on how nobodys on his level over an orchestral instrumental while the song Shoot Sideways withScHoolboy Qsees the 2 talking about murder over a boom bap beat. Dedicated Effect Engine:skreamer, lo-fi, chorus, tape saturation, delay, chorus and distortion (controlled by the modulation wheel. The Alchemist is a 43 year old producer, DJ & rapper from Beverly Hills, California who started out as 1/2 of the duo The Whooliganz in 1993 with Scott Caan. Uncle Bun goes into a more suspenseful direction as a Benny & 38 Spesh toss the mic back & forth with one another, but then Thowys Revenge incorporates a horn sample talking about how he went & got it. Conway the Machineis an emcee that blew up as 1/3 of the trioGriseldawithWestside Gunn&Benny the Butcher. Much like Conway did with God Dont Make Mistakes a couple weeks back, I think Benny gave us some of the best work of his career with this album. Nope. Requires FULL retail version (sold separately) of Kontakt 5.5.1.
Alchemist Textures is by far my favorite here for some obvious reasons; it contains the lions share of content and offers a substantially larger set of tonal possibilities for Underscore, Trailers, Video Game music and even electronic and ambient music for the adventurous who are willing to explore a bit. Both libraries in the bundle share the same interface so the learning curve applies across both. (Everybody Plotting My Demise) are eerie as fuck with Boldy calling out those who want to see him fail just before declaring that nobody is cut from his cloth for the airy Steel Wool. MIKE), [Spotify]: The Alchemist - Lossless (feat. [9], "Alchemist Drops Off "This Thing Of Ours" With Earl Sweatshirt & More", "Alchemist, Earl Sweatshirt, & Boldy James Tease Mystery Project", "The Alchemist Announces New EP 'This Thing Of Ours,' Shares Earl Sweatshirt/Navy Blue Collaboration "Nobles": Listen", "The Alchemist Taps Boldy James & Sideshow On "TV Dinners", "The Alchemist and Earl Sweatshirt head to the theater for "Loose Change" visual", "Alchemist announces sequel to 'This Thing of Ours' dropping Oct. 8", "The Alchemist and Mavi Share Video for New Song "Miracle Baby": Watch", "Video: The Alchemist Ft. MIKE "Lossless", "WATCH: Zelooperz directs stylish new video for Alchemist's 'Wildstyle', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=This_Thing_of_Ours_(EP)&oldid=1086820997, Albums produced by the Alchemist (musician), Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "Holy Hell" (featuring Pink Siifu and Maxo), "Loose Change" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt), "Flying Spirit" (featuring Bruiser Brigade. Sorry, we weren't able to sign you up. Couple of the features were a miss for me personally, but the gruesome imagery that Billy Woods & Elucid paint goes hand to hand with Uncle Als signature sound almost flawlessly. The Text Widget allows you to add text or HTML to your sidebar.
Mudfoot however, quickly established himself as a household name in hip hop production by working with a handful of the cultures most iconic names ranging from Mobb Deep to Eminem. The song Pinto talks about being rich from the drug game over a beat with these luscious string sections while the track Slow Roll finds Boldy flexing over an intimidating instrumental. I love how easy it is to control and shape the sounds here. The Tonight Show almost has this jazzy quality to proclaiming himself as a living legend, but then Signature Move goes into a hazier direction talking about getting everything he wants. Each IR slot has an independent Power control to toggle on/off as well as a Lock button to hold that Layer in place during randomization. All tracks are produced by the Alchemist. From his This Thing Of Ours EP comes a video for his collaboration with Earl Sweatshirt Loose Change., What? 18+GB of original sample material (7GB using Kontakt's lossless sample storage compression). This Thing of Ours is an extended play by musician the Alchemist. The next song God Is Perfect talks about Gangland shit over a dreary instrumental while the track Scottie Beam finds Gibbs getting conscious & Rick Ross flexing over a dreamy instrumental. (My 1st Chemistry Set) or even The Price of Tea in China, I wouldnt be mad at it at all because this is the 3rd damn near perfect album theyve done together. Uncle Al has made it known that hes one of the most consistent producers in the game & its no surprise that This Thing of Ours 2 wound up being a little bit more enjoyable than the predecessor. The song Babies & Fools with Conway the Machine sees the 2 reminiscing on their first & second loves over a gorgeously smooth instrumental while the penultimate track Skinny Suge opens up about feeling like someones tryin to kill him over a meditative beat. Under that are Solo, Mute, Lock (freeze Layer when using Random) and Bypass (Color Engine changes). Miracle Baby by MAVI is a heavenly opener proclaiming himself as such whereas Lossless by MIKE serves as a jazzy boom bap follow-up talking about never losing. Until then, the two connect again for Diesel and the fit is just perfect between Raps flow and Als sample flip. Things kick off with 1985, where Freddie talks about his flow being God level over a psychedelic guitar instrumental. The happy accidents can be plentiful as I found out working with it. Johnny Ps Caddy kicks off the album with a soulful Alchemist beat & J. Cole joining Benny in talking about deserving to be where they are now whereas the Stove God Cook$-assisted Back 2x follows it up by bringing the coke raps back & Daringer taking the instrumental back to the basement.
Great news, we've signed you up. Since then, the man made a name for himself by dropping a handful of projects every single year with the latest being the Ski Beatz-produced 4th installment of the Pilot Talk series.
This is the long-awaited sophomore album from Detroit emcee Boldy James.
With the release right around the corner, the duo give us a double feature with a video for Turpentine and Steel Wool., The Alchemist never stops releasing music. I also like the addition of Amp and Pan LFO controls to alter the waveforms and rate.
Dedicated Motion Engine:Arpeggiator,Panand Amp LFO. Take control of your brand at KVR! Super Plug works in a dejecting beat talking about how his only wish was to get his close ones rich just before Boldy James tags along for Weekends in the Perrys, where he & Benny jump on top of a chipmunk soul sample addressing how its always been. 6 layers. Francois then ends the album with a gritty dedication to the thugs out there. I think you could keep going and never hit the same sound twice. AlchemistCinematic Impacts: This was followed up with the Sterling Toles-produced Manger on McNichols which was as equally fantastic, but the Griselda Records-backed Versace Tape EP was a tad bit disappointing given how rushed it was. Some of the happy accidents really benefit from the IRs that end up being chosen through a randomization. A man who rose to fame with his Alchemist produced 2013 debut M.1.C.S. The Alchemist is built on an even more powerful engine than its predecessor Dark Matter. The song Run-Ins talks about being chased by the cops over a repetitive vocal sample that fits in flawlessly, but then it switches into a grimy ass beat leading into the track Scrape the Bowl with Benny the Butcher as the 2 talk about smuggling coke to their respective hometowns. A pretty straight forward set of controls for Skreamer, Lo-Fi, Tape, Delay, Chorus and Filter. The video for "TV Dinners" was released on Alchemist's YouTube channel on April 30. Illegal Seizure & Search gets back on the soulful tip talking about 5-0 whereas Fake Flowers with Curren$y & Freddie Gibbs viciously calls out those who be faking the funk with them. The album finishes off with All Glass, where Gangsta Gibbs gets on the gangsta tip over a hard hitting instrumental. It was released on April 30, 2021, by ALC Records. Everything hip-hop, R&B and Future Beats! Required fields are marked *. Random Function for Main & Color Engines provides endless possibilities
The Alchemist Bundle sells for $149.00 from String Audio. He & iconic Oxnard producer Madlib would drop their MadGibbs debut Piata the year after that, which is EASILY one of the greatest hip hop albums of the previous decade. Where The Alchemist takes on a life of its own is in the combination of the six configurable independent Layers per instrument on the main engine page. Although it shares the same interface for all of the Engines, the Main Engine differs in the content available for each layer substituting textural samples instead of percussive samples. The Alchemist Bundle is available on intro sale price (at the time of publishing) for$119.00 from String Audiotil March 31, 2017 . This is a text widget. The built in Arpeggiator is well designed with all of the controls that you need to get the groove going; Note Order, Step Count, Velocity, Rate, Edge Note, Duration, Swing, Octave, Repeat (control of number of repetition of notes per step), and an On/Off control. [2] The EP was formally announced by Alchemist on April 23, with the release of the single "Nobles" and an accompanying music video. MIKE), [YouTube Music]: The Alchemist - Lossless (feat. However, hes reuniting with The Alchemist for Continuance which I was actually fiendin for because Covert Coup & The Carrollton Heist have always been some of the standouts in Spittas ever-growing discography. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Freddie Gibbs is a 37 year old emcee from Gary, Indiana that started out in 2004 with his debut mixtape Full Metal Jackit. The track Calvin talks about being the big homie over a demented beat while the song They Got Sunny withCormegasees the 2 going at wack rappers over a grimy boom bap beat. The Color Engine allows you to choose between 65 different impulse responses for each of the six Layers. The production is phenomenal as wed all expect from Uncle Al at this point & Freddies pen-game is just as gruesome as it was on Bandana. Whats this from, you ask? Bo Jackson has quickly become the best work of Boldys career in my personal opinion & for them to follow it up as quickly as they did, Super Tecmo Bo is very close to being on that same caliber. Chow Hall ends the album by confessing whats been on his mind lately & the instrumental here is just spine-tingling.
This is where the sophistication of the beat really comes into its own.
Kool G Rap and The Alchemist should probably drop a collaborative album. I respect that they toned it down on the features even though I wasnt feeling the only one on the EP at all, but both parties continue to bring the best out of one another both lyrically & sonically. Alchemist engine is divided into four sections: Main, Color, Motion and Effects.
He would later go on to land a contract with Nas independent label Mass Appeal Records for a little while before getting locked up but once Boldy came home, Uncle Al would help get his name back out there once getting out by dropping the Boldface EP around Christmas 2019 & then the sophomore album The Price of Tea in China at the beginning of last year.
I respect that so much. [4] The music videos for "Holy Hell" followed on May 7, 2021, and finally "Loose Change" on May 14.
For a comeback album, its damn near perfect to the point where it almost feels like Boldy never left. CURREN$Y & THE ALCHEMIST THE TONIGHT SHOW [VIDEO], THE ALCHEMIST FEAT. Hot Water Tank has these cool little whistles throughout the beat as well as how it details the gangsta mentality even though ICECOLDBISHOPs verse is wack as fuck, but then Bumps & Bruises takes things into jazz territory & its nice to hear him getting more insightful through his lyrics. Alchemist is a powerful Kontakt engine to create deep and complex cinematic sounds. The output of the Griselda family is absurd. Where Conway of course talks about pushing coke over an ominous beat. Probably Freddies best solo effort yet in my opinion.
You know, the usual dopeness. Powerful randomize function.
(Evil $eeds Grow Naturally). Every time you click Random, the sound is morphed in more strange and wonderful ways and you really never get to the same place twice so the possibilities are endless. The libraries feature several GB of sample material, giving you a lot of combinations and sound colors. Then theres Drug Zone, which ends the album with Boldy comparing himself to such. String Audio really made getting to the right sound so much easier by employing snapshots and randomization. You can either use the included snapshots as is, tweak them or use my favorite feature here the Random button. Dedicated Main Engine: Individual layer controls for pitch, volume, pan, solo, mute, effects bypass, layer lock, envelope, layerboost and cut, pan and amp LFO send.